Wimbledon day four

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Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 2, 2026 Spectators react in the stands as Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff celebrates after winning his second round match against Brandon Nakashima of the U.S. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 2, 2026 Madison Keys of the U.S. celebrates after winning her second round match against Britain's Katie Swan REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 2, 2026 Taylor Fritz of the U.S. in action during his second round match against Patrick Kypson of the U.S. REUTERS/Toby Melville

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July 2 : Highlights of the fourth day at Wimbledon on Thursday (times GMT):

1412 EALA DEFEATS SERENA'S CONQUEROR JOINT

Filipino 29th seed Alexandra Eala ousted Australia's Maya Joint — who ended Serena Williams' singles comeback in the last round — in a 3-6 6-2 6-0 victory. The 21-year-old will face defending champion Iga Swiatek next.

1347 SWIATEK BEATS PLISKOVA

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Defending champion Iga Swiatek dominated 2021 finalist Karolina Pliskova for a 6-1 6-3 victory.

1342 STRUFF BATTLES PAST NAKASHIMA

Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff, ranked 74th in the world, edged American 28th seed Brandon Nakashima 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 7-6(10-7) in a battle that lasted four hours and 21 minutes.

Struff faces Russian eighth seed Daniil Medvedev in the third round.

1338 KEYS BEATS SWAN

Former Australian Open champion Madison Keys beat British wildcard Katie Swan 6-1 6-4 to reach the third round.

1224 SAMSONOVA DEFEATS SHNAIDER

Last year's quarter-finalist Liudmila Samsonova, ranked 41st in the world, beat 15th seed Diana Shnaider 6-4 4-6 6-2.

Samsonova will face 21st seed Marie Bouzkova in the third round.

1214 FRITZ FIRES PAST KYPSON

Last year's semi-finalist Taylor Fritz, the sixth seed, beat American compatriot Patrick Kypson 6-2 6-2 7-5.

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Fritz flies past Kypson to reach Wimbledon third round

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No chinks in Djokovic armour as he rolls over Tsitsipas to reach third round

Djoker Djokovic scares ball girl, then eyes McIlroy's Green Jacket

Gauff backs WTA Finals move to Indian Wells, hopes for lasting home

Former champion Krejcikova rallies past Andreeva into Wimbledon third round

Andreeva out, Gauff hangs on, Sinner and Sabalenka ease into round three

Gauff survives tense tiebreak to keep Wimbledon hopes alive

Medvedev labours into Wimbledon third round

Sabalenka channels her inner Rocky to fend off Kessler challenge

Sabalenka begs Wimbledon to let the dogs in

Osaka brings the style again to beat Gasanova in Wimbledon second round

1203 DE MINAUR BEATS MANNARINO

Australian fifth seed Alex de Minaur clinched a dominant 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino to reach the third round.

1007 PLAY UNDER WAY

Play began under clear skies at the All England Club, with temperatures around 22 degrees Celsius (72 Fahrenheit).

Defending women's champion Iga Swiatek will take on former world number one Karolina Pliskova on Centre Court later in the day, while French Open champion Alexander Zverev faces France's Valentin Royer on Court One.

WIMBLEDON ORDER OF PLAY ON THURSDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)

CENTRE COURT (Play begins at 1230 GMT)

Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) v 3-Iga Swiatek (Poland)

Matteo Berrettini (Italy) v 20-Arthur Fils (France)

Caty McNally (U.S.) v 2-Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)

COURT NUMBER ONE (Play begins at 1200 GMT)

Katie Swan (Britain) v 26-Madison Keys (U.S.)

Valentin Royer (France) v 2-Alexander Zverev (Germany)

15-Jakub Mensik (Czech Republic) v Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)

COURT NUMBER TWO (Play begins at 1000 GMT)

6-Taylor Fritz (U.S.) v Patrick Kypson (U.S.)

6-Amanda Anisimova (U.S.) v Sofia Kenin (U.S.)

17-Frances Tiafoe (U.S.) v Jan Choinski (Britain)

13-Jasmine Paolini (Italy) v Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland)

Source: Reuters

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