The 2021 Wimbledon Open has reached the third day but it has not been without drama, upsets and routine wins.
Men and Women’s number one players Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty booked their places in the next round but third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and the great Serena Williams have exited the tournament.
Below is our highlights from the Oldest Tennis Tournament in the world.
Ashleigh Barty too good for Suarez Navarro
No1 seed Ashleigh Barty needed three sets to see off Carla Suarez Navarro on Centre Court.
Having announced her intention to retire at the end of the season after beating cancer, all eyes were on Suarez Navarro as the veteran Spaniard made what turned out to be her final appearance at the All England Club.
And Barty, 25, was quick to praise her opponent following a 6-1 6-7 6-1 victory.
She said: “To be able to share the court with [Carla] was incredible. She’s a genuine champion and she’s going to be very sorely missed.”
Novak Djokovic overcomes early scare to advance
Novak Djokovic came from a set down to start his Wimbledon defence with an ultimately comfortable victory over Jack Draper in the first round.
Djokovic can move level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on a record 20 grand slam singles titles if he prevails again at the All England Club.
But he found himself unexpectedly trailing against the British teenager after a rusty first set, Djokovic having had little time to adapt to the grass following the clay-court season that saw him win the French Open.
However, Djokovic soon found his rhythm despite an admirable display from the wildcard and will now face either Kevin Anderson or Marcelo Barrios Vera in the second round after a 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 win.
Roger Federer ‘lucky’ to overcome plucky Mannarino
Roger Federer can count himself a little fortunate to be heading into round two after injury forced Adrian Mannarino to retire.
Sixth seed Federer is going in search of his ninth Wimbledon singles title but trailed 6-4 6-7 3-6 4-2 when Mannarino injured his knee.
World No41 Mannarino battled on but lost the fourth set and retired after one point in the decider.
Federer, 39, will now face Richard Gasquet who overcame Yuichi Sugita.
Injury ends tearful Williams’ record attempt
Five years after her last Wimbledon title, injury cruelly robbed Serena Williams of her latest chance to win a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam.
Williams, 39, started her tie against world No100 Aliaksandra Sasnovich with a heavily strapped right thigh and slipped on the baseline in the fifth game.
The American legend, who is chasing Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam titles, went down again in the sixth before retiring as she struggled to get to her feet.
Frances Tiafoe shocks Stefanos Tsitsipas
Frances Tiafoe is confident he can cause further shocks at Wimbledon after he claimed the impressive scalp of third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the opening round on Monday.
Unseeded American Tiafoe ousted Tsitsipas in straight sets, winning 6-4 6-4 6-3 to make the Greek the first major casualty of the men’s draw.
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