Wimbledon 2019 draw LIVE: Mixed doubles draw to determine Andy Murray and Serena Williams’s fate
Follow day three at Wimbledon as Andy Murray and Serena Williams learn their mixed doubles fate
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest updates live from day three at Wimbledon where the draw for the mixed doubles takes place, with Andy Murray and Serena Williams team up in one of the all-time great ‘dream teams’.
Murray always planned to play in the mixed doubles after coming through his injury return at Queen’s unscathed, but initially struggled to find a partner for his SW19 return. But preliminary talks of an incredible partnership with 23-time Grand Slam champion Williams developed into a genuine proposition, and it was announced on Tuesday that they ill team up in an attempt to win the mixed doubles.
Murray and Williams needed to commit to the tournament by 11am, with the draw getting underway at midday. Follow the live action below.
ORDER OF PLAY
CENTRE COURT – SHOW COURT – 13:00 START
1 Monica Puig (PUR) 94 vs Karolina Pliskova (CZE) [3] 96
2 Kyle Edmund (GBR) [30] 25 vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 28
3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] 1 vs Denis Kudla (USA) 3
No.1 COURT – SHOW COURT – 13:00 START
1 Heather Watson (GBR) 86 vs Anett Kontaveit (EST) [20] 88
2 Karen Khachanov (RUS) [10] 49 vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 52
3 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [14] 113 vs Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 115
No.2 COURT – SHOW COURT – 11:00 START
1 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) [22] 41 vs Reilly Opelka (USA) 44
2 Simona Halep (ROU) [7] 97 vs Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 99
3 Kevin Anderson (RSA) [4] 33 vs Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 35
4 Cori Gauff (USA) 110 vs Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 111
No.3 COURT – SHOW COURT – 11:00 START
1 Elina Svitolina (UKR) [8] 65 vs Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 67
2 Robin Haase (NED) 46 vs Milos Raonic (CAN) [15] 48
3 Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) [19] 9 vs Corentin Moutet (FRA) 12
4 Madison Keys (USA) [17] 105 vs Polona Hercog (SLO) 107
COURT 12 – SHOW COURT – 11:00 START
1 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 102 vs Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 103
2 Daniil Medvedev (RUS) [11] 17 vs Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 20
3 Andreas Seppi (ITA) 37 vs Guido Pella (ARG) [26] 40
NOT BEFORE 18.00
4 Danielle Collins (USA) 77 vs Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) [12] 80
COURT 18 – SHOW COURT – 11:00 START
1 Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) [28] 89 vs Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 92
2 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 21 vs David Goffin (BEL) [21] 24
3 Sofia Kenin (USA) [27] 121 vs Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 123
COURT 14 – 11:00 START
1 Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 69 vs Maria Sakkari (GRE) [31] 72
2 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 30 vs Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 31
3 Marcel Granollers (ESP) 14 vs Ugo Humbert (FRA) 15
COURT 15 – 11:00 START
1 Benoit Paire (FRA) [28] 57 vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 60
2 Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 126 vs Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 127
COURT 16 – 11:00 START
1 Pablo Cuevas (URU) 61 vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) 63
2 Steve Darcis (BEL) 53 vs Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) [23] 56
3 Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 118 vs Shuai Zhang (CHN) 119
NOT BEFORE 18.00
4 Petra Martic (CRO) [24] 73 vs Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 75
COURT 17 – 11:00 START
1 Madison Brengle (USA) 82 vs Karolina Muchova (CZE) 83
2 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6 vs Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 7
*Edmund 6-4 6-4 3-1 Verdasco (40-40)
Hhhmmm. Seemingly in control at 40-0, Edmund makes three uncharacteristic errors, and suddenly Verdasco is back in with a chance.
Deuce.
*Edmund 6-4 6-4 3-1 Verdasco (40-40)
BREAK POINT VERDASCO, as Edmund goes wide with a backhand crosscourt, but he saves it with a booming serve out-wide.... phew.
Edmund 6-4 6-4 3-2 Verdasco*
VERDASCO BREAKS!
Verdasco wins a mammoth point on deuce no.2, as Edmund goes wide on the forehand... and on break point, Edmund's backhand this time let's him down, going at least a foot long!
He had a chance to gallop ahead there Edmund... that was a real screw-up from 40-0 up.
Back on serve on Centre!
*Edmund 6-4 6-4 3-3 Verdasco
Another missed chance for Edmund at 0-30, although this time Verdasco more or less took it out of his hands, with big serves and delicate play at the net.
Shortening points on serve seems to be the way forward for the Spaniard, who draws level here.
Edmund 6-4 6-4 4-3 Verdasco*
Edmund wins a tense, long point at 15-30, before closing out the game with a big serve and simple forehand pass, as Verdasco was stranded at the net.
*Edmund 6-4 6-4 4-4 Verdasco
Similarly to Edmund's previous game, Verdasco holds from 15-30 - a point Edmund was very much in until slipping behind the baseline.
4 apiece.
Edmund 6-4 6-4 5-4 Verdasco*
Edmund holds to love.
Will sets one and two repeat itself here, when Verdasco was broken for the set at 5-4? We shall see...
*Edmund 6-4 6-4 5-5 Verdasco
No repeat this time.
Verdasco holds to love, and was very, very good in that game. And he finally gets to 5-5!
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