Andy Murray vs Benoit Paire, Wimbledon fourth round live: Follow updates from the World No 1's match on Centre Court
Follow live updates from Murray's fourth round match
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Your support makes all the difference.Wimbledon returns with a bang after its day of rest as Andy Murray and Johanna Konta carry British hopes on Manic Monday.
It is only the third time in 38 years that Britain has had fourth-round representation in both the men's and women's singles.
You have to go back 44 years to the last time the home nation had a man and woman in the quarter-finals, with Roger Taylor and Virginia Wade both making the last eight.
Expectations are high that Murray and Konta can match that, with both going into their matches as favourite.
Defending champion Murray takes on unpredictable Frenchman Benoit Paire, who has never made a grand slam quarter-final.
Murray is bidding to become only the third man to record 10 straight quarter-final appearances at a grand slam after Roger Federer and Jimmy Connors.
Follow live updates from Murray's match:
What time is it?
Murray is second up on Centre Court, after Venus Williams takes on Ana Konjuh.
It’s hard to give an exact time, but expect Murray out on court at around 2.30pm.
Where can I watch it?
As ever, you will able to watch the match on BBC One.
And you can follow our live blog for game by game coverage and analysis.
What is the head to head record like?
The pair have played each other on the ATP Tour once before, at last year’s Monte Carlo Masters.
Murray won despite losing the first set: 2-6 7-6 7-5.
What are their career Wimbledon records like?
Andy Murray: 53-9
Benoit Paire: 6-6
What have they been saying?
After his victories over Alexander Bublik, Dustin Brown and Fabio Fognini, Murray again finds himself up against an unorthodox opponent.
He said of Paire: “He again has a different game to a lot of the guys now. He has very good hands, moves well, takes a lot of chances, goes for his shots.
“He can be quite up and down. But he seems to have played pretty well so far at this event. I expect it to be tricky.”
What are the odds?
Andy Murray to win: 1/10
Benoit Paire to win: 6/1
Ostapenko and Kuznetsova dominating
Jelena Ostapenko and Svetlana Kuznetsova are both double breaks up in their respective matches against Elina Svitolina and Agnieszka Radwanska. The pair both lead 4-1 in their opening sets.
Ostapenko wins first set against Svitolina
A supreme first-set display by French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko as the 20-year-old takes the opening set 6-3 against fourth seed Elina Svitolina.
Rybarikova and Kerber lead
Angelique Kerber, the world No 1, leads Garbine Muguruza by one set to love (6-4) on Court Two.
Meanwhile, in the battle of the non-seeds, Magdalena Rybarikova is a set to the good against Petra Martic (6-4) but trails by a break in the second set.
Svitolina 3-6 2-4 Ostapenko* (*denotes next server)
Ostapenko dispatches a short backhand up the line to get the break in this second set. The 20-year-old is just two games away from a quarter-final spot.
Konta* 1-0 Garcia (*denotes next server)
A perfect start by Jo Konta as she breaks Caroline Garcia in the opening game of their match on Court One.
Kerber pegged back by Muguruza
Angelique Kerber and Garbine Muguruza are into a deciding set on Court Two. World No 1 Kerber won the opener 6-4 before her Spanish opponent rallied to take the second set by the same scoreline a short while ago.
Kerber 6-4 4-6 3-3 Muguruza* (*denotes next server)
Make that four breaks. We're all square in the decider.
Williams takes opener
Venus Williams wins the first set 6-3 against 19-year-old Ana Konjuh of Croatia on Centre Court.
Konta 5-5 Garcia* (*denotes next server)
A big cross-court forehand winner by Garcia brings up two break points as Konta attempts to serve out the set. A forehand winner followed by an unreturnable serve by the Briton bring the game back to deuce. Garcia brings up another break point a couple of points later and this time she takes it - with the help of Hawk-Eye - to level this opening set up.
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