Wimbledon 2025, Day 5 Live Score: Osaka begins the day before Alcaraz, Sabalenka, and Fritz in third-round action
The third round of the men's and women's singles competitions begins on the fifth day of The Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London. Taylor Fritz kicks off action on Centre Court against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina before defending champion Carlos Alcaraz faces German Jan-Lennard Struff. Cameron Norrie, the only remaining British representative in the men's singles, takes on Mattia Bellucci.
In the women's singles, Aryna Sabalenka's quest for a first Wimbledon title brings her up against Emma Raducanu in front of her home crowd. Naomi Osaka is up against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, while Madison Keys takes on German Laura Siegemund.
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Ben Shelton's clash against Rinky Hijikata, and Marton Fucsovics' match against Gael Monfils will both resume later in the day after they were suspended last night. Shelton is currently two sets up, and will be serving for victory, while Monfils and Fucsovics are tied at two sets apiece.
Wimbledon 2025, July 4 Live Scores:-
Centre court:
Men's singles - [5] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs [26] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)
Men's singles - Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [1] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) - Not before 7:30PM IST
Women's singles - [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Emma Raducanu (GBR)
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Court 1:
Women's singles - Diane Parry (FRA) vs Sonay Kartal (GBR)
Men's singles - Mattia Bellucci (ITA) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR)
Women's singles - [24] Elise Mertens (BEL) vs [14] Elina Svitolina (UKR)
Court 2:
Women's singles - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Naomi Osaka (JPN)
Men's singles - [10] Ben Shelton (USA) leads Rinky Hijikata 6-2, 7-5, 5-4 - Not before 5PM IST
Women's singles - Laura Siegemund (GER) vs [6] Madison Keys (USA) - Not before 5PM IST
Men's singles - Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs [14] Joao Fonseca (BRA)
Court 3:
Women's singles - Dalma Galfi (HUN) vs [13] Amanda Anisimova (GBR)
Men's singles - [14] Andrey Rublev vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA)
Men's singles - Nuno Borges (POR) vs [17] Karen Khachanov
Court 12:
Women's singles - Solana Sierra (ARG) vs Cristina Busca (ESP)
Women's singles - Kamilla Rakhimova vs [30] Linda Noskova (CZE)
Men's singles - Kamil Majchrzak (POL) vs Arthur Rinderknech (FRA)
Court 18:
Men's singles - Marton Fucsovic (HUN) tied Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6(5) - Not before 5PM IST
Men's singles - Luciano Darderi (ITA) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) - Not before 6:30PM IST
Indians in action
Court 16
Mixed doubles - Yuki Bhambri (IND)/Xinyu Jiang (CHI) vs Christian Harrison (USA)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA)
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