Wimbledon 2023 LIVE: Latest scores with Katie Boulter and Novak Djokovic in action

Dominic Thiem shocked No. 2 Court by taking the first set 6-3 against No 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, but the Greek kept his nerve to edge out the second after the tiebreak.

Thiem looked strong throughout the set but his backhand deserted him during the tiebreak, and he found himself 6-0 down in rapid time, all but losing his claim to the set.

The crowd will expect Tsitisipas to go on and win now on No. 2 Court, but does Thiem have enough in the tank to challenge the Greek?

Heather Watson is a set down in her first round clash with No 10 seed Barbora Krejcikova, who proved to much for the Brit in the first set, prevailing 6-2.

She'll need to dig deep if she hopes to cause an upset on No. 1 Court.

Nerves? What nerves?

Leaving the double fault error in her wake, Boulter bounces back immediately to break back and win the set 6-2, profiting from her excellent forehand at the baseline. 

What a remarkable comeback from the Brit - let's not forget she was behind at the start of today... She was two points behind in the first set tiebreak before Just Stop Oil's protest, but she barely blinked after returning to Court 18.

Djokovic begins his second round clash with Thompson on Centre Court, taking the first game 1-0.

Ooh that didn't go according to the script! It looked as though Boulter would close out the win, but maybe some nerves are settling in...

Saville digs her heels in to earn a break point at 30-40, and the Brit No 1 produces an ill-timed double fault to hand the Australian a crucial break.

Boulter is still a break up, but that could be the foothold Saville's been hoping for.

Saville looks to fight back after failing to hold her serve, going within a point of deuce at 40-30, but a tired shot into the net ends any hope of a break back as Boulter wins her service game.

Seizing the momentum, the Brit puts Saville under pressure with some excellent returns and forces her into a series of loose shots, breaking her serve with five straight points.

She's only one game away from victory...

Daniil Medvedev beat British youngster Arthur Fery 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the second round at Wimbledon.

The third seed beat the 20-year-old, ranked 391st, in his first game back in SW19 after Russian athletes were banned from competing last year.

Fery put up a good fight and was matching his illustrious opponent at 5-5 before a rain delay halted the action.

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After holding her serve, Boulter fights hard to win two break points against Saville and forces the Australian into a rally with a nice return. 

But Saville holds firm and forces Boulter to strike the net, denying her a first break point.

Learning from the last point, Boulter dances down the court towards the next in an assertive move and forces Saville into a lob, but her shot is overhit as the Brit claims her all-important break.

A huge moment in this match!

Swiatek advances to the third round with easy after thrashing Spaniard Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 6-0 on Centre Court.

Djokovic's second round clash with Australian Jordan Thompson is set to follow shortly... 

Boulter starts the second set with the same assertive intent she showed in the tiebreak, winning her service game to love. She ends the first game having won nine points in a row over Saville.

Despite conceding the first point of her service game, Saville recovers well to level the set and pick up a much-needed hold of serve.

A huge recovery from the Brit No 1, who takes five straight points after the Just Stop Oil protest to turnaround the tiebreak and win the first set.

She leads on Court 18.

Set point Boulter...

The pause looks to have come at the right time for Boulter, who bounces back with successive points to level the tiebreak against Saville.

As we wait for Court 18 to clean up the orange ticker tape, let's head over to Centre Court, where world number one Swiatek is making light work of her second round clash with Sorribes Tormo.

The Polish star has soared 4-0 ahead in the second set - having won the first 6-2 - and is closing in on a very comfortable victory.

A protestor hurls orange ticker tape on to Court 18 and play is forced to halt as Just Stop Oil protests continue to disrupt day three of Wimbledon.

Finally a break - and it doesn't go in favour of Boulter. Saville claims advantage in the tiebreak.

Nothing to separate the pair after the first four points of the tiebreak, with both Boulter and Saville holding serve...

We're shaking things up a little here as we turn our focus to Court 18, with Katie Boulter heading for a tiebreak in her first set against Daria Saville.

Don't go anywhere!

After her savage defeat in the first set, it looked like there was no way back for the Ukrainian, but she's held her nerve against Maria Sakkari and knocked out the No 3 seed! 

Kostyuk wins 0-6 7-5 6-2.

A baptism of fire for the young Brit, but he's acquitted himself admirably here. 

Medvedev is a real contender, so straight sets were anticipated - but they've been a very different straight sets to what were necessarily expected. 

Fery wasn't able to break the Russian, whose experience is starting to pay dividends in what has been an excellent contest - even if the scoreline won't reflect that. 

Medvedev completes his hold with efficiency, and is quick to begin making inroads with Fery in preparation to take the match. 

Dimitrov has efficently dispatched Shimabukuro - even accounting for climate change activists - 6-1 6-2 6-1, which means that Boulter's tie against Saville should resume soon. 

Saville currently leads Boulter in the first set, 6-5. 

Almost every point is scrapped over in this game as Medvedev and Fery swap advantages as the score resets to deuce four times. 

Fery is again desperate to hold onto his serve, after being overturned at similarly crucial stages during the first and second sets. 

The Brit thinks he has enough to win the final advantage with some snappy play at the net, but his cleverly-struck volley lands just the wrong side of the sidelines and he bats the air with his racket in frustration. 

Medvedev won't lose the opportunity to break without a fight, and he wallops an expert passing shot past Fery. He wins the eventual break in some style, as the players see out an increasingly helter-skelter rally that sees Fery almost outfox Medvedev at the net before he's sent to the back of the court and the Russian can set up a terrific smash! 

Unlucky for Fery - as has been so commonplace in this match, the game could have been his. 

Despite the two-set lead, the Russian looks the more agitated of the two by some margin. Mail Sport's Oliver Todd shares this update from Court No 1. 

Medvedev two sets up but clearly getting very frustrated amid a tougher than expected test from his British opponent. A couple of times in that last game he was looking up to his box, quite clearly agitated about something…

How the tables turn! The rain delay must have done the Ukrainian some good, as she's bounced back from a 6-0 loss in the first set to keep close to Sakkari and sneak the second 7-5. 

She leads in the third set, 2-1. 

She's nabbed the opening two games, after opening proceedings on serve, from Sorribes Tormo. 

After conceding another set, Fery is determined to keep hold of his serve in the early moments of the third set. He is sent hither and thither by Medvedev, commanding play from the very back of the court, before his backhand dies just in front of the net, to put Medvedev ahead 30-40. 

But Fery continues to show heart, and fights to deuce, winning the advantage in sparking fashion with a backhand dropshot that skims the netcord and Medvedev for the life of him cannot get back. 

Fery leathers his serve at Medvedev, who can manage the return, but Fery is far more prepared, and pops the ball short over the net. Medvedev flies up to reach it, but exasperatedly bats his return into the net. 

With disbelief, Medvedev throws his arms up in confused frustration. 

Britain's Jodie Burrage endured a nightmare Centre Court debut as she tumbled out of Wimbledon at the hands of Daria Kasatkina.

The 24-year-old arrived with high hopes after reaching the Nottingham final last month and then knocking out Caty McNally on Monday for her first win at a grand slam and a likely place in the top 100.

But she found herself staring down the barrel of a humiliating 'double-bagel' in the second round after dropping the first set without winning a game.

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The former world No 3 dispatched Rebecca Peterson 6-2 6-3, and she will be joined in the next round by her compatriot, Danielle Collins. 

Collins beat Grabher 6-4 6-4, in a match that has spanned three days due to rain delays. 

Medvedev wins another narrow set, but the scoreline 2-0 belies the serious workout he's been given by the British debutant. 

There's a quick break in play as Medvedev streaks off-court, whilst Fery chooses to stay in his chair and take in the hum on Court No 1. 

Some of the day's early first-round women's matches are coming to their conclusion (a mere few hours/days late). Kontaveit may not say goodbye to Wimbledon just yet, as she leads Stefanini 6-4 4-2 in the second set. 

Kostyuk, after being blown away by Sakkari in the first set, is holding her own in the second, and drawing with the No 8 seed 5-5. 

And Dimitrov looks to be cruising to victory 6-1 6-2 1-0 as he enters the third set against Shimabukuro, so we could be seeing Katie Boulter again sooner, rather than later. 

The world No 1 plays Sara Sorribes Tormo, after beating Zhu in a no-nonsense straight sets victory, 6-1 6-3 in the first round. 

Swiatek has gone without a championship since her first win in 2019 - another feels overdue. This shouldn't be the last time that she steps out onto the plush green of Centre Court. 

What a statement of intent from the Brit! 

After a classy and well-timed hold, Fery came after the Russian all guns blazing. Drawing upon some big hitting, Fery breaks his opponent to love, punching the air to the soundtrack of an almighty roar from Court No 1. 

As things stand, this feels like a good contest. 

It's been a gnarly one for the American, who has been sorely tested by a player who sits 49 ranking places beneath him. 

Wu pushed the match to tiebreak, and Tiafoe narrowly won the first set in just under an hour after winning the tiebreaker 7-6 (7-4). 

'To be honest it was much more difficult because I am playing a girl from here, everyone is supporting her and I'm nervous as well playing in the best court in the world.

'It's a special moment. I felt the electricity inside. It was difficult to handle it but I am happy how I was able to do it.'

Medvedev is puffed up with confidence after winning the opening set, and he pulls off a clever break of Fery's serve, and looks to sort another when the Briton gets his next chance. 

But Fery steels himself and overturns a 15-30 deficit to reach 40-30. On his second serve, which he whips in furiously, Medvedev flinches and bats the ball way past the end of the sidelines. 

A key hold for the 20-year-old. 

Despite narrowly missing out on the first set, Fery is admirably holding his own against Medvedev, and the pair are currently on serve in the second set, 2-2. 

The next Brit to take to the court will likely be George Loffhagen, who is set to follow Tiafoe-Wu on Court 3. 

Boulter should follow soon after that, but she's on against Saville after Dimitrov and Shimabukuro on Court 18. The players have only just resumed things after the playroom-style clean-up of puzzle pieces and confetti, courtesy of Just Stop Oil. 

Determined to stay in the tie, Burrage tests her opponent on serve as she reaches 40-15 with a nicely-volleyed forehand that drops just in front of the sprinting Russian. 

But Kasatkina comes off the better in a fervent backhand exchange, playing a pin-point accurate winner straight the baseline to climb back into the game, forcing her way to claim the advantage. 

With ultimate control, Kasatkina batters Burrage back, and off-balance, Burrage hefts the ball way over the baseline. 

A blow for the Brit, who was really set back by the rain delay. But victory for Kasatkina is richly deserved. 

Burrage is handed yet another break point as she battles to get back on track against the No 11 seed. 

But Burrage whips her forehand too hastily to the Kasatkina's forehand and out of play, levelling the score at deuce. 

She gets another chance at break point, but when she skies her lob from the back of the court - to land on her side of the net - Burrage erupts in frustration, shouting 'how many!' as she returns to the baseline from the back of the court. 

Momentum slips away from her as she floats her forehand too short into the net, handing the hold to Kasatkina. 

Kasatkina will have to break for the match. 

After getting back on court, Medvedev pulls off a well-timed break of Fery to serve for the set. 

Fery starts on the front foot with a confident swiping of the first point - he continues to look so unflappable under the circumstances. 

But after gritting their teeth to match one another point for point, Medvedev digs deep and shows his class with string of fearsome aces, sealing the set 7-5. 

Kasatkina is on serve to get us underway - to remind you, Burrage has to climb back from 6-0, 2-2 to stay in the match. 

Fery and Medvedev, who are level at 5-5 in the first set, are warming up. 

Just Stop Oil appeared to skip their usual noxious orange paint trick as protestors made their way on Court 18. 

As per Mail Sport's Aadam Patel, the protestors appear to have snuck their confetti into the ground in a Wimbledon Centre Court puzzle - which is creative, in a Famous Five sort of way. 

The question is, will Burrage be able to build back her nascent momentum? After a diastrous first set, the Brit was building up with a sensational break of the Kasatkina serve. 

The crowd are entirely behind her, but she'll have to draw upon extreme mental reserves when play finally restarts. 

Wimbledon became the latest high-profile sporting event to be disrupted by eco-zealots on Wednesday when Just Stop Oil protestors invaded Court 18.

Just a week after three were arrested at Lord's early on day one of the second Ashes Test - including one man who was carried off the pitch by England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow - they struck again at SW19.

It was reported last month that protestors were 'hatching a plot' to disrupt the world famous tennis tournament. 

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The climate change activists targeted Court 18, where Dimitrov was facing off against Shimabukoro, sprinting onto the court to throw orange confetti. 

A man and a woman were both escorted off, and by the looks of that sky, shortly followed by the covers. 

Mail Sport's Aadam Patel gives us a bird's-eye view...

And because the roofs are open on Centre Court and Court No 1 we grind to a halt for what feels like the umpteenth time today (really only the second). 

Dimitrov has taken the first set 6-1, and leads the second 1-0 against Shimabukuro, and Danielle Collins is edging closer to victory over Julia Grabher, 6-4 4-3. 

Kontaveit is leading in what she will hope is not her final game of tennis against Stefanini, 4-3, and Kostyuk has finally got on the board against Sakkari - but the Greek leads 6-0 2-1. 

Tiafoe and Wu are level-pegging: 3-3 in the first set, and as things stand, on deuce on Wu's serve. 

Can she - Burrage has broken Kasatkina to love! 

The game sees the odd error creep into the Russian's game, as Burrage gets onto the front foot and prepares to attack for the first time in the match, almost. 

A streaking forehand winner caps the all-important break, and Burrage punches the air with delight, her player's box on their feet. 

Burrage gets on the board! After half an hour, the Briton is in the game and has avoided the dreaded double bagel. 

Things have gone so quickly in the face of Kasatkina's unflinching dominance, it's important to remember it's only been half-an-hour - the time it might take to settle into the occasion. 

Burrage has the roar of the crowd behind - can she shift momentum her way and at least take the tie to three sets? 

It's a completely different story on Court No 1, where Fery is more than holding his own against the world No 3. 

Medvedev had the opening break, but Fery wasted no time getting the match back on serve. 

This could be a very brief spell on Centre Court for Jodie Burrage...

On her way back to her chair with the break in play, Burrage slams her racket into the ground in frustration. 

Kasatkina is 100 per cent in control, and time for Burrage to stake her claim on the game's tempo is running out. 

For hopefully the final time, we're set to be back underway on the uncovered courts. 

There are still 87 matches to be completed today, so here's hoping for clear skies from here on out. 

After the Russian started in barnstorming form, Burrage has the opportunity to bid for a break. She meets Kasatkina at 30-all, and forces her opponent to whip her forehand out of play, 30-40. 

But Kasatkina buckles down and after deuce, wins the advantage with a neat chipped volley at the net that Burrage can't make it to. Burrage competes well in the rally, buzzing around the baseline, but she underpowers her final forehand straight into the net. 

Burrage must get something on the board here - she doesn't have the time that Jeremy Chardy had against Carlos Alcaraz on Court No 1 yesterday. 

After nearly snatching an early break from Medvedev, Fery doesn't allow the Russian a sniff of a point on his serve. 

Could he go for the break again? He's certainly looking feisty. 

Fery holds his nerve to win his opening service game, something which Burrage struggled to do on the club's showpiece court, and gives Medvedev something to think about as he races to catch him on deuce. 

The diminutive Brit - 5ft9 to Medvedev's 6ft6 - is looking confident and peppy against the world No 3, and pulls off some excellent work at the net to outfox the Russian and force him to clout the ball out of play at the back, handing Fery the advantage. 

But Medvedev restores terms on his second serve at pace, sending an elegant passing shot sprinting by his opponent. With his advantage, he aces Fery off the court. 

Burrage wins her opening point on Centre Court with a huge roar from the home crowd after Kasatkina overdoes her forehand for 15-all. 

But the Briton double-faults to put the Russian ahead, and double-faults on her final serve to hand Kasatkina the early break. 

Burrage opted to return after winning the toss, and Kasatkina wastes no time to draw first blood against the Brit. 

Kasatkina sprints to 40-love after Burrage misplays a sliced backhand into the net, and the Russian serves up a pin-pointed serve that the Briton is forced to barrel out to the sidelines. 

To bright skies! Under the circumstances this does feel like tempting fate in the extreme. 

Fery and Medvedev are thought to be heading out soon, whereas Burrage and Kasatkina are likely to be a few minutes more. 

No news on the outdoor courts, yet. But rain has stopped. 

Burrage will have a lot to do against the No 11 seed, who has been enjoying a strong 2023, and a good run on grass which saw her reach the finals at Eastbourne. 

The Russian player - competing, of course, under a neutral flag - has also attracted a lot of fans for her outspokeness as a vocal critic of Russian aggression in Ukraine, and her bravery coming out, in light of her mother country's significant discrimination of LGBTQ+ people. 

She gave a particularly good interview to BBC Sport ahead of her second-round tie, explaining her rationale for coming out publicly. 

On making the decision to do so: 'Well, it's hard but at the same time I feel much better to be open. (Either) I don't feel good inside, or I come out with this, and I have to face a few problems, let's say, but to be myself, I made the right choice.

'I don't regret it at all. Unfortunately I am coming from a country where everything is taken very strict, but it is what it is and I have to accept this. 

'I am happy to be myself, and if this means that I have to face this problem (in Russia), it's my choice. For me, it's most important how I feel inside myself.' 

On her relationship with Ukrainian players on the tour: 'I stayed in a good relationship with a few of the players, (some) of them, they had a different reaction, but in general I'm happy to have a good relationship with them.

'For me, number one is not what you are as a player, but what you are as a human. For me it doesn't matter nationality or your race, it doesn't matter. The number one judgement is you as a person. 

'I think now it's very important to be a human. To love each other, and try to support each other. There are some things bigger than us and we cannot do much about it. The only thing to do is to take care of the people you love, and take care of each other.'

... there will be a delayed start on Court No 1, and the match between Fery and Medvedev, due to the roof having been opened. 

Hairdryers at the ready! 

Kontaveit is 3-2 up against Stefanini, and Sloane Stephens leads Rebecca Pearson 5-2. 

Danielle Collins, who got under way against Julia Grabher, will look to finish her opponent off, with the score 6-4, 3-2 as things stand. In the stirrings of an upset, Beatriz Haddad Maia - the No 13 seed - is 4-1 down to Yulia Putintseva. 

On the men's side of the draw, Francisco Cerundolo leads Nuno Borges 3-2, and Grigor Dimitrov is off to the races against Sho Shimabukuro, leading 5-1. 

Storm clouds have been massing, but with just over 20 minutes played, we're stopped again. 

Commentary suggests it might be about half an hour's delay. Luckily, there's action on Court No 1 starting in mere moments. 

Tiafoe wins a break-back to get himself on the board and looks to draw things level on serve. He cruises his way to 40-love, but gifts Wu a route in after overcooking his forehand to send the ball out of play. 

But an ace cleanly hands him the vital hold to restore parity. 

The world No 28 has quickly found herself 5-0 down to her opponent, in a quick capitulation that she must begin her fightback from. 

Kostyuk plays herself back into the game after forcing Sakkari back to the baseline to claim 30-40, but Sakkari is ruthless with her final point. 

An early break for Wu! This is the worst possible start for Tiafoe, who has been held to the fire by Wu on his Wimbledon debut. 

Some unfocused hitting from Tiafoe gifts Wu the game after he clouts the ball out of play by some margin. 

The No 8 seed is off to the races against Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, sprinting to a 3-0 lead after breaking Kostyuk's first serve. 

Wu opens the match on serve, but is already encoutering fierce resistance from his opponent. Tiafoe clambers to deuce from 40-15 down, and gains advantage with a powerful forehand passing shot after drawing Wu to the net with a cool and consistent backhand. 

The Chinese player doesn't let Tiafoe go easily, but the American is given a number of chances to make the break. 

But Wu holds firm, swipes the advantage with an ace, and hands Tiafoe a powerful serve that he can't bring under his control to hold onto his opening game. 

This is the first time the two players have met, and despite Wu's impressive 59th ranking, Tiafoe in rip-roaring form should breeze past the highest-ranked Chinese male player in history. 

He's broken into the top 10 for the first time after impressing on grass at the Stuttgart Open, which he claimed after beating Marton Fucsovics. 

The Estonian announced her early retirement after a number of years plagued with persistent back injuries ahead of the tournament, and Wimbledon is set to round out a career that has seen her climb as high as world No 2. 

Disappointingly, she has been scheduled on Court 6, which has no seated stands, and limited standing room for spectators. Kontaveit will face Lucrezia Stefanini, who progressed through qualifying. 

After warm-ups, things should get started on the outdoor courts just five minutes shy of the updated time after those rain delays. 

Frustrating weather at Wimbledon today, it’s currently sunny but there are clearly isolated pulses of rain heading this way. Unlike on clay, any moisture makes grass courts unplayable. Lots of Brits up relatively early when play does start. You would hope for maybe a couple of victories and someone to spring a surprise.

Katie Boulter versus Daria Saville has the best chance on paper, but the match was extremely tight yesterday and they will resume at 6-5 to the Australian.

One of them is married to an Australian player, Luke Saville, the other is dating an Australian players, Alex De Minaur.

20 minutes before the players are due to begin the day's play, all signs are looking optimistic. 

There's even the odd peak of blue sky amid the cloud! 

The umbrellas have been unfurled once again as it draws closer to midday - when the weather was supposed to be at its worse. 

Hopefully this accounts for why there's a delay until 12.30pm. When it was announced at 11.45, there hadn't been anything for a significant spell - but now the showers should come and go over the next few minutes... and not return. 

When Jodie Burrage walked out onto Court 18 amid the south west London drizzle a year ago, little did she know a sugary snack would help put her on the map.

Burrage lost that day in round one of Wimbledon, downed 6-2, 6-3 by Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko, but the bigger story was the Brit and her unorthodox medical assistant for a stricken ball boy.

There was immediate concern when a young ball boy had to be led to a chair and tended to by the match umpire...

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Despite sunny skies (everything's relative) over SW19, action won't get started this afternoon until 12.30pm. 

That's just under 50 minutes away, and outdoor action getting going will be quickly chased by the start of play on Court No 1 at 1pm. 

Arthur Fery will get a baptism of fire at his first-ever Wimbledon just a month after his first win at ATP Challenger level... a first-round meeting on a show court against Russian supremo Daniil Medvedev. 

The former US Open winner may have only reached the fourth round of the competition before, but he'll provide ample threat to the player ranked a whopping 388 places below him in the singles standings. 

Fery has previously had a crack at the championships, but was knocked out in the final round of qualifying in 2021 by Tallon Griekspoor, and the 20-year-old is at the very start of a budding senior career. 

This year, the player will compete exclusively on the ATP Challenger tour, after previously featuring at collegiate level for Stanford University in the US. 

Tennis - and sport generally - is in his blood: his mother is former tennis player and doubles specialist Olivia Fery, whilst his father is the president of Ligue 1 side FC Lorient. 

Another 15 minutes has been tacked onto the morning's rain delay. There's a stronger threat of rain through midday, and after lunch, it should be clearer.

After his decisive dispatching of fellow Briton Ryan Peniston yesterday afternoon, Murray is on course for a match-up with either Dominic Thiem or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round. 

Their contest was rain-delayed yesterday - and will be again today - but Thiem leads after winning the first set. But Murray may hope the Greek triumphs: in their last meeting on grass, at last year's Stuttgart Open, Murray bested Tsitsipas 7-6 6-3 in the quarter-finals. 

Norrie will play either Christopher Eubanks or Thiago Monteiro, both of whom are ranked lower than the Briton. 

Interestingly, should both Murray and Norrie make it to the fourth round, they would meet themselves. But that remains a big if. 

48 years ago today, Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win Wimbledon, defeating the heavy favourite Jimmy Connors in the first all-American final since 1947. 

Connors was looking to bag back-to-back championships after a towering 1974 saw him win Wimbledon, the Australian Open, and his home slam, the US Open. The American hadn't dropped a set as he powered through the tournament, and Ashe had never beaten Connors in any of their previous encounters. 

But Ashe outsmarted Connors in four sets, winning 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-4 in one of the biggest upsets in a Wimbledon final in its history. 

Ashe - who lends his name to the centrepiece court of the US Open in Flushing Meadows - ended his history-making career with three grand slam wins, his triumph in SW19 his last before his retirement in 1980. 

Disregard the below post - we've done one better than yesterday and will be delaying play before things have started. 

Instead, the outdoor court matches will start at 11.30am - half an hour later. Word on the street is, there's drizzle in SW19. 

Better safe than sorry...

Savvy home owners in Wimbledon are making thousands of pounds by renting out their driveways to people travelling to the famous tennis tournament.

The Wimbledon Championships - which kicked off on Monday - have been held at the All England Club since 1877 and attracts half a million visitors annually.

And those living within spitting distance of the ground in south west London have come up with a masterstroke of their own - getting spectators to pay to park on their land during the two-week tennis fest.

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We're inching closer to the 11am start time on the outdoor courts - so a reminder of some early key timings: 

11am: play starts on the outdoor courts

1.00pm: Daniil Medvedev plays Brit Arthur Fery to start things off on Court No 1

1.30pm: Jodie Burrage kicks off a day's play on Centre Court against Daria Kasatkina

Around 1.30pm: Katie Boulter resumes action against Daria Saville as the second match on the court - she trails the Australian in the first set 5-6. 

Oliver Dowden has ordered Just Stop Oil to 'stop the selfish stunts' as he warned eco-zealots could put lives at risk if they target this weekend's British Grand Prix.

The Deputy Prime Minister has spoken with Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali about possible disruption at the Silverstone race.

It comes after Just Stop Oil staged a demonstration at Lord's cricket ground during last week's Ashes Test match between England and Australia. Security staff at Wimbledon are also on high alert this week for protesters trying to disrupt the famous tennis tournament.

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Wimbledon bosses held a crisis meeting after beefed up security measures caused huge queues on the opening day of the Championships.

The club has apologised to fans after many went home after being forced to wait hours in line due to 100 per cent bag checks on Monday.

Michelle Dite, Wimbledon operations director, said her team went 'right back to the plan' and questioned 'is the plan working in terms of right personnel, flows, processes'.

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With Netflix cameras following her every move, 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva is the newest prodigy in women’s tennis. 

She reached the third round of the French Open in June and, having come through qualifying here, faces China’s Xiyu Wang in Wimbledon’s first round today.

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Wimbledon will come and go but the battle over its expansion plans drags on — and many expect it to rumble on for several summers more.

Any visitor to qualifying at Roehampton last week will have noticed the transformation of the site. What used to have the homely feel of a county fair now almost feels like a regular tour event, with added courts and beefed up facilities for players and spectators.

Something it tells you is that the All England Club — who once harboured hopes of bringing the preliminary rounds on to their new land across the road by the end of this decade — are now having to take a longer-term view.

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Without too much optimism, it looks like much of the action planned for today on the outdoor courts will go ahead - in pieces. 

If SW19 falls victim to the odd scattered showers, there could be a short delay, but even if we don't get through the masses of matches planned - and some yet unscheduled - the lion's share should be okay. 

Wimbledon has handed out a whopping £250,000 worth of refunds after outdoor courts were forced to close amid a deluge of rain in south London.

The tennis Championships suffered its biggest wash-out in 19 years yesterday as, out of a total of 77 matches, just eight went ahead as scheduled with the remainder cancelled or suspended.

In the morning, the All England Club was apologising to tennis fans who were left waiting in massive queues but by yesterday afternoon people were heading off due to around eight days worth or rain falling over just 12 hours.

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More than you can shake a stick at, with Novak Djokovic among Iga Swiatek the many notables set to feature on a very congested Wednesday. 

They both play on Centre Court in their second round ties: the women's No 1 against Sara sorribes Tormo and Djokovic against Australian Jordan Thompson - neither are set to provide much in the way of upsets. 

Jannik Sinner will play Diego Schwartzman in what should be an enticing match-up to round of the day's play on Court No 1, and the morning ones-to-watch include US Open Nadal-slayer Frances Tiafoe against Yibing Wu, and Grigor Dimitrov against Sho Shimabukuro. 

There are a number of interesting matches from yesterday that need a restart: Dominic Thiem is leading Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 3-4 in the second set, and Taylor Fritz will hope he's almost through with Yannick Hanfmann who he leads 6-4 2-6 4-6 7-5 3-2, which started on... Monday. 

British No 1 Katie Boulter was one of the many casualties of the rain yesterday, and she'll restart against Daria Saville on Court 18 this afternoon, after Sho Shimabukuro plays Grigor Dimitrov. 

Heather Watson will finally get to Court No 1 a day late, where she has a ferocious match-up against No 10 seed Barbora Krejcikova, Sonay Kartal will play Madison Keys, and George Loffhagen will restart proceedings against Holger Rune, who leads him after winning the first set tiebreaker. 

The two showpiece British matches of the day sees the home favourites face off against Russian opponents: wildcard Arthur Fery is first up on Court No 1 against Daniil Medvedev, and Jodie Burrage will open the day on Centre Court against the 11^th seed Daria Kasatkina, after she beat Caty McNally in the first round. 

Elsewhere in the second round, another wildcard, Jan Choinski will attempt to overturn Hubert Hurkacz, who is seeded 17th. 

Hello and welcome to day three of this year's Wimbledon Championships - which, if we can hope for anything, should be drier than yesterday. 

Biblical rain in south west London meant that only Centre Court and Court No 1 saw action past the opening set of the matches on the outdoor courts, and although some ties were rescheduled, there's still an almighty backlog to get through that will have the powers that be at the All England club praying for bone dry conditions.  

There were limited surprises in store for those who could step onto court, as favourites Aryna Sabalenka, Ons Jabeur, and last year's winner Elena Rybakina all progressing on the women's side of the draw. 

Carlos Alcaraz skated through in straight sets against the retiring Jeremy Chardy in the final singles match of his career, and Andy Murray defeated fellow Briton Ryan Peniston in similarly decisive fashion under the watchful eye of Roger Federer in Centre Court's Royal Box. 

Otherwise, it was a mixed day for England's fortunes - Cameron Norrie survived a second-set wobble to triumph over up-and-comer Tomas Machac 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-4, but Dan Evans wasn't so lucky. 

Despite a strong showing on Centre Court, the Briton couldn't make up Quentin Halys' two-set lead from Monday evening, and eventually fell to the Frenchman 2-6 6-6 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 after an entertaining fightback. 

There's lots to get through, including a slew of British hopefuls, as we juggle first and second-round ties, so let's get started.