Key events
Fucsovics plays a lob close to the net but Medvedev reads it well and uses fast reflexes to win the point! It gave him two break points but he couldn’t finish it off with Fucsovics taking the game. 1-1 first set.
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Medvedev started well in his first game, which included two aces, but made some errors too. He has a 1-0 advantage in the first set. All the other games are still suspended with the rain pouring in Wimbledon.
We will be bringing you all the key updates from Medvedev but we will be focusing on Alcaraz from 1.30. The Spanish player is the top seed in the tournament. Medvedev has started against Fucsovics.
Medvedev is warming up before getting underway! We once again have some tennis action.
Daniil Medvedev’s match against Marton Fucsovics is scheduled to get underway imminently and should be able to with court 1 having a roof. We will bring you all the updates on that as it unfolds. Carlos Alcaraz is also due on centre court at 1.30.
While we wait for the court 1 and centre court matches to start and the rain to stop, here are some stories you should have a read of:
Here’s the moment Maia reached the fourth round:
Both the men’s singles matches have also been suspended. It seems we are in for another long rainy day!
Why does it always rain on Wimbledon? Kvitova’s match has been suspended due to a rain delay, will bring you updates when that gets back underway on court 2. This means Stefanos Tsitsipas’ match against Laslo Djere will also be delayed as he is out on court after the Kvitova match is finished. Britain’s Christie and Collins’ doubles match has also been suspended because of the rain.
Brazil’s Maia is through to the fourth round after a dominant 6-2, 6-2 straight sets win over Romania’s Cîrstea. In the other women’s singles match Kostic is fighting back against Kvitova, leading the first set 5-4 after losing the first 6-3. Game on!
Britain’s Freya Christie and Ali Collins have taken the second set in their doubles match against Andrea Gamiz and Anastasia Dețiuc 6-2 and losing the first set 6-4. It all comes down to the third and final set!
Christopher Eubanks and Christopher O’Connell have just got their match underway on court 18. Eubanks is 1-0 up in the first set. The third set between Lehecka and Paul has also just started.
Kvitova is 4-2 up in the second set after taking the first 6-3 against Setvanovic. Maia is 4-1 up in the second against Cîrstea after claiming the first 4-2, Holger Rune will take to the court after that match is wrapped up on court 3.
Lehecka and Paul’s second set went to a tiebreak and the Czech player has come out on top to go two sets up against his American opponent. He took the first set 6-2 and the second 7-6 (7-2)
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Casper Ruud may have been knocked out of the singles, and attended a concert in London yesterday, but he is through to the second round of the men’s doubles with partner William Bloomberg. They defeated Roberto Carballés Baena and Daniel Elahi Galán in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
Over in the men’s singles, one match is underway between Jiri Lehecka and Tommy Paul. Lehecka won the first set 6-2 but Paul leads the second 5-4 – this could turn into a real battle on day six.
Ekaterina Alexandrova has reached the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time in her career with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Dalma Galfi. A strong straight sets win for the Russian.
Ekaterina Alexandrova stormed her first set against Dalma Gálfi 6-0 but the Hungarian is fighting back in the second, the score stands at 5-4. Beatriz Haddad Maia also won her first set 6-2 against Sorana Cîrstea.
Petra Kvitova has won the first set against Natalija Kostic 6-3 and they are currently 1-1 in the second. Kvitova won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014.
Despite breaking their opponents in the set, Britain’s Freya Christie and Ali Collins have lost the first set 6-4 against Venezuela’s Andrea Gamiz the Czech Republic’s Anastasia Dețiuc. The Brits are currently 1-0 up in the second.
Preamble
Hello and welcome to day six of Wimbledon! We will be taking you through some third round matches including Carlos Alcaraz, Ons Jabeur and Katie Boulter – who are all on centre court.
The full order of play for the singles matches:
Centre court –
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Men’s Singles, Third Round – Carlos Alcaraz vs Nicolas Jarry
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Women’s Singles, Third Round – Ons Jabeur vs Bianca Andreescu
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Women’s Singles, Third Round – Elena Rybakina vs Katie Boulter
Court 1 –
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Men’s Singles, Third Round – Daniil Medvedev vs Marton Fucsovics
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Women’s Singles, Third Round – Aryna Sabalenka vs Anna Blinkova
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Men’s Singles, Third Round – Alexander Zverev vs Matteo Berrettini
Court 2 –
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Women’s Singles, Third Round – Petra Kvitova vs Natalija Stevanovic
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Men’s Singles, Third Round – Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Laslo Djere
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Men’s Singles, Third Round – Frances Tiafoe vs Grigor Dimitrov
Court 3 –
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Women’s Singles, Third Round – Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Sorana Cirstea
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Men’s Singles, Third Round – Holger Rune vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
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Women’s Singles, Third Round – Anastasia Potapova vs Mirra Andreeva
Court 12 –
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Men’s Singles, Third Round – Tommy Paul vs Jiri Lehecka
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Women’s Singles, Third Round – Madison Keys vs Marta Kostyuk
Court 18
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Women’s Singles, Third Round – Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Dalma Galfi
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Men’s Singles, Third Round – Christopher Eubanks vs Christopher O’Connell
We will also bring you all the latest news and results from the doubles matches, including Britain’s Freya Christie and Ali Collins who are already underway on day six!
