Wimbledon 2019: Results with Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Johanna Konta all through
Relive all the action from the second day of the Championships
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Your support makes all the difference.Pulses were racing around Wimbledon for around 40 minutes on Tuesday as an All England Club debutant nicknamed 'The King' threatened to invade Roger Federer's grasscourt kingdom. When little-known South African Lloyd Harris took the first set, the jitters had well and truly set in amongst the 15,000 Centre Court crowd who feared His Royal Swissness could be about to suffer his first opening-round loss at a major since 2003. But on a day when the Swiss was supported by his parents and family friend the Duchess of Cambridge from the Royal Box, the eight-times champion eventually turned on the style to hand down a 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 victory.
Rafael Nadal's bid for a third Wimbledon title is up and running after a straight-sets win over Yuichi Sugita. The Spaniard, seeded third, was broken in the first game of the match but ran out a comfortable 6-3 6-1 6-3 winner in a shade over two hours. A straightforward victory set up a grudge match with Nick Kyrgios, who criticised Nadal recently, in the second round on Thursday.
And Serena Williams began her first-round clash at Wimbledon in complete comfort, but ended it screaming in delight as she finally suppressed Giulia Gatto-Monticone having been dragged into an unlikely dogfight by the world number 161. The Italian qualifier, who was making only her second Grand Slam appearance at the age of 31 having amassed a relatively modest $300,000 in prize money throughout a pedestrian career, was eventually subdued 6-2 7-5. Relive all the action below.
Full order of play for day two:
Centre Court
13:00: Tatjana Maria (Ger) v (5) Angelique Kerber (Ger), Lloyd George Harris (Rsa) v (2) Roger Federer (Swi), (11) Serena Williams (USA) v Giulia Gatto-Monticone (Ita)
Court 1
13:00: (1) Ashleigh Barty (Aus) v Saisai Zheng (Chn), Ana Bogdan (Rom) v (19) Johanna Konta (Gbr), Yuichi Sugita (Jpn) v (3) Rafael Nadal (Spa)
Court 2
11:00: (9) Sloane Stephens (USA) v Timea Bacsinszky (Swi), (5) Dominic Thiem (Aut) v Sam Querrey (USA), Maria Sharapova (Rus) v Pauline Parmentier (Fra), Casper Ruud (Nor) v (9) John Isner (USA)
Court 3
11:00: Nick Kyrgios (Aus) v Jordan Thompson (Aus), Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra) v (26) Garbine Muguruza (Spa), Ons Jabeur (Tun) v (6) Petra Kvitova (Cze), (13) Marin Cilic (Cro) v Adrian Mannarino (Fra)
Court 4
11:00: Ekaterina Alexandrova (Rus) v Katerina Siniakova (Cze), (20) Gilles Simon (Fra) v Salvatore Caruso (Ita), (33) Jan-Lennard Struff (Ger) v Radu Albot (Mol)
Court 5
11:00: Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Cze) v (32) Lesia Tsurenko (Ukr), Kateryna Kozlova (Ukr) v Lauren Davis (USA), Dominik Koepfer (Ger) v Filip Krajinovic (Ser), Pablo Andujar (Spa) v Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz)
Court 6
11:00: Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) v Alison Van Uytvanck (Bel), Magda Linette (Pol) v Anna Kalinskaya (Rus), Yasutaka Uchiyama (Jpn) v Tennys Sandgren (USA), Guido Andreozzi (Arg) v (31) Laslo Djere (Ser)
Court 7
11:00: Steve Johnson (USA) v Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spa), Yafan Wang (Chn) v Tereza Martincova (Cze), Lesley Kerkhove (Ned) v Ivana Jorovic (Ser), Hugo Dellien (Bol) v John Millman (Aus)
Court 8
11:00: (21) Elise Mertens (Bel) v Fiona Ferro (Fra), Brayden Schnur (Can) v Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp), Jay Clarke (Gbr) v Noah Rubin (USA), Anastasia Rodionova (Aus) v Taylor Townsend (USA)
Court 9
11:00: Stefanie Voegele (Swi) v Kaia Kanepi (Est), Christian Garin (Chi) v Andrey Rublev (Rus), Kaja Juvan (Slo) v Kristyna Pliskova (Cze), Marton Fucsovics (Hun) v Dennis Novak (Aut)
Court 10
11:00: Vera Lapko (Blr) v (15) Qiang Wang (Chn), (17) Matteo Berrettini (Ita) v Aljaz Bedene (Slo), Paula Badosa Gibert (Spa) v Varvara Flink (Rus), Alexander Bublik (Kaz) v Gregoire Barrere (Fra)
Court 12
11:00: (8) Kei Nishikori (Jpn) v Thiago Moura Monteiro (Bra), Laura Siegemund (Ger) v Katie Swan (Gbr), Bernard Tomic (Aus) v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra), (4) Kiki Bertens (Ned) v Mandy Minella (Lux)
Court 14
11:00: Harriet Dart (Gbr) v Christina McHale (USA), Tamara Zidansek (Slo) v Eugenie Bouchard (Can), (29) Denis Shapovalov (Can) v Ricardas Berankis (Lit), (27) Lucas Pouille (Fra) v Richard Gasquet (Fra)
Court 15
11:00: Marco Cecchinato (Ita) v (25) Alex De Minaur (Aus), Vitalia Diatchenko (Rus) v Kristina Mladenovic (Fra), Matthew Ebden (Aus) v (24) Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (Arg), (22) Donna Vekic (Cro) v Alison Riske (USA)
Court 16
11:00: Andrea Petkovic (Ger) v Monica Niculescu (Rom), Denis Istomin (Uzb) v Cameron Norrie (Gbr), Taylor Harry Fritz (USA) v Tomas Berdych (Cze)
Court 17
11:00: James Ward (Gbr) v (18) Nikoloz Basilashvili (Geo), (25) Amanda Anisimova (USA) v Sorana Cirstea (Rom), Elena Gabriela Ruse (Rom) v (18) Julia Goerges (Ger), Joao Sousa (Por) v Paul Jubb (Gbr)
Court 18
11:00: Federico Delbonis (Arg) v Daniel Evans (Gbr), Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) v (13) Belinda Bencic (Swi), (30) Carla Suarez Navarro (Spa) v Samantha Stosur (Aus), Frances Tiafoe (USA) v (12) Fabio Fognini (Ita)
BRIT UPDATE
Court 14 - *Dart 4-6 2-1 McHale
Court 16 - Ward 6-2 4-3 Basilashvili*
Court 18 - Evans 6-3 5-5 Delbonis*
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 2-1 Thompson*
The antics continue, as a diving volley leaves Kyrgios flat-out on the ground for a good 20 seconds!
Thompson meanwhile, is growing frustrated at how he can’t capitalise on opportunities on Kyrgios’ serve, mainly due to the sheer power of the first serve.
On serve nonetheless.
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-2 Thompson*
Thompson escapes from a tight game, and then is unlucky at 30-30 on Kyrgios’ serve when Nick’s backhand pass clips the top of the net. He remarks afterwards “I’ve never got down that low in my life!”.
Still on serve.
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-4 Thompson*
THOMPSON BREAKS!
Kyrgios is getting closer to a successful tweener!
On the first point of Thompson’s service game, he hits it in play, but Thompson puts away the volley and holds to love.
Next game, Kyrgios double faults at 15-15, and then can’t adjust his volley after a net cord.
TWO BREAK POINTS for Thompson, and on number two Kyrgios tries a tweener lob with Thompson at the net, but it goes wide and Thompson has the break!
American ninth seed Sloane Stephens, who has crashed out in the opening round of the Championships in the previous two years, breezed past Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky 6-2 6-4 in her tournament opener.
Also advancing to the second round were Belgium's Elise Mertens, who beat Fiona Ferro 6-2 6-0 and China's Wang Qiang who eased past Vera Lapko 6-2 6-2. Lesia Tsurenko, the 32nd seed, fell 6-3 6-2 to Barbora Strycova.
*Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-5 Thompson
Stunning 3 points!
Break point chance for Kyrgios, and after a 20+ shot rally, Thompson puts away a smash at the net.
From deuce Thompson wins the game with two eye-of-the-needle backhand passes down the line, the second after Kyrgios pulls off a tweener lob at the net!
It may be all fun and games to Kyrgios, but he’s serving to stay in the set here...
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 Thompson*
SECOND SET THOMPSON!
Kyrgios broken to 15, as he plays some silly shots, with Thompson remaining dogged and keeping the ball in play.
Its a set apiece on court 3!
BRIT UPDATE
Good news for the Brits so far!
Court 14 - *Harriet Dart 4-6, 6-4 0-1 McHale
Court 16 - James Ward 6-4, 6-4 3-2 Basilashvili* (18)
Court 18 - Dan Evans 6-3, 7-6(5) 2-1 Delbonis*
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