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04-07-2025
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Wimbledon 2025: Osaka opens before Alcaraz in action and Sabalenka v Raducanu
Update: Date: 2025-07-04T11:41:51.000Z Title: The winner of Osaka v Pavlyuchenkova will face Britain's Sonay Kartal or the French qualifier Diane Parry in the last 16 Content: Day five updates as the third round gets under way Email Katy | Draper knocked out by inspired Cilic Katy Murrells (now) and Niall McVeigh (later) Fri 4 Jul 2025 12.41 BST First published on Fri 4 Jul 2025 10.28 BST 12.41pm BST 12:41 . They're up first on No 1 Court in about 20 minutes' time. And Sierra v Bucsa is also going the distance, because Bucsa has bagged the second set 6-1. 12.35pm BST 12:35 Sierra is getting treatment for a blister. Not surprising given the amount of tennis she's played over the last week, having competed in three matches in qualifying, before reaching the main draw as a lucky loser. Osaka, meanwhile, is set point down at 30-40 … and Pavlyuchenkova lets rip on the return! We've got ourselves another set of this to enjoy. Updated at 12.37pm BST 12.29pm BST 12:29 Osaka, after holding for 4-4, has her eye in, and it's 0-30. Pavlyuchenkova has her heart in her mouth on the next point, as she leaves the ball, which only just drops long. 15-30 becomes 15-40, two break points. Take one of these and Osaka will be serving for the match. But Pavlyuchenkova produces three huge, gutsy serves to bring up game point and holds from there. Instead of serving for the match, Osaka must hold to stay in the second set at 6-3, 4-5. 12.23pm BST 12:23 There's nothing between Anisimova and Galfi in the second set. It's 3-3. And Bucsa breaks Sierra for 3-1. 12.20pm BST 12:20 Pavlyuchenkova doesn't look impressed with that code violation, demonstrating to the umpire that she didn't hit the grass hard. The umpire is immoveable. But Pavlyuchenkova doesn't lose focus, holding to 15. It's Osaka* 6-3, 3-4 Pavlyuchenkova. 12.17pm BST 12:17 Osaka, from 0-30 down, nails another forehand winner down the line. That shot is working so well for her today. A mis-hit from Pavlyuchenkova and it's 30-all. A pin-point inside-in forehand from Osaka and it's 40-30. But Osaka's second double of the day gives Pavlyuchenkova a reprieve, and soon it's break point. Pavlyuchenkova goes long, Osaka rattles off the next two points for a huge hold and Pavlyuchenkova gets a warning for giving the grass a little whack with her racket. Updated at 12.18pm BST 12.10pm BST 12:10 Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, both Pavlyuchenkova and Osaka love to hit a hard ball, and Osaka makes another loud thump as she hits a forehand winner down the line for deuce on Pavlyuchenkova's serve. She then drills another winning forehand down the line after successfully chasing down a drop shot. So here's a break-back chance … and Pavlyuchenkova goes wide! Osaka, having been a point from dropping 4-0 down, is now back in the second set, trailing 3-2 on serve. 12.05pm BST 12:05 Sierra edges an absorbing opener against Bucsa 7-5. 12.04pm BST 12:04 No sooner than Osaka takes the first set, she's in a bit of trouble, sliding 3-0 down in the second, as Pavlyuchenkova holds, breaks and then holds, finishing with a one-two punch straight out of the tennis textbook. Has Osaka's focus waned or has Pavlyuchenkova upped her level? A bit of both, I'd say. Pavlyuchenkova even has points for a double break at 15-40 but this time Osaka holds firm. That could prove to be a key hold if Osaka is to win this in two sets. It's Osaka 6-3, 1-3 Pavlyuchenkova*. Updated at 12.14pm BST 11.55am BST 11:55 Sierra can't shake Bucsa off. Twice she's broken and twice she's been broken back, this time when serving for the set at 5-4. It's now 5-5. 11.50am BST 11:50 Osaka sends down back-to-back aces from deuce and that's that, 6-3. She's one set away from reaching the fourth round for the first time. Updated at 11.56am BST 11.47am BST 11:47 It's a similar story on No 2 Court, where Osaka is broken back, before seeing Pavlyuchenkova's new level and raising it, immediately breaking for a 5-3 lead. Osaka looks as if she's going to win the first set of the third round, but blinks on her two set points from 40-15, just as Anisimova wins her fifth game on the spin to take the opening set 6-3 against Galfi. Updated at 11.50am BST 11.41am BST 11:41 As for Sierra, the Argentinian who lost in the third round of qualifying before being called up as a lucky loser and beating Britain's Katie Boulter in round two, she's just been broken back and it's 3-3 against Bucsa. The world No 101 has already had to change her accommodation in London four times because of her unexpected run. 'It's a good problem to have,' she said after that win over Boulter. And move No 5 could be in the offing when she swiftly breaks again to lead 4-3. Updated at 12.11pm BST 11.30am BST 11:30 The RSI-inducing Pavlyuchenkova (let's hope Osaka gets the business done quickly because my fingers/wrists are already hurting enough five days into the tournament without having to type the Russian's name too often), is shaky on serve again, and has already hit three double faults, but she squeezes through from deuce to win her first game and reduce her arrears to 3-1. 11.27am BST 11:27 A few venerable tennis observers have spoken of Amanda Anisimova as a possible champion here given the carnage in the women's draw, especially in her quarter. The 23-year-old American started her campaign by serving up a double bagel to a distracted Yulia Putintseva, and won in straight sets in the second round too, but she's been broken in the early exchanges against Galfi and trails 3-1. Updated at 11.43am BST 11.21am BST 11:21 Make that 3-0 Osaka. Nick Kyrgios, who will play alongside Osaka at the rebooted US Open mixed doubles event next month, is watching on with Osaka's team, and will be impressed with what he's seen so far. 11.19am BST 11:19 Osaka, the ultimate hard-court specialist who's finally found her feet on grass, is attempting to reach the fourth round for the first time in her career. I'd love for her to have a deep run here; the former US and Australian Open champion has been so hard on herself for not quite hitting the heights since returning to tennis after the birth of her daughter, Shai, who turned two on Wednesday. Osaka opens with a comfortable hold, and then breaks to 15 when Pavlyuchenkova, the 34-year-old Russian who reached the French Open final in 2021, opens serve with an error-strewn game. It's 2-0 to Osaka. Updated at 11.41am BST 11.12am BST 11:12 On No 2 Court: Naomi Osaka v Russia's Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaOn No 3: the 13th seed Amanda Anisimova v Hungary's Dalma GalfiOn No 12: Argentina's lucky loser Solana Sierra v Spain's Cristina Bucșa 11.04am BST 11:04 The gates are open. The players are warming up on the outside courts. The spectators are finding their seats. The sun in shining. A high of 27C is forecast. Let's play! 10.51am BST 10:51 Centre Court (1.30pm UK time) (5) Taylor Fritz (US) v (26) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Spa) Jan-Lennard Struff (Ger) v (2) Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) (1) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) v Emma Raducanu (GB) Court 1 (1pm) Diane Parry (Fra) v Sonay Kartal (GB) Mattia Bellucci (Ita) v Cameron Norrie (GB) (24) Elise Mertens (Bel) v (14) Elina Svitolina (Ukr) Court 2 (11am) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) v Naomi Osaka (Jpn) Laura Siegemund (Ger) v (6) Madison Keys (US) Nicolas Jarry (Chi) v Joao Fonseca (Bra) Court 3 (11am) Dalma Galfi (Hun) v (13) Amanda Anisimova (US) (14) Andrey Rublev (Rus) v Adrian Mannarino (Fra) Nuno Borges (Por) v (17) Karen Khachanov (Rus) Court 12 (11am) Solana Sierra (Arg) v Cristina Bucsa (Spa) Kamilla Rakhimova (Rus) v (30) Linda Noskova (Cze) Kamil Majchrzak (Pol) v Arthur Rinderknech (Fra) Court 18 (11am) Lloyd Glasspool (GB) & Giuliana Olmos (Mex) v Jack Withrow (US) & Irina Khromacheva (Rus) Hao-Ching Chan (Tpe) & Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) v (3) Sara Errani (Ita) & Jasmine Paolini (Ita) Luciano Darderi (Ita) v Jordan Thompson (Aus) Court 5 (11am) Francisco Cabral (Por) & Lucas Miedler (Aut) v Petr Nouza (Cze) & Patrik Rikl (Cze) Rafael Matos (Bra) & Marcelo Melo (Bra) v (8) Nikola Mektic (Cro) & Michael Venus (Nzl) Hailey Baptiste (US) & Catherine McNally (US) v (11) Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra) & Laura Siegemund (Ger) Court 6 (11am) Fernando Romboli (Bra) & John-Patrick Smith (Aus) v Guido Andreozzi (Arg) & Marcelo Demoliner (Bra) Quinn Gleason (US) & Ingrid Martins (Bra) v (5) Mirra Andreeva (Rus) & Diana Shnaider (Rus) Robert Cash (US) & JJ Tracy (US) v Rinky Hijikata (Aus) & David Pel (Ned) Court 8 (12.30pm) (3) Kevin Krawietz (Ger) & Tim Puetz (Ger) v Matthew Romios (Aus) & Ryan Seggerman (US) (1) Katerina Siniakova (Cze) & Taylor Townsend (US) v McCartney Kessler (US) & Clara Tauson (Den) (7) Kevin Krawietz (Ger) & Ellen Perez (Aus) v Nathaniel Lammons (US) & Alexandra Panova (Rus) Court 14 (11am) (10) Timea Babos (Hun) & Luisa Stefani (Bra) v Hanyu Guo (Chn) & Alexandra Panova (Rus) (11) Sadio Doumbia (Fra) & Fabien Reboul (Fra) v Alexander Erler (Aut) & Constantin Frantzen (Ger) (4) Su-Wei Hsieh (Tpe) & Jelena Ostapenko (Lat) v Marta Kostyuk (Ukr) & Elena Gabriela Ruse (Rom) Sadio Doumbia (Fra) & Fang-Hsien Wu (Tpe) v Neal Skupski (GB) & Desirae Krawczyk (US) Court 15 (11am) Eri Hozumi (Jpn) & Aldila Sutjiadi (Ina) v (14) Ekaterina Alexandrova (Rus) & Shuai Zhang (Chn) (1) Marcelo Arevalo (Esa) & Mate Pavic (Cro) v Pedro Martinez (Spa) & Jaume Munar (Spa) Sander Arends (Ned) & Demi Schuurs (Ned) v Joshua Paris (GB) & Eden Silva (GB) (3) Andrea Vavassori (Ita) & Sara Errani (Ita) v Julian Cash (GB) & Heather Watson (GB) Court 16 (12.30pm) Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (Col) & Alycia Parks (US) v (15) Nicole Melichar-Martinez (US) & Ludmilla Samsonova (Rus) Jamie Murray (GB) & Emily Appleton (GB) v David Stevenson (GB) & Maia Lumsden (GB) Yuki Bhambri (Ind) & Xinyu Jiang (Chn) v Christian Harrison (US) & Nicole Melichar-Martinez (US) Court 17 (12.30pm) Billy Harris (GB) & Marcus Willis (GB) v (2) Harri Heliovaara (Fin) & Henry Patten (GB) Polina Kudermetova (Rus) & Zeynep Sonmez (Tur) v (2) Gabriela Dabrowski (Can) & Erin Routliffe (Nzl) Henry Patten (GB) & Olivia Nicholls (GB) v Andres Molteni (Arg) & Asia Muhammad (US) Updated at 10.51am BST 10.43am BST 10:43 And a few other pieces for your perusal: 10.40am BST 10:40 Tumaini Carayol And Tumaini's thoughts on the task facing Raducanu: Hours after Emma Raducanu's latest convincing defeat by Iga Swiatek just a few weeks ago at the French Open, the 22-year-old was understandably still seething. Once again, she had given herself an opportunity to face one of the best players in the world, and once again she simply could not keep up, losing 6-1, 6-2. Her uncomfortable afternoon on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the end of May was reflective of a pattern that has defined her recent months. Raducanu has performed admirably when facing the players she should defeat, compiling a 14-3 record against lower-ranked players over the past year. Against the elite players, however, she has consistently been flattened. 'I think I have done a pretty good job of staying with and getting some good wins over players not in the top 10,' she said, sighing. 'But there is a big difference as you go up into the top five and then playing, like, slam champions. It is a completely different ball game.' There have been times when those top players have almost appeared to be playing a different sport. Raducanu's 6-1, 6-2 defeat by Swiatek at Roland Garros had actually marked an improvement after her 6-1, 6-0 loss in their Australian Open third-round match. She has also suffered heavy defeats against Coco Gauff and Zheng Qinwen in recent weeks and is 1-9 against top-five players in her career. The common theme in those performances was how underpowered Raducanu's game appeared against players who are capable of completely overwhelming her with their superior pace and weight of shot. Now she will take on the very best, and most powerful, adversary of all in Aryna Sabalenka, the undisputed women's world No 1. Over the past few years, Sabalenka's evolution has become one of the most impressive sights in the sport. After arriving on the tour as a wildly inconsistent shot maker who entered every match with the sole intention of bashing the ball as hard as possible while having no control over her emotions, the 27-year-old has evolved into a more refined, well-rounded player who has learned how to harness her power into consistently devastating tennis. Click here for the full preview. 10.34am BST 10:34 Paul MacInnes Here's Paul MacInnes's report on Draper's premature exit: The question that sprang into Jack Draper's mind after this chastening defeat was simple: how did Andy Murray do it? Draper, the new hope of British men's tennis, had come into these championships with expectations that he would leave his mark. Instead he was taught a grand slam lesson by the veteran Marin Cilic and leaves Wimbledon with fresh lessons to take on board in his burgeoning career. There has been distinct excitement at Draper's prospects in SW19 this summer after his heady ascent up the rankings and victory at Indian Wells in the spring. That this was only his fourth Wimbledon appearance and that none of his previous outings had gone beyond the second round was not given much weight. But perhaps a lack of experience told here, at least in how Draper managed the match, while the 36-year-old Cilic, a Wimbledon finalist in 2017, revelled in his own on-court Indian summer. 'It makes me think that Andy's achievement of what he did, winning here twice, was just unbelievable,' Draper said, having collected his thoughts after the 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 reverse. 'I wasn't going out there thinking I was under so much pressure. I just didn't play good enough today. I lost to a better player. I wasn't able to find the level I wanted.' It seems, too, fair to imagine there's an element of deflection in that answer. Part of Murray's great triumph was to rise above the clamour of expectation that met him every time he set foot in the All England Club. And Draper did look tight in the match, particularly the opening two sets. But there were other obvious factors: he points to a struggle to find his feet on grass, and then there was the form of Cilic. The Croat's strength of serve is well known and his whipped forehand a deadly weapon. What was less clear was how able he would be to summon those powers after more than two years out of the game dealing with a knee injury that required two rounds of surgery. An omen was to be found in Nottingham last month, when the 36-year-old won the grass-court tournament and became the oldest winner ever of an ATP Challenger event (usurping Murray). Here he looked a player who had emerged fully from rehabilitation, and was the more mobile player on court. You can read the rest here. 10.28am BST 10:28 Hello and welcome to our coverage of Wimbledon, where there's a mixture of shock and awe early on day five: shock after Jack Draper's chastening exit last night and awe at how Marin Cilic – at the age of 36, with only one good knee and without a win at Wimbledon since 2021 – so comprehensively took out the leader of Britain's pack. Oasis's isn't the only comeback making headlines this morning. Draper's exit means that of the 23 British players who started in the singles, we're left with only three as the third round begins. Emma Raducanu will have to play the match of her life later on Centre Court to oust the world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the only survivor among the women's top five seeds, but the way in which Raducanu relished the challenge against the 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova in the previous round was encouraging. Sonay Kartal and Cameron Norrie are both on No 1 Court: Kartal, Raducanu's childhood rival, has a (dare I say it) very winnable match against the French qualifier Diane Parry, while Norrie, finally playing with a smile on his face again after problems with injury and illness, starts as the favourite against Italy's Mattia Bellucci. Also in action: Carlos Alcaraz, Elina Svitolina, Naomi Osaka, Andrey Rublev and Joao Fonseca, along with Jasmine Paolini Kamilla Rakhimova and Alexander Zverev Arthur Rinderknech, while marathon man Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Madison Keys and Amanda Anisimova are the American force in action on the fourth of July. Play begins at: 11am UK time on the outside courts, 1pm on No 1 Court and 1.30pm on Centre Court. Don't be late! Updated at 10.57am BST
The Guardian
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Wimbledon 2025: Djokovic routs Evans; De Minaur and Andreeva win on day four
Update: Date: 2025-07-03T15:16:10.000Z Title: Krejcikova serves out that first set and she now leads Dolehide 6-4 1-0, while Rybakina is absolutely rousting Sakarri, up 6-3 5-1. Content: Updates as the second round continues at SW19 Email Katy | Raducanu storms past Vondrousova Katy Murrells (now) and Daniel Harris (earlier and later) Thu 3 Jul 2025 11.16 EDT First published on Thu 3 Jul 2025 05.19 EDT 11.16am EDT 11:16 Thanks Daniel. Yes let's stay on No 1 Court, where Rybakina is serving for the match at 6-3, 5-1, 30-all. The 2022 champ gets match point when Sakkari hits long, and an unreturned serve settles matters. That's a comprehensive, controlled and composed victory over the former No 3. Is there a better grass-court player in the draw? Probably not. Staying fit and healthy hasn't always been easy for the 26-year-old – but on her day she can beat anyone here. Next up on No 1 will be Jack Draper v Marin Cilic. 11.08am EDT 11:08 But my watch is over for now – Katy is back to guide you through the next couple of hours, after which I'll be back to bring it home. 11.04am EDT 11:04 McEnroe, though, what a total hero. How lucky we were to have him and Martina dominating at the same time, two amazing players with principles, character and genius. I coujldn't and still can't get enough of either. 11.01am EDT 11:01 Also 40 years ago today, Back to the Future was released, so here's something on the space-time continuum. Not much is perfect, but that film is perfect. 10.59am EDT 10:59 Oh man, I appear to be old. Forty years ago today, one of the first sporting shocks I can remember. 10.58am EDT 10:58 Rybakina breaks Sakkari back immediately and now leads 6-3 2-1, while Krejcikova will soon serve for set one at 5-4 against Dolehide. Updated at 11.06am EDT 10.56am EDT 10:56 Wrists! An amazing backhand winner, hit cross-court to break the sideline, earns Machac set point, then he stays in the next rally despite almost losing his footing, before a drop-pass combo secures a tiebreak in which he trailed 4-1. He and Holmgren are level at 1-1. 10.53am EDT 10:53 Alreet, Krejcikova breaks Dolehide for 4-3, while Sakkari does likewise to Rybakina at the start of set two so trails 3-6 0-1. Otherwise, Alexandrova leads Lamens 6-4 3-0 and Jacquemot is up 6-4 on Bencic. 10.51am EDT 10:51 'I'm sorry,' begins Martin, 'but Andy Murray's greatness is a bit like the Special Relationship. Sometimes foreigners pretend that it's real it just to be polite, but nobody outside the UK really thinks that Andy Murray is on a par with Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic.' Does anyone actually think that? I've not met anyone who does. 10.50am EDT 10:50 Griggzy Dimitrov now leads MC Moutet 2-1 3-2, while there's a potential shock brewing on Court 12, where Holmgren leads Machac 7-6 and they're locked at 6-6 in the second set tiebreak. Updated at 10.53am EDT 10.45am EDT 10:45 Krejcikova breaks Dolehide back immediately, while Rybakina breaks Sakkari a second time to seal a 6-3 first set. 10.42am EDT 10:42 On No 2, the champ is in action, and Krejcikova has been broken early doors by Dolehide who leads 3-1 in the first. Updated at 11.08am EDT 10.37am EDT 10:37 'Good afternoon, everyone, thanks for coming out on the Centre Court again,' begins Djokovic, laughing away. He knew there'd be a special atmosphere and that Evans has a great touch, but he was at the top of his game from the beginning and had prepared a good tactical plan which he executed perfectly, then adds this was a note for his coach – and without getting all conspiracist, could it be one for his former coach too? Told this was his 99th win at Wimbledon and the 19th time he's made round three, he notes that almost as long as Sinner and Alcaraz have been alive. This is his favourite tournament and he's hoping to do well again, but he doesn't pause to reflect because he doesn't have time. He'd like to but being at the top of professional tennis requires dedication on a daily basis; that'll have to wait until he's retired and sat on the beach drinking margaritas with Federer and I don't want to read into that something that isn't there, but was there a deliberate omission from that scene? 10.27am EDT 10:27 Djokovic enjoyed that – you can see he's happy with his level there. Next for him is Kecmanovic. Updated at 10.42am EDT 10.22am EDT 10:22 Djokovic breaks Evans for a third time and at 6-3 6-2 5-0 is now serving for the match. He's played supremely today. 10.15am EDT 10:15 Obviously Djokovic is already up a double break in set three against Evans, leading 6-3 6-2 3-0. But can he beat Sinner followed by Alcaraz, because if he wants to win, that's probably what'll be asked of him. Updated at 10.33am EDT 10.14am EDT 10:14 On No 1, Rybakina and Sakkari are under way, Martina insighting that the 2022 champ has really good shot-selection and doesn't go for too much, which is necessary on grass. She breaks immediately., consolidates, and leads 2-0. 10.10am EDT 10:10 Looking around the courts, then, some latest scores: Dimitrov 7-5 4-6 5-4 Moutet Holmgren 7-6 1-2 Machac Baotiste 7-6 5-2 Mboko Colins 6-4 Erjavec 10.09am EDT 10:09 Pretty simple for Darderi, who meets Jordan Thompson next. 10.00am EDT 10:00 Back to Felix, I remember the first time Coach Calv saw him play because he messaged to tell me he's seen something special – a 16-year-old he mentions in the same breath as Becker and Nadal. Problem being he hasn't improved his weaknesses – volleying, returning and second serve – and granted the break of the pandemic, he still didn't. It's never too late, but when is he going to get so much time ever again? 9.58am EDT 09:58 While all that was going on, Djokovic continues assaulting Evans, taking set two 6-2 and losing just two points on serve this time. If he continues impriving through the rounds, he's a very serious threat here. 9.56am EDT 09:56 At 24, it's beginning to look like Felix isn't going to realise the full extent of his talent. 9.53am EDT 09:53 And you know what? Should Rinderknech move on, he'll fancy himself against Borges or Khachanov too – rightly so – and the big seed he'd meet in the quarters would probably be Fritz, someone he's also capable of berating. We shall see… Updated at 10.04am EDT 9.52am EDT 09:52 He's made to fight through deuce, but he forces it to happen and, with the no 3 seed's passage through the draw, will fancy himself to see off Majchrzak, who he faces next. Updated at 10.09am EDT 9.47am EDT 09:47 On 17, Rinderknech is serving for the match against Garin; I'm not sure I've seen a player whose action is as face-on as his. It works, though. 9.45am EDT 09:45 Next on No 1 Court: Maria Sakkari v Elena Rybakina (11). Updated at 10.02am EDT 9.45am EDT 09:45 We must, though, credit Bronzetti, who forced Andreeva play the tiebreak that she did. If she can keep hitting that level, she'll move up the rankings, but of course the difference between those at the top and the rest isn't just how well they can play but how they play most often. 9.43am EDT 09:43 When she needed to lift it, she launched it into the stratosphere; Mirra Andreeva knows, and next for her it's Baptiste or Mboko. 9.40am EDT 09:40 Djokovic has been putting Evans under constant pressure, so it's no surprise that there's an early break in set two. Elastic Man leads 6-3 2-1. Updated at 10.32am EDT 9.38am EDT 09:38 Yeah, Mirra Mirra on the charge. She doubles that mini-break for 4-1, sticks in the next point when it's tough, switches momentum, takes the point, and this is near-perfect behaviour, a gorgeous combination of class, intensity and certainty. 9.34am EDT 09:34 Andreeva holds easily, so here comes the breaker. I'd love to get a deciding set – we deserve it – but I'd not be shocked if she finds something. And, as I type, a sensational backhand cross-court earns her an immediate mini-break. 9.30am EDT 09:30 Elsewhere, Darderi has taken the second set against Fery; Dimitrov and Moutet are level at a set apiece; and Auger-Alissime trails Struff 1-2 2-3. 9.28am EDT 09:28 Wowwee! Down 30-40, Bronzetti saves break point with a glorious drop; had she missed it, she'd have had one chance to break, else she'd have been gone. And from deuce, she quickly closes out, so Andreeva must now serve to stay in the set at 6-1 5-6. 9.27am EDT 09:27 Munar, who leads Morzsan by two sets to love, has broken in set three. At 3-1, he's nearly there. 9.26am EDT 09:26 Evans made him work for it, but Djokovic would not be denied. He only lost three points on serve the entire set and is looking pretty good out there, I must say. It's almost as if he's a seven-time champion. 9.24am EDT 09:24 Andreeva eventually holds for 5-5 in the second, while Evans saves a break point but can't get out of the game; Djokovic breaks him for 5-3 in the third and quickly makes 30-0. 9.23am EDT 09:23 Next for Mensik it's Cobolli (22), and my advice is that you don't miss it. 9.22am EDT 09:22 Next for her, Jacquemot or Bencic, and I wonder if she might be the surprise hero of this year's competition. Updated at 9.56am EDT 9.18am EDT 09:18 Andreeva is so mentally solid, saving both while, on 16, Cocciaretto has match point against Volynets… 9.17am EDT 09:17 Rinderknech, memorably described as a 'handsome [redcated] with a huge serve' – you'd take it – by Coach Calv Betton on Tuesday's blog, has broken Garin for 2-0 in the fifth. That'll sting the Chilean badly, given how hard he had to work to win set four. Meantime, Bronzetti has made 15-40, securing two points! Here they come… 9.13am EDT 09:13 Ach, Bronzetti overhits a forehand that means she's down 15-30, and when she misses her first serve, the pressure intensifies. Can she shut it out? Well Andreeva plays a terrific point, finishing with an overhead that, a little spooked by earlier failures, she ends up faking and instead pats away, then Bronzetti nets a forehand and there's the break back. I couldn't say with any certainty that she got tight, but I'm surer Andreeva found something extra when she needed it, which is one of the major differences between the best and the rest. 9.09am EDT 09:09 On No 1, Bronzetti is playing beautifully, but how are her nerves? Andreeva has just held, so she'll need to hold to force a deciding set. Updated at 9.19am EDT 9.07am EDT 09:07 I'm watching: Evans 2-3 Djokovic, Andreeva 6-1 2-5 Bronzetti, Garin 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-4 0-0 Rinderknech and Volynets 0-6 4-3 Cocciaretto. 9.06am EDT 09:06 Thanks Katy and hi everyone. There's so much going on I don't really know where to begin, but let's get on with it. 9.03am EDT 09:03 Right, with that settled, I'm off for some lunch. Daniel Harris is here to guide you through the next couple of hours … 9.03am EDT 09:03 De Minaur has got himself three match points on No 2 Court, where he leads Cazaux 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 5-0. And the 11th seed gets the job done when Cazaux miscues a forehand. After a slow start, he was locked in, and avoids going the way of Zverev, Musetti and all the others. The Aussie fanatics are happy. And so is De Minaur, who has a winnable match against Tomas Machac or qualifier August Holmgren next. Updated at 9.10am EDT 8.59am EDT 08:59 Djokovic thunders another forehand winner or two to get himself to deuce on Evans's serve. And here's a first break point. Evans averts the danger, but a loopy forehand goes well long and here's a second BP. This time Evans cuts Djokovic up with his backhand slice, before conceding a third BP. And a fourth. Evans eventually holds. But Djokovic has shown the Brit what he's up against, as if he needed any reminder. It's 2-2. 8.51am EDT 08:51 Some lunchtime (well, if you're in the UK) viewing: 8.49am EDT 08:49 Despite never going beyond the third round at Wimbledon, Evans's game is well suited to the grass, with his backhand slice that stays low, his serve and volley and his variety of pace. But he doesn't have Djokovic's power, and the seven-times champion comes out swinging to seize a 2-1 lead on serve. 8.45am EDT 08:45 Andreeva has the opening set 6-1 against Bronzetti. Dimitrov leads Moutet 7-5. Cocciaretto has claimed a first-set whitewash over Volynets. And the Canadian winning machine Victoria Mboko, who began the year ranked No 333 in the world but is now in the top 100 and is playing here as a lucky loser, has an early break against the American Hailey Baptiste, leading 2-0. Updated at 8.52am EDT 8.41am EDT 08:41 Evans has had an emotional summer so far, beating two top-20 players in Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe, as the world No 154 bids to regain his best form at the age of 35. Djokovic, of course, at 38 is raging against the dying of the light too, and sees Wimbledon as his best chance to claim that elusive record-breaking grand slam No 25, having won No 24 two years ago. Djokovic credited a doctor's 'miracle pills' for helping him get through his first-round match when he was struggling with stomach problem, so let's see what kind of condition he's in today. Updated at 8.48am EDT 8.34am EDT 08:34 Here comes Dan Evans, as the rejuvenated Brit gets the Centre Court billing he so wanted against Novak Djokovic … a man he actually has a winning record against and has never lost to, which is something even Federer, Nadal and Murray can't boast. Looking closer, they've only played each other once before, on the clay of Monte Carlo four years ago. 8.30am EDT 08:30 Alex de Minaur has come back brilliantly in his match against the French qualifier Arthur Cazaux. Having lost the first set 6-4, Demon has won the next two 6-2, 6-4. 8.27am EDT 08:27 One of the seed slayers, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the Italian who took out the third seed Jessica Pegula in the first round, is out on Court 16. She's facing the aptly named Katie Volynets (geddit?), who defeated Tatjana Maria, the 37-year-old former semi-finalist who had that fairytale run at Queen's a couple of weeks ago. Cocciaretto is charging ahead and leads 4-0 in the opening set. 8.23am EDT 08:23 One could write a sociolinguistics dissertation about the way #Wimbledon haphazardly shortens surnames on the scoreboard. 8.20am EDT 08:20 It's show time on the show courts, with the Russian wonderkid Mirra Andreeva, already seeded seventh at the precocious age of 18, taking on Italy's Lucia Bronzetti on No 1 Court. Andreeva stirs memories of Martina Hingis with her natural talent, high tennis IQ and varied all-court game – but she's got more power than the 1997 runner-up, and she demonstrates that as she thunders to a 3-0 lead. Shortly on Centre Court it'll be Novak Djokovic v Dan Evans. Updated at 8.21am EDT
