Wimbledon 2017, day five live: Andy Murray vs Fabio Fognini after wins for Rafael Nadal and Johanna Konta
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Your support makes all the difference.There are four Britons in action on day five of Wimbledon as the third round gets underway in both the men’s and women’s singles events.
Andy Murray is, as always, the star attraction and the world No 1 takes on talented Italian Fabio Fognini in the day’s final match on Centre Court.
Johanna Konta, the favourite for the women’s title after Karolina Pliskova’s surprise exit on Thursday, is demoted to Court One for her match against Maria Sakkari after Wednesday’s epic three-set win over Donna Vekic.
Meanwhile, Heather Watson opens up on Centre Court against Viktoria Azarenka and Aljaz Bedene takes on the 16th seed Gilles Muller.
Rafa Nadal and Venus Williams are also bidding to reach the fourth round.
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Azarenka* 3-6 3-1 Watson (*denotes next server)
Watson fends off a break point at 30-40 to hold and get off the mark in this second set.
Bedene beaten in straight sets
Andy Murray is the last man standing for Great Britain in the men's singles event following Aljaz Bedene's straight-sets loss to Gilles Muller a short while ago. British No 4 Bedene was beaten 7-6 7-5 6-4 in two hours and 29 minutes.
Azarenka 3-6 6-1 Watson* (*denotes next server)
Azarenka fends off a break point before serving out to level the match at one set all.
Azarenka* 3-6 6-1 0-1 Watson (*denotes next server)
Watson wins four points in a row to hold from 0-30 down in the opening game of the third set.
Nishikori fightback
Kei Nishikori is battling back on Court Three. After dropping the first two sets to Roberto Bautista-Agut he won the third a short while ago and is already a break up in the fourth.
Azarenka 3-6 6-1 1-1 Watson* (*denotes next server)
An easy hold for Azarenka levels things up in the deciding set.
Azarenka 3-6 6-1 2-2 Watson* (*denotes next server)
Another straightforward hold for Azarenka. Watson is making too many errors on her forehand side.
Azarenka* 3-6 6-1 2-3 Watson (*denotes next server)
After a couple of tricky services games at the start of this set Watson holds to love to put the pressure right back on her opponent.
Azarenka 3-6 6-1 3-3 Watson* (*denotes next server)
This set is teetering along nicely. No breaks of serve so far but, with no final-set tie-breaks at SW19, something will eventually have to give.
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