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Day Five of the Wimbledon Championships sees the third round of the men’s and women’s singles get underway at the All England Club.
Sam Querrey and Gael Monfils open the action on Centre Court at 1pm, followed by Serena Williams and Roger Federer who take on Kristina Mladenovic and Jan-Lennard Struff respectively.
Elsewhere, Karolina Pliskova faces Mihaela Buzarnescu on Court One before Milos Raonic goes head to head with Dennis Novak. Follow live updates from the fifth day of coverage:
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Order of play – Day Five
CENTRE COURT – SHOW COURT – 13:00 START
1 Sam Querrey (USA) [11] 17 vs Gael Monfils (FRA) 23
2 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 100 vs Serena Williams (USA) [25] 104
3 Roger Federer (SUI) [1] 1 vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 7
No.1 COURT – SHOW COURT – 13:00 START
1 Taylor Fritz (USA) 94 vs Alexander Zverev (GER) [4] 96 T/F 4/6 7/5 7/6(0) 0/0
2 Kiki Bertens (NED) [20] 73 vs Venus Williams (USA) [9] 80
3 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) [7] 65 vs Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) [29] 72
4 Dennis Novak (AUT) 44 vs Milos Raonic (CAN) [13] 48
No.2 COURT – SHOW COURT – 11:30 START
1 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) [25] 25 vs Kevin Anderson (RSA) [8] 32
2 Julia Goerges (GER) [13] 81 vs Barbora Strycova (CZE) [23] 88
3 John Isner (USA) [9] 49 vs Radu Albot (MDA) 55
No.3 COURT – SHOW COURT – 11:30 START
1 Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 107 vs Madison Keys (USA) [10] 112
2 Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 92 vs Donna Vekic (CRO) 95
3 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) [22] 9 vs Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 15
4 Neal Skupski (GBR) / Naomi Broady (GBR) 27 vs Joe Salisbury (GBR) / Katy Dunne (GBR) 28
COURT 12 – SHOW COURT – 11:30 START
1 Lucie Safarova (CZE) 124 vs Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 126
2 Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) / Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 15 vs Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA) [5] 16
3 Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) [31] 57 vs Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 62
COURT 18 – SHOW COURT – 11:30 START
1 Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 114 vs Camila Giorgi (ITA) 119
2 Oliver Marach (AUT) / Mate Pavic (CRO) [1] 1 vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) / Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) 2
3 Guido Pella (ARG) 36 vs Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 38
COURT 5 – 11:30 START
1 Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Andreas Mies (GER) 54 vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) / Marcel Granollers (ESP) [11] 56
2 Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) / Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 21 vs Lucie Hradecka (CZE) / Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) [14] 24
COURT 6 – 13:00 START
1 Fabrice Martin (FRA) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) 35 vs Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 36
2 Irina Bara (ROU) / Alize Cornet (FRA) 47 vs Andreja Klepac (SLO) / Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) [4] 48 T/F 5/7 7/6(3) 0/0
3 Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 37 vs Luke Bambridge (GBR) / Katie Boulter (GBR) 38
4 Antonio Sancic (CRO) / Petra Martic (CRO) 3 vs Artem Sitak (NZL) / Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) 4
COURT 7 – 13:00 START
1 Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) [12] 25 vs Frederik Nielsen (DEN) / Joe Salisbury (GBR) 28
2 Jamie Cerretani (USA) / Renata Voracova (CZE) 19 vs John-Patrick Smith (AUS) / Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 20
3 Mike Bryan (USA) / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 21 vs Philipp Oswald (AUT) / Xenia Knoll (SUI) 22
COURT 8 – 11:30 START
1 Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) [9] 9 vs Ken Skupski (GBR) / Neal Skupski (GBR) 11
2 Xinyun Han (CHN) / Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 54 vs Vania King (USA) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) [17] 56
3 Nicholas Monroe (USA) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 53 vs Ken Skupski (GBR) / Anna Smith (GBR) 54
COURT 10 – 11:30 START
1 Roman Jebavy (CZE) / Andres Molteni (ARG) 30 vs Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) [6] 32
2 Sofia Kenin (USA) / Sachia Vickery (USA) 5 vs Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) [13] 8
3 Christina McHale (USA) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 29 vs Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Zhaoxuan Yang (CHN) [7] 32
COURT 14 – 11:30 START
1 Mike Bryan (USA) / Jack Sock (USA) [7] 49 vs Sander Arends (NED) / Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 51
2 Jay Clarke (GBR) / Cameron Norrie (GBR) 5 vs Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) 6 T/F 4/6 7/6(5) 7/5 3/4
3 Raquel Atawo (USA) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) [11] 25 vs Tatjana Maria (GER) / Heather Watson (GBR) 28
4 John Peers (AUS) / Shuai Zhang (CHN) 61 vs Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) / Lidziya Marozava (BLR) 62
5 Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 45 vs Andres Molteni (ARG) / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 46
COURT 15 – 11:30 START
1 Mandy Minella (LUX) / Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 37 vs Georgina Garcia Perez (ESP) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) 38
2 Dominic Inglot (GBR) / Franko Skugor (CRO) [15] 41 vs Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) 44
3 Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Alexander Peya (AUT) [8] 33 vs Mirza Basic (BIH) / Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 35
COURT 16 – 11:30 START
1 Antonio Sancic (CRO) / Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) 38 vs Robin Haase (NED) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 39
2 Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Yifan Xu (CHN) [6] 49 vs Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Jennifer Brady (USA) 51
3 Alicja Rosolska (POL) / Abigail Spears (USA) 14 vs Latisha Chan (TPE) / Shuai Peng (CHN) [5] 16
4 Hugo Nys (FRA) / Shuko Aoyama (JPN) 11 vs Marcus Daniell (NZL) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) 12
5 Marcin Matkowski (POL) / Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 43 vs Divij Sharan (IND) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) 44
COURT 17 – 13:00 START
1 Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) 61 vs Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) [2] 64
2 Elise Mertens (BEL) / Demi Schuurs (NED) [8] 33 vs Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 35
3 Robin Haase (NED) / Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 13 vs Franko Skugor (CRO) / Vania King (USA) 14
4 Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Raquel Atawo (USA) 51 vs Nicolas Mahut (FRA) / Elina Svitolina (UKR) 52
MATCHES TO BE ARRANGED
NOT BEFORE 17.00
1 Jack Sock (USA) / Sloane Stephens (USA) 59 vs Dominic Inglot (GBR) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) 60
2 Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Zhaoxuan Yang (CHN) 5 vs Jay Clarke (GBR) / Harriet Dart (GBR) 6
3 Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Elise Mertens (BEL) 29 vs Jamie Murray (GBR) / Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 3
Good morning and welcome to Day Five of the Wimbledon Championships!
We'll be bringing you all the updates, action and news from SW19 so make sure to stay tuned for what promises to be another fine day of tennis here in south London.
As usual, here are some talking points to get stuck into before The Championships get underway once again:
Struff of nightmares
Roger Federer has been making his customary serene progress so far and faces Jan-Lennard Struff in the third match on Centre Court. The eight-time champion is yet to drop a set this week, and in fact has won his last 27 sets at the championships. Struff did at least prove he is made of tough stuff when he came through a marathon set against Ivo Karlovic 13-11 in the fifth, but can he lay a glove on the Swiss superstar?
Serena getting stronger
Spare a thought for Kristina Mladenovic, who is next in the crosshairs of seven-time winner Serena Williams. The American has made short work of her first two opponents and, although she will not admit it, the steady trickle of seeds going out has made the prospect of an eighth title a genuine one, less than 10 months after giving birth to her daughter. World number Mladenovic, a doubles specialist ranked 62 in singles, is unlikely to get in the way.
Venus in the mix
In fact the biggest hurdle to come for Serena could be sister Venus, who remains in contention to add to her personal tally of five titles, and they could meet in the semi-finals. The elder sibling is looking more fallible these days, dropping the first set in each of her opening two matches, but crucially she is finding ways to win. Kiki Bertens is next up, having lost to Venus in Miami earlier this year - despite taking the first set.
Murray Az new partner
Andy Murray may be absent but brother Jamie gets his campaign under way, starting in the men's doubles with Brazilian partner Bruno Soares. They play Paolo Lorenzi and Albert Ramos Vinolas, before Murray embarks on a new partnership with former world number one Victoria Azarenka. Murray won the mixed doubles with Martina Hingis last year and will be looking to defend his title. No pressure then, Victoria. Wesley Koolhof and Elise Mertens are up first on Friday evening.
Here's the latest daily column from legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, who will be writing for The Independent throughout the Championships:
Safe to say the Spaniard wasn't best pleased with his umpire from yesterday's game:
Show court schedules:
Centre Court
Sam Querrey (11), United States, vs. Gael Monfils, France
Kristina Mladenovic, France, vs. Serena Williams (25), United States
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, vs. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany
No. 1 Court
Taylor Fritz, United States, vs. Alexander Zverev (4), Germany
Kiki Bertens (20), Netherlands, vs. Venus Williams (9), United States
Karolina Pliskova (7), Czech Republic, vs. Mihaela Buzarnescu (29), Romania
Dennis Novak, Austria, vs. Milos Raonic (13), Canada
No. 2 Court
Philipp Kohlschreiber (25), Germany, vs. Kevin Anderson (8), South Africa
Julia Goerges (13), Germany, vs. Barbora Strycova (23), Czech Republic
John Isner (9), United States, vs. Radu Albot, Moldova
No. 3 Court
Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, vs. Madison Keys (10), United States
Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, vs. Donna Vekic, Croatia
Adrian Mannarino (22), France, vs. Daniil Medvedev, Russia
Ken Skupski and Naomi Broady, Britain, vs. Katy Dunne and Joe Salisbury, Britain
No. 12 Court
Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, vs. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia
Paolo Lorenzi, Italy and Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, vs. Bruno Soares, Brazil and Jamie Murray (5), Britain
Stefanos Tsitsipas (31), Greece, vs. Thomas Fabbiano, Italy
No. 18 Court
Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, vs. Camila Giorgi, Italy
Oliver Marach, Austria and Mate Pavic (1), Croatia, vs. Federico Delbonis, Argentina and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela, Mexico
Guido Pella, Argentina, vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald, United States
Roger Federer and Serena Williams will try to avoid further upsets at Wimbledon as the third round begins on Friday.
Federer plays Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany and Williams faces Kristina Mladenovic of France as they continue their quests for a ninth and eighth Wimbledon title, respectively.
Williams finds herself the favorite again after defending champion Garbine Muguruza lost on Thursday, meaning only two of the top-eight seeded women are still in the field.
No. 3 Marin Cilic also lost on Thursday, becoming the third of the men's top-10 seeds to go out.
Five-time champion Venus Williams is also in action later today, facing Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands.
Wimbledon's champion conqueror Alison Van Uytvanck has revealed she feels "free" off the court after coming out.
The Belgian announced in March during a television interview that she was in a same-sex relationship with compatriot and fellow tennis professional Greet Minnen.
They had previously made no secret of their bond on social media.
And Van Uytvanck, who beat defending champion Garbine Muguruza at Wimbledon on Thursday evening, is proud she and Minnen have gone public.
"We just decided to not make it personal and not keep it for ourselves, because I'm happy anyway if it is with a woman or a man," the 24-year-old said.
"I just feel like we don't have to be ashamed of this, and that's why I also want to be free.
"I mean, I'm not sick. I don't have a disease. I just feel like it's good that I could come out as a gay person."
Van Uytvanck earned a first victory over a top 10 player in seeing off Muguruza 5-7 6-2 6-1 in arguably the biggest shock yet at this year's championships.
Madison Keys and Evgeniya Rodina are currently in action on Court Three, with the Russian 6-5 in the opening set. Elsewhere, Kevin Anderson leads 5-3 in his first set against Philipp Kohlschreiber on Court Two.
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