Wimbledon 2025: Kartal and Norrie in action, Sabalenka and Alcaraz to come - live

3m ago 09.57 EDT Pavlyuchenkova wins first set against Kartal, 7-6 (3) Pavlyuchenkova, beginning to look quicker and stronger, wins two points on Kartal’s serve to move 3-0 up in the breaker. An overcooked forehand gifts Kartal her first point but she’s outpointed in the next rally for 4-1. Kartal has the tenacity to stay in long rallies she has no right to win though, and she does so again and then follows it up with a firm wide serve to cut the gap to 4-3. Her opponent still has the breaks though, and two dominant points on serve bring her three set points. Pavlyuchenkova converts the first of them when Kartal clangs a long forehand wide. That was a wild, breathless first set and you can’t help but sense that that line call injustice has done Pavlyuchenkova a favour. She’s upped her game since then. Share

11m ago 09.50 EDT We got ourselves a tiebreak as a similarly authoritative service game from Kartal takes us to 6-6, first set. Norrie leads Jarry 2-1, with serve in the first set, and they’ve resumed on the unroofed courts after a rain delay. Share

15m ago 09.45 EDT And now Pavlyuchenkova moves 6-5 up with a rare emphatic service game in this match – to 15. While Norrie has held serve in the first game against Jarry. Share

19m ago 09.42 EDT Pavlyuchenkova breaks back for 5-5. Pavlyuchenkova, possibly riled by injustice, works her way to break points, the first of which at 30-40 is saved by a fine Kartal save, and the second saved when the Russian nets her return. All of a sudden, it’s set point to Kartal, but she squanders it with a booming, too-long forehand that is called out this time. Pavlyuchenkova then wins her third break point, which she converts this time with a fine firm forehand winner into the corner. Play is suspended on the outside courts due to rain by the way, but Cameron Norrie and Nicolas Jarry are knocking up under Court No 1’s roof Share

25m ago 09.36 EDT A long confusing game marred by technical failure that gifts Kartal the break at 5-4. Kartal draws Pavlyuchenkova forward to fine effect to get to 0-30 on the Russian’s serve, then a double fault gives Kartal two break points, which are retrieved. The first is saved when the Briton skews a backhand wide, the second saved through a forceful serve. Another break point comes Kartal’s way when a drop shot drifts wide but Pavlyuchenkova saves this too with an artful drop from the net. A smash gives the Russian the advantage and then … … Techno confusion, as Kartal’s long shot is not called out by the robots, prompting the “stop stop!” injunction. The umpire gets on the blower for confirmation from officials. As with the infernal VAR in football it takes an inordinate amount of time – and they have to replay the point as the electronic line calling system malfunctioned. Ridiculous, as the old-fangled video system would have called it out. Pavlyuchenkova duly loses the replayed point, and Kartal ends up getting another break point that she this time converts when her opponent nets. But she’s been robbed there. Share

40m ago 09.21 EDT Thanks Daniel, greetings all. This Kartal-Pavlyuchenkova match continues to twist and turn like a twisty turny thing. And Kartal is made to work hard to put her service game away, being pegged back to deuce four times before finally inducing her opponent to hit too long. 4-4, first set. Share

44m ago 09.17 EDT Righto, I’m off for a little break – Kartal, trailing 3-4, is serving at deuce – so here’s Tom Davies to hang with you for the next couple of hours. Enjoy! View image in fullscreen Laughs galore at centre court: (L-R) Erin Doherty, Monica Barbaro, Charithra Chandran, Andrew Garfield, Matthew Broome, Poppy Delevingne, Maude Apatow and Guy Remmers share a joke. Photograph: Karwai Tang/Getty Images for Ralph Lauren Share Updated at 09.20 EDT

47m ago 09.14 EDT On No 1, we’re not getting Jarry v Norrie quite yet – I guess we’re regularising the service after Fritz v Thompson ended so early. Other hand, the covers are off on two, so we should soon have play out there. Share

49m ago 09.11 EDT Aha, at 3-3 and deuce, Pavlyuchenkova sprints in to address a job, nets, and now faces break point; she saves it well, via booming forehand, then secures the hold for 4-3 in set one. Share

51m ago 09.09 EDT “I’m a contemporary of John McEnroe who comprehensively destroyed me in junior tennis,” writes AJ, who need us offer no more to acquire our adulation. “In those days — to address your point re respite from the sun — we wore shirts with the collars up like the great Lew Hoad did. Frankly, it was more fashion than health. Notwithstanding global warming and London as hot as Seoul during its post-monsoon season, I’m a bit sceptical as to the young men at Wimbledon being concerned with skin cancer. Ergo, I concur with your apparent hypothesis re that cap-wearing style is ‘mere’ fashion or a hip-hop attitude.” Share

55m ago 09.06 EDT I ask Coach Calv if he’s any light to shed on the backwards cap situation, and he does but he doesn’t: “It’s mad. Especially for those over the age of 23.” So there we have it. Share

1h ago 09.03 EDT Pavlyuchenkova makes break-back point and sends Kartal nashing from side to side; she does it brilliantly. But eventually, it gets too much, Pavlyuchenkova finishing the point to bring us back level at 3-3 in the first. Share

1h ago 09.01 EDT “Growing up as I did in the hot climes of the Levant,” writes Jonathan Ginzburg, ‘it was always emphasised to us that avoiding heat stroke depends critically on protecting the nape of the neck from the sun. This is what a keffiyeh does perfectly and a backwards baseball hat does so too.” Sure, we discussed that below, but it’s not sunny today. Or are we saying Khachanov wears the backwards cap for when it’s sunny, keeping it on when it isn’t because he’s trained his brain to feel comfortable that way? Share

1h ago 08.59 EDT On Centre, Kartal has come from a break down to lead Pavlyuchenkova 3-2, with a break. She’s not got loads of power, but she’s got very nice hands and a head for the big occasion. Share

1h ago 08.57 EDT Next on No 1 Court: Nicolas Jarry v Cameron Norrie. Share

1h ago 08.57 EDT Fritz says it’s not the way he wanted to got through – he was excited to play some good tennis – but he respects Thompson for coming out, having played two five-setters, then a long doubles match yesterday. Asked how he’ll spend the rest of the day now, he reckons his coaches will want him to rest but he’d like to hit a bit – they’ll discuss it. Otherwise, he says Wimbledon has a feel you can’t get anywhere else, then discusses how he and his coaches look at future opponents, looking for patterns and focusing on a couple of things. He doesn’t like to plan too much as he wants to mainly think about what he’s doing, but he has options in the back of his mind. Finally, he says that he and Khachanov have similar styles, so it’s about which of them plays the better and he’s playing well. And as he’s superstitious, he likes to keep doing the same thing in the same order when everything’s working well. Share

1h ago 08.52 EDT Taylor Fritz (5) beats Jordan Thompson 6-1 3-0 What a shame that is – for Thompson and for us. He looks absolutely devastated, understandably so, but will hope he can manage a doubles match tomorrow. Fritz, for his part, gets a rest after two five-setters and will face Khachanov in the last eight. He’d’ve took that. Share

1h ago 08.50 EDT Kartal quickly makes 0-40 and when Pavluchnkova slices into the net, the break-back is secure. Oh, and as that eventuates, Thompson returns, but I’m afraid it’s no good. He’s not going to be able to continue. Share

1h ago 08.47 EDT Thompson goes off for treatment and a medical timeout, while it looks like the rain has stopped – they’re sweeping water off the covers on No 2. Back on Centre, meantime, Kartal is struggling to secure her first hold, down advantage, and when she she comes in to tickle a lob, Pavlyuchenkova responds with a backhand overhead that somehow develops into a return lob … and a winner. She leads 2-0. Share

1h ago 08.43 EDT Frtiz breaks again to lead 6-1 3-0 and Thompson calls the trainer, but it’s hard to see what there is to do here – he’s crook. It won’t be an easy call, but he’ll surely know this match is beyond him, so it surely makes sense to call it and hope he can get ready for the doubles tomorrow – he and Pierre-Hughes Herbert meet Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara, the defending champs. Share

1h ago 08.41 EDT On Centre, Kartal and Pavlyuchenkova have begun, the latter holding to love in game one. Outside, it’s absolutely clattering down. Share Updated at 08.46 EDT

1h ago 08.38 EDT Fritz breaks Thompson, who looks pretty forlorn out there, and you’ve got to feel for him. This is the best he’s ever done at Wimbledon, at 31 he may never get to this stage again; sport is cruel, man. The American leads 6-1 2-0. Share Updated at 08.39 EDT

1h ago 08.32 EDT Yup, Fritz serves out to love, sealing a 6-1 set with an ace but will Thompson stick with it? He’s not moving well and has a doubles match tomorrow. Meantime, on 2, the covers are on and you can hear thunder rumbling. The forecast for later in the week is excellent, but it’ll be a while until we’ve play outdoors today. Share Updated at 08.40 EDT

2h ago 08.30 EDT However, we’re almost ready to go on Centre, where Kartal and Pavlyuchenkova are imminent. Meantime, Fritz is serving for set one at 5-1, and it doesn’t look like Thompson has much for him. Share

2h ago 08.26 EDT Fritz takes control of set one, breaking Thompson then consolidating to lead 4-1, and we see the roof shut; on No 2, though, it’s raining heavily, so off the players trot. Share

2h ago 08.23 EDT Thunder and rain on No 2, where Sigmund and Sierra were almost ready to get going; let’s hope it’s a storm in a champagne glass. It looks to be – they’re preparing to commence. Share

2h ago 08.20 EDT Thompson is best known as a doubles player – he and his partner, Max Purcell, won last year’s US Open, but Purcell is currently serving an 18-month doping ban. Anyroad, Fritz leads 3-2 in the first, on serve. Share Updated at 08.21 EDT

2h ago 08.17 EDT Thompson is, though, struggling with back-knack. Fritz might want to get him running and stretching. Share

2h ago 08.13 EDT We’ve swapped holds on No 1, so Fritz and Thompson are 1-1 in the first. Share

2h ago 08.08 EDT Next on No 2 Court: Solana Sierra v Laura Siegmund. Share

2h ago 08.08 EDT Khachanov praises “a really great performance” and says he didn’t like grass last year but now he’s back into it. His last two matches have gone the distance and in the one prior to this he rebounded from 2-5 down in the fifth, but he recovered well and though sometimes you can feel more tired, you might also be excited. He was ready to play five today, but is glad he didn’t have to. Share

2h ago 08.04 EDT Karen Khachanov (17) beats Kamil Majchrzak 6-4 6-2 6-3 Another break secures an extremely impressive win for Khachanov. Majcrzak did superbly to reach this point, but he was overmatched and his opponent was not minded to cede the opportunity of a lifetime. Next for him it’s Thompson or Fritz. View image in fullscreen Net hazard: Karen Khachanov (L) falls down during the Men's Round of 16 match against Kamil Majchrzak. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA Share Updated at 08.18 EDT

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