Wimbledon 2017, day three: Rafa Nadal beats Donald Young after Petra Kvitova's surprise defeat
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Your support makes all the difference.Home fans will be treated to a double-bill of British number ones at Wimbledon on Wednesday when Johanna Konta stars in a revenge play against Croatia's Donna Vekic before defending champion Andy Murray takes to the stage.
With world number two Rafa Nadal bringing down the curtain on the scheduled matches, taking on the United States' Donald Young, a few more chapters in the quest for this year's titles will be written by the end of the day.
Sixth seed Konta, 26, lost to 21-year-old Vekic, ranked 58, in the final of the Nottingham grasscourt tournament last month.
Twice champion Murray, who has been suffering with a sore hip, has already dispatched one player with an armoury of unconventional shots, Kazakh Alexander Bublik.
He now takes on 97th ranked Dustin Brown of Germany, whose trademark dreadlocks are often sent flying as he leaps for seemingly ungettable balls.
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Murray* 2-2 Brown (*denotes next server)
Brown's drop-shot count is already well into double figures. This is the perfect test for Murray's hip. The world No 1 has his first break chance but Brown stands firm and holds for 2-2.
Murray 3-2 Brown* (*denotes next server)
Brown rips a couple of ridiculous groundstrokes to win two points on Murray's serve but the Briton holds with relative ease.
Murray* 3-3 Brown (*denotes next server)
Today's Centre Court crowd is getting a lot more value for money than yesterday's.
Brown wins what looks like the point of the match so far with a forehand lob over Murray - and then betters it just seconds later with a stupendous backhand drop volley.
Murray* 5-3 Brown (*denotes next server)
"The running, jumping, drive backhand volley."
Tim Henman's superbly accurate description of another stupendous Dustin Brown effort.
It's not enough this time, though, as the dreadlocked magician double faults to hand the first break of serve to the world No 1.
Murray* 6-3 1-2 Brown (*denotes next server)
Brown double faults to start the game and another error at 15-30 down brings up two break points for Murray. He saves one as Murray's backhand pass floats wide and the German takes the game to deuce with a superb serve-volley combo. A missed forehand by the Briton eventually gives Brown the game.
Murray 6-3 2-2 Brown* (*denotes next server)
Brown wins the first point on Murray's serve with some good net play but a missed drop shot, a missed forehand and two aces by the world No 1 ensure the second set remains on serve.
Murray 6-3 4-2 Brown* (*denotes next server)
Murray starts the game with a superb backhand passing shot. Three subsequent missed groundstrokes by Brown gift an easy hold to the first seed.
Murray* 6-3 5-2 Brown (*denotes next server)
Murray takes Brown to deuce as he capitalises on a trio of netted shots by Brown. The Briton brings up break point with an angled drop shot and takes it as his opponent volleys into the net after a game of cat and mouse.
Murray 6-3 6-2 Brown* (*denotes next server)
An ace. A Brown unforced error. A drive-volley winner. A Brown unforced error.
Murray holds to love and now leads by two sets to love.
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