Henry Patten has become the third British man to win the Wimbledon men's doubles title after he and Finland's Harri Heliovaara defeated Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell on Centre Court.

A gruelling battle that lasted almost three hours and consisted of three tie-breaks saw the British, Finnish duo come back from a set down to win 6-7(7), 7-6(8), 7-6(9).

An inch-tight opening set saw us head towards an tie-break, where the Aussie duo made a commanding start as they sprinted to a 6-1 lead. However, Patten and Heliovaara soon sparked a light - winning the next seven points in a row before eventually conceding on Thompson and Purcell’s sixth set point.

Despite coming so close to clinching the opener, the British, Finnish pair shook off the disappointment and re-grouped early in the second. Both partnerships continued to breeze through their service games, with Thompson and Purcell winning 91% of points when they landed their first serve (71%).

The first signs of danger came at 6-5 as Patten and Heliovaara served to keep their Grand Slam hopes alive. The 15 seeds caught sight of the first break point and importantly, the first championship of the match – but Patten soon bailed them out of trouble as he put a volley away at the net.

Thompson and Purcell were gifted two more opportunities to close out a first Grand Slam title in the second tie-break but a moment of magic saw Heliovaara chase down a ball before slotting it into the back of the court drew the unseeded pair back level. With a chance to pull the scoreboard back to a set apiece, Patten launched another thunderous serve down the T which Thompson dumped into the net to take us into a decider.

A nerve-wracking match-deciding tie-break saw both pairs tussle for the upper-hand but it was the British, Finnish duo who had the last say as Heliovaara slammed an un-returnable serve to the edge of the service to secure a first men's doubles Grand Slam crown.

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Andy Lapthorne and Guy Sasson finished quad doubles runners-up after losing out in a tight three-set epic against top seeds Niels Vink and Sam Schroder, 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3.

The British, Israeli team got off to fantastic start in the opening set against the eight-time Grand Slam winning pair as they caught a hold of the first break. Lapthorne and Sasson proved the more clinical on serve – winning 63% of points behind their first serve in comparison to their opponents 50% as they closed out the first set in 44 minutes.

Into the second and the Dutch duo produced the perfect response to falling a set behind as they edged ahead to an early 2-0 lead. However, Lapthorne and Sasson looked to bite back – biding their time before eventually winning three successive games to level the scoreboard to 5-5.

With the top seeds on the brink of defeat in the championship match, they channelled all their expertise as a partnership – hunting down a final break as Lapthorne and Sasson prepared to serve out the title. Having forced a tie-break, the Dutchmen stormed ahead to a 4-0 to put the set beyond doubt and force a decider in what was a gripping quad doubles final.

With the momentum swinging firmly in their favour, the dominant Dutch duo blitzed ahead to another early break to take the upper-hand in the final set. With their first championship point in sight, Schroder launched a powerful backhand return that kissed the baseline to seal a hattrick of Wimbledon doubles for the pair

Meanwhile, Ben Bartram missed out on the chance to reach his first Wimbledon doubles final after he and Daniel Caverzaschi were defeated by second seeds Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda 6-4, 6-1.

The Japanese pair will now go on to face all-British duo Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in Sunday's final.

Alfie Hewett continues his vie for the only Grand Slam title to have eluded him to date after his three-set triumph over Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez before later combining with long-term doubles partner Gordon Reid to secure their eighth successive final. Yet, Andy Lapthorne wasn’t to share the same fate after losing the quad singles semi-final meeting with the world No.1 Sam Schroder.

Hewett defeated world No.3 Fernandez 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to progress to his third successive Wimbledon singles final.

Despite the Brit recovering from a double break behind to level proceedings at 4-4 in the first eight games, third seed Fernandez would go on to produce a total 17 winners to put him in good stead before an unforced error from Hewett gifted him the set.    

As the match progressed, the Argentine continued to dial up the aggression to lead the world No.2 3-1 in the second, but an immediate and clinical response from the seven-time Grand Slam champion made for a competitive semi-final as signs of vintage Hewett began to resurface.

After recovering one of the breaks against him, Hewett yielding just one of five successive games to call for a decider.

Both players tussled to stay on serve in the third, but the British No.1 earned his eighth service break across the match to edge ahead before the longest game of the two-and-a-half-hour encounter saw Hewett save more break points, eventually securing his place in the final two at the sixth time of asking.

Hewett realised double delight on Court 3 after later returning with fellow Brit Reid to secure their place in the wheelchair doubles final, overcoming Dutch pair Tom Egberink and Maikel Scheffers 6-1, 7-6(12)

2023 Wimbledon doubles champions Hewett and Reid blitzed through the opening set, reaching over 60% on both their first and second serve, but the Dutchmen struck first in the second as they threatened to equalise.

However, their advantage was short-lived as the home favourites Hewett and Reid twice recovered from a break down to lock in a straight-sets victory in one hour and 52 minutes.

Elsewhere, the quad world No.7 Lapthorne lost 6-2, 6-0 to back-to-back Australian Open champion Schroder, whose win today will pave the way for his third final at SW19.

Lapthorne isn’t out the race for silverware, however, as he and partner Guy Sasson are slated to play top seeds Schroder and Niels Vink in the quad doubles final on Saturday.

Britain’s Henry Patten is through to his first Grand Slam final as he and Harri Heliovaara defeated reigning champion Neal Skupski and Michael Venus 6-4, 7-6(1) in the men’s doubles semi-final.

Patten and Heliovaara – who knocked out French Open champions Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo in the previous round – move on to face Australian duo Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell in Saturday's final.

28-year-old Patten will be bidding to become the third British champion in the men’s doubles during the Open Era.

It was a stunning performance from the British, Finnish duo out on No.1 Court – losing just three points on serve to take the first set inside 32 minutes.

Patten was particularly dangerous off the return as well and Skupski and Venus had to battle through a series of tight service games to force the second set to a tie-break.

A mini break on the opening point and a double fault from Venus, gave Patten and Heliovaara a 4-0 platform to kick-start the tie-break and they never looked back. With five match points in the locker the Finnish star landed a clean backhand winner to punch their ticket into a first Wimbledon final.

However, in the mixed doubles quarter-finals – Jamie Murray, Skupski, Alicia Barnett and Marcus Willis all bowed out.

Murray and Taylor Townsend exited against Jan Zielinski and Su-Wei Hseih 7-6(2), 6-7(7), 10-5 in just over two hours.

In a match with no breaks of serve, Murray and Townsend came back from 5-2 down in the second set tie-break to force a deciding match breaker on No.2 Court.

It was then the turn of the seventh seeds to produce their own comeback from 5-2 down – winning eight straight points to clinch the victory.

Two-time champions Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk lost out to second seeds Venus and Erin Routliffe 7-5, 6-4 in an hour and 20 minutes.

The New Zealanders took their opportunities in the biggest moments. From 5-5 in the first set, they broke Krawczyk on back-to-back service games, which ultimately proved the difference in a closey fought contest.

Barnett and Willis were beaten by experienced doubles duo Santiago Gonzalez and Giuliana Olmos 6-3, 7-5 on No.1 Court.

The Brits led 4-1 with a break in the second, but were unable to hold on both of Barnett's hold the rest of the way as their dream run came to an end.

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Alfie Hewett is through to his fifth Wimbledon singles semi-final, Ben Bartram got his first win at The Championships and Andy Lapthorne is into the quad doubles final.

In his 30th meeting with Stephane Houdet, second seed Hewett put 52 winners past the Frenchman to win 6-1, 6-4.

After cruising to a one set lead, Hewett was made to work for his second grass court win over Houdet. The 26-year-old Brit eventually sealed the victory with his sixth break of the match at 4-4 in the second set, before serving out with a comfortable hold.

Hewett will play Gustavo Fernandez for a place in his third Wimbledon final.

“To get through to another semi-final is a really good feeling," he said. "There were certain frustrations but I’ve got another opportunity to go one step further.

“I’m no stranger to Gustavo – we’ve played a lot of semi-finals against each other in Grand Slams.

“He has lots of intensity and aggression, he’s a big character and I expect a battle out there.”

Hewett later returned to No.1 Court with Gordon Reid to knock out Martin De La Puente and Joachim Gerard 6-1, 7-5 to book a semi-final against Dutch duo Tom Egberink and Maikel Scheffers.

The duo are going in search of a sixth Wimbledon title this week.

It was a day to remember for Bartram after the young Brit combined with Daniel Caverzaschi to beat Alexander Cataldo and Fernandez 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

Meanwhile, second seeds Lapthorne and Guy Sasson are into their second Grand Slam final together in only their second event as a partnership.

The French Open runners-up defeated Ahmet Kaplan and David Wagner 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-final.

There they will meet top seeds and reigning champions Sam Schroder and Niels Vink.

This makes it two out of two wins for the Brit so far, with yesterday's singles victory giving him an advantage for the Paralympics.

“It puts me in a great spot for seeding for the Paralympics which has been a 12-month process," he said. "I am really proud of myself to be at this point and to be able to finish a match under that much pressure when there is so much riding on it.”

Lucy Shuker and Angelica Bernal lost in the opening round of the women's doubles to Chinese duo Xiaohui Li and Zhenzhen Zhu 6-3, 6-0.

Great Britain are guaranteed a British men's doubles finalists after Henry Patten and Neal Skupski both clinched quarter-final victories to set up a semi-final clash against one another.

Patten stormed into a career-first Grand Slam semi-final alongside Finland's Harri Heliovaara to put him just two wins away from a fairytale ending in South West London.

The pair pulled off an emphatic comeback win against fourth seeds and reigning Roland Garros champions Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo, winning 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(7) to mark a significant milestone as a duo.

Despite having only joined forces at the beginning of April, the pair have already clinched two ATP tour-level titles and will be gunning to add a first major title to their fast-expanding collection.

After dropping the opening set, the British, Finnish duo soon hit the ground running in the second and third - showcasing incredible hands and reaction speed at the net and giving little away on serve.

With the fate of the match resting in the hands of a match-deciding tie-break, it was Patten and Heliovaara who stayed ice-cold under pressure to bring up two match points. A world-class volley at the net from the Finnish star proved un-returnable for Croatia's Pavic as the pair secured victory after two hours and 25 minutes.

Meanwhile Skupski and Michael Venus continud their winning ways as they edged a tight match against Hendrik Jebens and Constantin Frantzen, 7-6(1), 7-6(1).

Defending champion Skupski is bidding to make it back-to-back crowns in SW19, having claimed the title last year alongside Dutchman Wesley Koolhof.

Neither partnership faced a single break point across the quarter-final battle, with both sets going towards a tie-break. Skupski and Venus remained clinical on serve throughout, winning 93% of points behind their first serve.

In both tie-breaks, the cinch Championships and Rothesay International Eastbourne champions found three breaks on their opponents serve to eventually secure their spot in the final four on Thursday.

Mixed doubles

A bumper day of mixed doubles action concluded with Alicia Barnett, Marcus Willis, Jamie Murray and Skupski all booking spots in the quarter-finals.

All-British duo Barnett and Willis defeated Americans Katie Volynets and Rajeev Ram 2-6, 6-3, 11-9, while Murray, who's parterning Taylor Townsend, clinched victory in the match-deciding tie-break against Kevin Krawietz and Alexandra Panova, winning 6-7(3), 6-1, 10-5.

Just hours after progressing to the semi-finals of the men's doubles, Skupski returned to court alongside Desirae Krawczyk. The two-time Wimbledon mixed doubles champions brushed aside Cristina Bucsa and Fabrice Martin 6-3, 6-3.

However, Joe Salisbury and Heather Watson fell short against reigning Australian Open champions Jan Zielinski and Hsieh Su-wei, 7-6(4), 6-4. Patten and Olivia Nicholls put up a valiant fight in a late night epic against second seeds Michael Venus and Erin Routliffe but eventually bowed out in a 5-7, 7-5, 11-9 defeat.

Wheelchair

After yesterday's wheelchair action was suspended due to rain, the players finally took to the stage, with Alfie Hewett starting as he means to go on in his quest for a maiden Wimbledon singles title and Andy Lapthorne clinching victory as the sun went down. However, it wasn't to be for Britain's Gordon Reid, Ben Bartam and Lucy Shuker suffered first round defeats.

An all-British battle between Hewett and rising young star Bartram saw the world No.2 ease to a convincing 6-1, 6-4 win to reach the quarter-finals.

"I’m feeling optimistic after today – we’ve had lots of grass-court preparation and I feel settled" Hewett said.

“I’m feeling positive and looking forward to the next round – I’m going to need to be aggressive and I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

Despite having never won a game before against Hewett, Bartram posed a much tougher challenge today, but couldn't quite get over the line as the second seed successfully served out the match. The 26-year-old will be hoping to make it third time lucky this year, after he missed out on the Wimbledon crown in the last two finals.

Next up, Hewett will face France's Stephane Houdet for a spot in the final four.

In the quad singles draw, Lapthorne contested in his 80th career match against America's David Wagner since 2010. Facing off in their 28th meeting at a Grand Slam, Lapthorne had to fight hard to eventually prevail 6-2, 6-4 and reach the semi-finals.

However, it was defeat for Reid who lost out to world No.3 Gustavo Fernandez 6-4, 6-4.

The pair last met last week at the Lexus British Open Roehampton where the Argentine won by the same scoreline and carried over his form from last week to the grass at the All England Club to record his second win on grass against the Briton.

Speaking on his loss, Reid said "Disappointing from my side. I got off to a pretty good start in the first couple of games but from that point I never really settled into the match.

"It felt like one of those days where nothing was really working for me. Ultimately I tried to stick in it and battle away but I didn’t have enough quality to get the better of him."

Shuker also came out on the losing side of her opening round match against South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane, 6-2, 6-0.

A rainy day in South West London put a stop to the majority of play on outside courts at the All England Club, but we eventually saw the conclusion of two of yesterday's mixed doubles matches.

Joe Salisbury and Heather Watson returned to court to eventually close out their match against Sander Gille and Nadiia Kichenok with a 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 win to reach the second round.

However, it was defeat for Charles Broom and Emily Appleton who were narrowly beaten my Lyudmyla Kichenok and Mate Pavic 6-4, 7-6(3).

Still to come, Neal Skupski, Marcus Willis and Alicia Barnett are all still set to contest their round of 16 matches in the mixed doubles.

A stacked day of British doubles action saw Henry Patten and Neal Skupski become the first to book their spots in the quarter-finals after they both came through in straight sets.

Patten has reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final after he and partner Harri Heliovaara downed Marcelo Melo and Rafael Matos 7-6(1), 6-2.

After clinching the opening set, the British, Finnish duo broke the all-Brazilian pair twice in the second to take a commanding hold on the match. Stepping up to serve for a spot in their first Wimbledon quarter-final, Heliovaara sealed victory in style with a hold to love to set up a clash against fourth seeds Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo.

Meanwhile, Skupski's bid of a second consecutive men's doubles crown in SW19 continued, as he and partner Michael Venus defeated Christopher Eubanks and Evan King 7-5, 6-3.

Skupski and Venus, who are on an 11 match winning streak thanks to their titles at the cinch Championships and Rothesay International Eastbourne, won an astonishing 87% of points behind their first serve as they sprinted to a spot in the quarters in just an hour and 15 minutes.

Next up, they'll take on Hendrik Jebens and Constantin Frantzen for a spot in the semi-finals after the German partnership earlier defeated Britain's Lloyd Glasspool and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-6(5), 7-6(3).

However, it was the end of the road for wild card duo Arthur Fery and Charles Broom who came out on the losing side of a three-set battle against 11 seeded Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni, 6-2, 6-(4), 7-5.

Mixed doubles

Patten later returned to Court 18 for the mixed doubles where he and Olivia Nicholls joined forces to defeat fellow all-British duo Julian Cash and Maia Lumsden, 7-5, 7-6(5).

Two-time Wimbledon mixed doubles champions Skupski and Desirae Krawcyzk ousted Matos and Luisa Stefani 6-4, 6-7(4), 11-9, while former champion Jamie Murray got his campaign with America's Taylor Townsend off to a winning start after they beat Nicolas Barrientos and Miyu Kato 6-3, 7-6(5).

Cam Norrie and Harriet Dart bowed out in the third round after a tough clashes on day six at Wimbledon.

Norrie battled hard against fourth seed Alexander Zverev – losing out 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(15).

Meanwhile, Dart led by a break in the final set but Xinyu Wang came back to win 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 in two hours and 23 minutes.

Emma Raducanu is now the last Brit left in singles action as she faces Lulu Sun in the fourth round.

Despite a nasty fall for Zverev midway through the second set which required the French Open runner-up to call for the trainer – the German had to be at a very high level to get past Norrie.

Zverev came into the match having not been broken throughout the tournament and continued his 100% record with a dominant display on serve. The 2021 Olympic gold medallist lost just one point on serve en route to a third set tie-break, with Norrie managing to stay with him.

The Brit seemed to get his reward as an early mini break set him up for a 5-3 lead in the breaker, before the Brit narrowly pushed a backhand wide to put them back on serve.

Time after time Norrie continued to fight back against the German, coming through several long exchanges and making key first serves to stave off five match points. But as Norrie stepped up to serve trailing 15-16, the Brit fired long on a backhand approach to seal Zverev’s place in the last 16.

Dart got off to a strong start in a rollercoaster match that saw 13 breaks of serve. The Chinese star managed just six points on serve in the opening set as Dart cruised to a one set lead before pushing for a 3-1 advantage in the second.

As the match drew on Wang started to build some rhythm Dart found it harder and harder to hold serve. Wang – who knocked out world No.5 and Berlin Open champion Jessica Pegula in the second round – kept asking questions of the British No.2 and seemingly from nowhere managed to take the second set at one apiece.

It was a similar story in the third. Dart came out and took full control – easing to a 3-0 lead but again the world No.42 came straight back. As frustration continued to grow for the Brit, Wang went on to take the last six consecutive games to end the Briton’s run at this year’s Championships.

Doubles

Lloyd Glasspool and Jean-Julien Rojer are into the third round of men's doubles after they overcame 14th seeds Sander Gille and Joran Vliegan 7-6(5), 7-6(4).

The British, Dutch duo didn't face a single break point as they booked a meeting with Constatin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens.

It was a winning start for Arthur Fery and Charles Broom, who beat Nuno Borges and Arthur Rinderknech 6-4, 6-4.

The Brits picked up where they left off the evening before to book a second round clash with seventh seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic.

However, Mallorca Open champions Julian Cash and Robert Galloway went out in the second round - losing 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(10-4).

Sam Murray Sharan and Eden Silva also were defeated by Barbora Krejcikova and Laura Siegemund 7-6(1), 6-4.

Raducanu has withdrawn from the mixed doubles with Andy Murray ahead of their match against Marcelo Arevalo and Shuai Zhang.

Emma Raducanu is into the fourth round at Wimbledon for the second time in her career after knocking out world No.9 Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3.

However, Sonay Kartal’s dream Wimbledon run came to an end in the third round as she bowed out against second seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-0 in her first appearance on No.1 Court.

In a repeat of the 2021 US Open semi-final, Raducanu played with such confidence and freedom on Centre Court to come through against the Greek in an hour and 32 minutes.

It’s the second top 10 win of her career and second in just two weeks after she beat world No.5 Jessica Pegula in Eastbourne.

She will play New Zealand qualifier Lulu Sun the next round as she bids to reach the quarter-final for the first time.

Raducanu has got off to quick starts on both her opening matches at Wimbledon so far and it was a similar story against Sakkari. The British star raced out to a 2-0 lead before breaking again for 5-2 with an incredible backhand lob sailing over the head of the ninth seed.

The 21-year-old has been near perfect on serve this week – having only been broken once in her first three matches and she again saved seven of seven break points against Sakkari. On her first set point, the former US Open champion landed an unreturnable serve down the tee to take one step closer to the fourth round.

The world No.135 took her chances in the big moments throughout. She capitalised on two weaker second serves to set up and eventually convert on two break points at 1-1 in the second.

Sakkari rescued two match points on serve at 5-3, but a sixth double fault followed by a loose forehand sealed the win for the young British star.

Kartal is only the first British qualifier to make the third round at Wimbledon since 1997 and despite the result, will leave SW19 with a new career-high ranking in a couple of weeks.

It was a nervy start from the young Brit as the US Open champion won the opening eight points of the match to go 2-0 in front – but Kartal grew in confidence as the match went on.

The 23-year-old from Brighton did well to nullify the American’s power and frustrate her opponent through long periods of the first set. Looking slightly flustered after Kartal’s growing influence in the rallies, Gauff hit an uncharacteristic double fault on her the Brit’s first break point to level at 4-4.

Despite being younger than the Briton, Gauff’s experience on the big stage proved invaluable. She broke straight back before serving out the set on her third ace of the match.

Gauff wasted no time in the second and just as she did in the opener, broke the Brit to love on her first service game. Kartal saved three of break points the rest of the way but was unable to stop the world No.3 from reeling off eight straight games.

Doubles

More doubles wins for the Brits on day five as Olivia Nicholls and Henry Patten made the third round for the first time in their careers and Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash eased into round two.

Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova backed up their upset victory yesterday with another dominant win against Mgda Linette and Peyton Stearns 6-2, 6-0.

Patten and Harri Heliovaara keep going from strength-to-strength as they clinched a 7-6(5), 6-3 win over Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar

Finalists at s'Hertogenbosch the Nicholls and Mihalikova have been in strong form on the grass this year and will be looking to seal a first Grand Slam quarter-final against either Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko or Anna Blinkova and Mayar Sherif.

Meanwhile, Lyon and Marrakech titlists Patten and Heliovaara set up a meeting with either Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo or Nicolas Barrientos and Francisco Cabral.

Patten and Harri Heliovaara keep going from strength-to-strength as they clinched a 7-6(5), 6-3 win over Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar

Glasspool and Dutch partner Jean-Julien Rojer got off to a lightning start out on Court 7 - knocking out Guido Andreozzi and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela 6-0, 6-3 in just 55 minutes.

The Brisbane International champions move on to face 14th seed Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen.

Cash and Robert Galloway have brought their title winning form from Mallorca to SW19 as the British, American team beat Theo Arribage and Marcus Daniell 7-6(6), 6-3.

Up next are French duo Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul.

Harriet Dart and Cam Norrie are into the third round after winning all-British clashes on day four, as Jacob Fearnley just lost out to seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in four sets.

British No.2 Dart had to dig deep to come back from 6-2 down in the match tie-break to win 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(10-8) against 32^nd seed Katie Boulter.

That was followed by an impressive 7-6(3), 6-4, 7-6(6) win from Norrie over recent Stuttgart champion Jack Draper.

Dart is through to the third round for the second time in her career where she will face Xinyu Wang after the Chinese star knocked out fifth seed Jessica Pegula.

In a rollercoaster match on No.1 Court, Dart’s consistency gave her the lifeline needed to get back into the match after losing the first set.

With Dart having charged into a 4-2 lead after lengthy games in the third, Boulter suddenly hit her purple patch in the match – showing more of her trademark attacking style and starting to land more of her killer shots.

The British No.1 went on to lead 6-2 in the match tie-break but as they had been throughout the match – costly mistakes became her undoing again. Boulter finished the match with 75 unforced errors to Dart’s 35 as her Billie Jean King Cup teammate rallied back to win eight of the last 10 points.

Norrie came into his second round match with Draper having won their only two previous meetings and the world No.42 brought his A-game out on No.1 Court.

After clinching the opening set tie-break, the 2022 semi-finalist kept shifting through the gears. He got a quick double break at the start of the second - thanks to a nine point win streak - and gave Draper little to no chance of generating any momentum.

Draper grew into the match in the third and stretched out to a 5-2 lead, but there was no way Norrie was going to let go of the chance at a second straight sets victory. He broke the 22-year-old to love to eventually force a tie-break, where he managed to close out a huge win for the 2021 Indian Wells champion.

In the next round he'll look to face either fourth seed Alexander Zverev or Marcos Giron.

Fearnley made an impressive account of himself against seven-time champion Novak Djokovic – but eventually exited in the second round 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 in three hours and two minutes.

The 22-year-old – who won on his Grand Slam main draw debut on Tuesday – faced arguably the toughest challenge in tennis on Centre Court and pushed the 24-time major winner in four highly competitive sets.

The Texas Christian University graduate and Rothesay Open Nottingham champion’s aggressive style and hitting gave Djokovic a lot of issues and he got his reward in the third set.

Trailing the Serbian 3-2, Fearnley forced Djokovic to push his backhand into the net and break Djokovic for the first time this tournament and pushed the world No.2 into a fourth set.

Fearnley appeared almost untouchable on serve through the opening games of the fourth set but in the pressure moments, Djokovic came out on top. Facing break point at 5-5 Fearnley hit a crucial double fault, giving the Serbian the platform he needed to serve out the match as he has done many times before on Centre.

However, in the first match of the day, Lily Miyazaki lost to 14th seed Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 6-0.

Miyazaki got her first Wimbledon victory earlier in the week to book a spot in the second round, but the Rothesay International Eastbourne champion proved too strong on the day - winning all but seven points on serve to see out a comfortable win.

Doubles: Murray brothers defeated

In their first Wimbledon match together Andy Murray and Jamie Murray were defeated by Rinky Hijikata and John Peers 7-6(6), 6-4.

In what will be Andy's final Wimbledon, the brothers put in a strong performance against two former Australian Open doubles champions, but the Aussie's ultimately came out on top in the bigger moments.

After saving set point in the tie-break to take the first set, Hijikata and Peers then came back from 2-0 down to break Jamie twice and see out the match.

Although Andy will play mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu, the match was followed by an emotional tribute on Centre Court.

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Neal Skupski, Joe Salisbury and Olivia Nicholls have made winning starts in the men's and women's doubles.

Reigning champion and winner at The Queen's Club and Eastbourne this summer - Skupski and Michael Venus showed huge fight to edge past Alexader Erler and Lucas Miedler 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-6 (10-5) in tow hours and 23 minutes.

Four-time Grand Slam champions Salisbury and Rajeev Ram beat William Blumberg and Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-4 in the opening round.

Their quest to better their previous semi-final appearances and lift their first Wimbledon title will continue against Andreas Mies and John Patrick Smith.

Meanwhile, Nicholls got her second career win at The Championships as she and Tereza Mihalikova beat sixth seeds Demi Schuurs and Luisa Stefani 6-4, 6-0 to reach round two. 

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Emma Raducanu and Sonay Kartal are leading the British charge into the third round at Wimbledon this year as the young Brits claimed impressive wins on day three.

Raducanu put in arguably her best performance at The Championships to date as she knocked out former world No.12 Elise Mertens 6-1, 6-2 in an hour and 17 minutes.

Kartal’s dream Wimbledon run continues as the 22-year-old backed up her first Grand Slam win by defeating Clara Burel 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to reach the third round.

It was an electrifying start for the 2021 US Open champion, who came flying out the blocks to shock the doubles world No.1. She blew Mertens off the court to take the opening five games before the Belgian could get any foothold in the match, but by then it was already too late for the first set.

Looking to book her second third round appearance at Wimbledon, the Brit hit with near perfect precision from every area of the court. Mertens couldn’t handle the depth and power coming off the Brit’s racket and Raducanu got back-to-back breaks early in the second and finished the match with 22 winners.

In the next round she’ll play either world No.9 Maria Sakkari or Arantxa Rus. Raducanu famously defeated Sakkari in the semi-final en route to her US Open title.

The victory came on the same day that she announced that she will play mixed doubles with Andy Murray this year.

Kartal – who will now face second seed Coco Gauff in the next round – was the more solid of the two through the early stages and looked in full control as she stormed to a set and double break lead at 3-0 in the second.

The Brit had three break points to go 5-2 up but Burel quickly turned the set on its head. With nothing to lose, the world No.45 started to grow in consistency and capitalised on a couple of nervy service games from the Briton to stage a big comeback and win five of the last six games.

There was an air of tension in the final set where fine margins ultimately proved the difference. On her first break point opportunity of the decider, Kartal got a stroke of luck as her forehand rattled the net cord and dropped over on Burel’s side of the net.

The second time of asking, Kartal made no mistakes – she held strong on serve and seized her first match point on Burel’s serve to become the second British woman in the Open Era to reach the third round after coming through qualifying (Karen Cross, 1997).

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However, Dan Evans exited in the first round after he lost to 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo 6-2, 7-5, 6-3.

Evans struggled to get going on serve and despite the majority of points off his first serve, it only landed 45% of the time.

Returning to court on Wednesday trailing by a set the Brit had early break points at 3-3 in the second, but ultimately it proved a similar story and the world No.19 pushed over the line in two hours and 19 minutes.

Doubles

The big upset of the day so far has come from Henry Patten and Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara, who knocked out fifth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 6-3, 6-4.

Patten and Heliovaara have been one of the form duos on the ATP Tour in recent months - winning titles in Marrakech and Lyon and recently made the semi-final in Eastbourne.

Patten and Heliovaara saved all six break points faced en route to victory in an hour and 23 minutes.

Their victory sets up a second round match against Spanish duo Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar.

However, Jacob Fearnley and Jack Pinnington Jones lost out to Brazilians Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo 6-4, 7-6(5).

The second round of Wimbledon will see the British No.1 and No.2 in both the women's and men's game go head-to-head. 

Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart both picked up victories to set up their second contest of the summer so far, while Jack Draper's five-set epic and Cam Norrie's late evening victory sets up their third meeting.

Meanwhile, Jacob Fearnley got his first ever Grand Slam victory and Dan Evans will have to return tomorrow to finish his match against 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo trailing 6-2, 3-3.

However, wild cards Billy Harris, Henry Searle and Francesca Jones were beaten their opening matches as Paul Jubb and Jan Choinski also lost in five sets.

32^nd seed Boulter had to dig deep to defeated former Wimbledon semi-finalist and Lexus Surbiton Trophy runner-up Tatjana Maria 7-6(8), 7-5.

Maria’s heavy slice and relentless fight made it a difficult contest for the Briton, who came back from a break down in both sets to edge out a close victory.

Next she’ll play British No.2 Dart, who knocked out Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai 6-4, 6-0 in an hour and 18 minutes earlier in the day.

A comfortable win for Dart saw the 27-year-old win eight straight games from 4-4 in the opener and saving the only two break points faced throughout the match. This is the third time she’s made the second round at Wimbledon in her career.

Boulter defeated Dart in three sets during their previous meeting in Nottingham this summer.

Wins for both players today means that for the first time since 1987 there will be five British women in the second round of the women's singles.

Draper claimed his first five-set win at Wimbledon in front of the Centre Court crowd against Swedish No.1 Elias Ymer 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in three and a half hours.

A spirited performance from the 28-year-old Swede saw him pass the Brit at the net twice to break for a second time in the fourth set and push for the decider.

As the roof closed and the pair settled in for a final set, Draper's growing experience in the decisive moments of big matches shone through. The Stuttgart champion held his nerve in the fifth and lost just three points on serve the rest of the way. Ymer meanwhile had one poor service game - closing out on a double fault at 0-40 down - which gave Draper the one break needed to come through.

The young Brit paid tribute to Andy Murray in his post match interview after Murray pulled out of the singles earlier in the day. 

"I wouldn't be here without Andy," he said. "Incredible guy off the court, so funny, so genuine, so kind and what a competitor and what a champion. Thank you very much."

Draper will take on Norrie next after the 2022 semi-finalist re-discovered his form to beat Facundo Diaz Acosta 7-5, 7-5, 6-3.

Norrie broke the Argentine eight times over two hours and 17 minutes to make his fifth Wimbledon second round.

Norrie currently holds a 2-0 head-to-head record against Draper with win at the cinch Championships and Miami Open.

Rothesay Open Nottingham champion Fearnley realised a childhood dream out on Court 8 as he picked up his first Wimbledon win over Alejandro Moro Canas 7-5, 6-4, 7-6(12).

The win sets up a meeting with the seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, where he’ll likely play his first match on one of the big show courts.

A fearless display from the 22-year-old Brit on his maiden appearance at the tournament saw him rack up an impressive 47 winners over three set without being broken once. Despite the Spaniard’s fight in the third set tie-break Fearnley kept his foot on the gas and closed out the win on his sixth match point.

However, Harris's Wimbledon main draw debut ended in defeat against world No.63 Jaume Munar 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Harris leaves SW19 off the back of semi-final runs at the Rothesay International Eastbourne, Rothesay Open Nottingham and Lexus Surbiton Trophy as well as a quarter-final at the cinch Championships, and has reached a new career-high ranking at world No.116.

Reigning boys' singles champion Searle made an impressive start against world No.46 Marcos Giron but eventually lost out 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 29 minutes.

Having made the transition to the men's game only this year, Searle showed once again he can compete at the highest level - especially on the grass. His big serve proved an advantage - hitting 17 aces in the match - but his 43 unforced errors compared to Giron's 26 ultimately proved the difference.

23-year-old Jones lost her first round match against former world No.14 Petra Martic 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

The British star made a bright start in a bid for her maidn Grand Slam victory, but an injury in the final set made it difficult for Jones to come through in the decisive moments of the match.

Jubb's hopes of a first Wimbledon victory came to an end at the hands of Brazil's Thiago Seyboth Wild after epic battle ending 1-6, 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4, 7-5.

The 24-year-old from Hull had led by two sets and seemed to be cruising before the first of several rain delays insued. Jubb missed his one an only match point opportunity in the third set tie-break before losing a pivotal set on a forehand that landed less than one millimetre into the tramline.

Confidence rising, Seyboth Wild momentum away from the Brit and despite missing on his first four match points before being broken back in the fifth, closed out the win in four hours.

Choinski lost out in another five-set thriller against world No.37 Luciano Darderi 7-5, 4-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 in just over three and a half hours.

The 28-year-old Brit - who claimed his first Grand Slam victory at The Championships last year - had three break points at 1-1 in the fourth set but failed to convert. In the deciding fifth set, the Italian won all but two points on serve to see out the victory.

Emma Raducanu enjoyed a winning return to the All England Lawn Tennis Club after clinching a 7-6(0), 6-3 victory over lucky loser Renata Zarazua, while Lily Miyazaki made a strong statement in her opener against Tamara Korpatsch, grasping a convincing 6-2, 6-1 victory.

22-year-old Sonay Kartal earned a career-first Grand Slam main draw win after she came back from a set down to defeat Sorana Cirstea 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Arthur Fery came out on the losing side of a five-set marathon against Daniel Altmaier, 4-6, 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, while Heather Watson, Charles Broom and Liam Broady also exited in their opening matches.

Raducanu stepped onto Centre Court for the first time since 2022 against Zarazua, who was drafted in at the last minute after the Brit's original opponent Ekaterina Alexandrova withdrew this morning due to illness.

A tight opening set soon saw Raducanu take control in the tie-break as she edged to an early advantage. The 2021 US Open champion won 71% of points behind her first serve as she caught a hold of the decisive break to book her spot in the second round.

Miyazaki enjoyed a milestone moment on her opening round match, after she clocked her first main draw win at Wimbledon with an impressive victory. The 28-year-old Brit converted five of her nine break point opportunities and dropped just seven points on serve to secure a commanding win over the world No.73 in just 59 minutes.

Miyazaki now faces a tough challenge in the form of newly crowned Rothesay International Eastbourne winner Daria Kasatkina in the second round.

Kartal completed the trio of British winners on day one at The Championships after she earned the biggest win of her career by ranking over world No.31 Cirstea.

The British qualifier found an opening at 4-2 up in the second set as she broke the Romanian twice to draw level. Carrying the momentum on her back, Kartal reeled off six consecutive games to close out her first main draw win in SW19 in an hour and 52 minutes.

Watson was narrowly defeated by doubles partner Greet Minnen 7-6, 6-4. Minnen broke the Brit four times across the match to eventually seal her spot in the second round in an hour and 41 minutes. The pair will join forces for the women's doubles draw which begins in a few days time.

Wild card entrant Broom put up a strong fight against three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka but fell on the losing side, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

After dropping the opening set, the 26-year-old Brit roared back to take a 5-2 lead in the second. However, the world No.95 channelled all of his experience to claw back level before wrapping up a straight sets victory on his first match point.

Meanwhile Fery made a fast start to his battle against world No.80 Altmaier - taking a two sets to one lead. The German soon forced his way back into the match by dialling up the aggression to level the scoreboard and take us to a deciding set where he went on to break the British youngster three times to seal victory.

Broady continued his return from injury as he took on Botic van de Zandschulp. The Brit fought back from a set down to take the second set but once the Dutchman found the break at 5-3 in the third, he took control. Two back-to-back breaks on the Broady serve put the match out of reach for the British No.6 who went on to lose 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.