LONDON (Reuters) – Highlights of the third day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Wednesday (times GMT):
1556 TIAFOE TOPPLES WU
American 10th seed Frances Tiafoe booked his place in the second round with a 7-6(4) 6-3 6-4 win over China’s Wu Yibing in a rain-affected match.
1541 SWIATEK BREEZES PAST SORRIBES TORMO
World number one Iga Swiatek of Poland made quick work of Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo by wrapping up a 6-2 6-0 win in an hour and nine minutes to advance to the third round for a third straight year.
“I feel confident and happy which doesn’t happen often at Wimbledon,” Swiatek said. “I learned a lot and I can adjust my game now to grass courts. I’m getting there for sure.”
1534 FRITZ OVERCOMES HANFMANN IN MARATHON CONTEST
American ninth seed Taylor Fritz dug deep to oust German Yannick Hanfmann 6-4 2-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 in a first-round match that lasted three hours and was suspended due to rain.
1530 HADDAD MAIA BEATS PUTINTSEVA
Brazilian 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva 3-6 6-0 6-4.
1510 MEDVEDEV SEES OFF FERY
Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev wrapped up a 7-5 6-4 6-3 victory over British wildcard Arthur Fery in a first-round clash.
1506 KOSTYUK SEALS COMEBACK WIN
Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk fought back after being handed a bagel in the opening set to beat Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari 0-6 7-5 6-2 and reach the second round.
1439 KONTAVEIT GETS FAREWELL TOUR OFF TO WINNING START
Estonian former world number two Anett Kontaveit, who is retiring at the end of the tournament at the age of 27, prolonged her Wimbledon farewell by beating Italian Lucrezia Stefanini 6-4 6-4 in the first round.
1404 POLICE ARREST TWO AFTER PROTESTERS HALT MATCH
London’s Metropolitan Police and Wimbledon said two individuals have been arrested after running on to Court 18 during a men’s singles match.
Two Just Stop Oil protesters briefly halted the match between Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro, sprinkling orange ticker tape and jigsaw puzzle pieces on the court.
1401 KASATKINA STEAMROLLS BURRAGE
Russian 11th seed Daria Kasatkina reached the third round after wrapping up an emphatic 6-0 6-2 victory over Briton Jodie Burrage in exactly one hour.
1355 PLAY RESUMES AFTER RAIN DELAY
Play is underway again on outside courts following a brief suspension due to rain.
1316 PLAY SUSPENDED
Play has been suspended on all courts at Wimbledon due to rain.
1314 PROTESTERS HALT MATCH
Two Just Stop Oil protesters briefly halted a match between Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro on Court 18, sprinkling orange ticker tape and jigsaw puzzle pieces on the court.
1300 PLAY RESUMES AFTER RAIN DELAY
Play is underway again on outside courts following a brief suspension due to rain.
1239 PLAY BEGINS ON CENTRE COURT, COURT ONE
The Centre Court and Court One clashes featuring Russians Kasatkina and Daniil Medvedev got under way. Both players take on Britons, with Kasatkina up against Burrage and third-seeded Medvedev facing Arthur Fery.
1210 PLAY SUSPENDED
Play has been suspended on all outside courts at Wimbledon due to rain. The start of the Court One match between Fery and Medvedev has also been delayed.
1135 PLAY UNDERWAY
The covers finally came off on the outer courts as play got underway under bright sunshine.
1100 FEDERER REMEMBERS TO BRING HIS MEMBERSHIP CARD
Months after he was turned away from the gates at the All England Club by a security guard for not carrying his membership card, Federer made sure he was armed with his credentials this time.
Federer, who has won Wimbledon a record eight times, sat in the Royal Box on Centre Court on Tuesday.
1005 NO PLAY ON OUTER COURTS DUE TO RAIN
Light rain forced organisers to push the start of play on the outdoor courts to 1030. Britain’s Met Office has predicted scattered showers across southeast England on Wednesday.
Organisers are playing catch-up after 69 matches on the outside courts were cancelled on Tuesday due to torrential rain.
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma, Rohith Nair and Aadi Nair, Editing by Ed Osmond and Christian Radnedge)
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