WIMBLEDON 2023 is finally underway
WIMBLEDON 2023 is finally underway – and it’s been a thrilling second day so far as Andy Murray beats fellow Brit Ryan Peniston to reach round two.
British No 1 Cameron Norrie has won his opener at SW19, overcoming Czech star Tomas Machac.
In other news, No 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz sailed through to round two earlier in the day after beating Jeremy Chardy.
Brit Dan Evans crashed out of this year’s tournament at the hands of Frenchman Quentin Halys late in the day on Centre Court.
Tuesday’s wrap
Well, that wasn’t quite what we had in mind when we rocked up this morning.
Just seven matches completed with one almost finished on No1 Court between Etcheverry and Zapata Miralles.
There were wins for Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Ons Jabeur and Carlos Alcaraz.
As for the Brits, Cameron Norrie and Andy Murray progressed but Ryan Peniston and Dan Evans headed out.
Wimbledon order of play and Wednesday’s schedule
Wimbledon will hope for more on-court action on day three after rain washed out all outside matches on Tuesday. Consistent rain throughout the afternoon meant that only matches held on Centre Court and Court One were completed, leaving organisers needing to play catch-up.
The stacked day of action will be highlighted by Britain’s Jodie Burrage taking to Centre Court for the first time, while Novak Djokovic looks to continue his winning run at WImbledon against the Australian grass-court specialist Jordan Thompson.
Burrage secured her first ever win at Wimbledon on Monday and plays the 11th seed Daria Kasatkina in the opening match, while world No 1 Iga Swiatek faces Sara Sorribes Torm.
Heather Watson will meet 10th seed Barbora Krejcikova on Court One while Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune are also in action as they take on the British wildcards Arthur Fery and George Loffhagen respectively.
Tomorrow’s plan
There are a whopping 87 matches scheduled for tomorrow’s order of play.
That includes the reigning champ Novak Djokovic and world No1 Iga Swiatek.
As for the Brits, we have loads in action on Day 3.
That includes:
Jodie Burrage vs Daria Kasatkina
Arthur Fery vs Daniil Medvedev
Heather Watson vs Barbora Krejčíková
George Loffhagen vs Holger Rune
Sonay Kartal vs Madison Keys
Jan Choinski vs Hubert Hurkacz
Katie Boulter vs Daria Saville