WIMBLEDON 2024 LIVE: TENNIS SCORES AS RAIN DELAYS START AS EMMA RADUCANU AND CARLOS ALCARAZ HEADLINE DAY FIVE

Wimbledon – day five

• Emma Raducanu takes on world No 9 Maria Sakkari in third round
• Raducanu follows Carlos Alcaraz v Frances Tiafoe on Centre Court
• Andy Murray given moving tribute at Wimbledon last night
• Rain expected to disrupt Friday’s play; no play until 11:30am

Wimbledon 2024: No play until 11:30am

There are covers on the outside courts on a gloomy, damp morning at Wimbledon.

No play is expected until at least 11:30am, but that could be pushed back.

Did Harriet Dart’s tie-break tears knock Katie Boulter out of Wimbledon?

It is the deciding tie-break, and Harriet Dart is losing 6-2 and on the edge of defeat when she walks to the back of Wimbledon’s No 1 Court and begins to cry. Katie Boulter steps to the baseline to begin her service routine, looks up to see Dart’s head buried in her hands, and steps away again. And, whether by design or by accident, whether real or imagined, in that moment this wild match seems to slip from Boulter’s grasp.

The crowd utters a sympathetic roar as Dart wipes away tears, bereft and beaten. Boulter resets. But Dart comes out swinging, winning the next four points to draw level at 6-6 in a race to 10. At 8-8, Boulter’s nemesis all day – her own forehand – sends two balls flying out of bounds, and at the end of three hours of absorbing, error-strewn tennis, Dart has won 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8), through to the third round, matching her grand-slam best. She collapses to the grass and grins.

At which point, it is worth exploring whether this was entirely fair on Boulter. Dart had been emotional throughout, crying at the change of ends earlier in the third set when Boulter had broken back, slamming her racket against her bag in frustration. On several occasions, she chuntered angrily at herself, at her corner, at the grass beneath her feet. Boulter kept her cool and, at the end, offered Dart a gracious hug at the net when she must have been hurting.

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Did Harriet Dart’s tie-break tears knock Katie Boulter out of Wimbledon?

Wimbledon 2024: Emma Raducanu to follow Carlos Alcaraz again

After her second-round win over Elise Mertens, Emma Raducanu said she enjoyed following Carlos Alcaraz on Court No 1 and looked to take inspiration from the Wimbledon champion by trying to have as much fans as possible on court.

Raducanu takes to Centre Court after Alcaraz today and said after her 6-1 6-2 over Mertens: “I enjoyed it. I had a lot of fun. I think that when my character shows through my tennis is when I play my best.

“Honestly, me following Carlos, it was pretty cool to watch him play because he has the same sort of demeanor and just enjoyment of the sport. It’s just good to follow and watch.”

Wimbledon: Emma Raducanu embracing underdog role

Emma Raducanu was keen to play down expectations following her stunning victory over Elise Mertens in round two and says she will relish being the underdog against Maria Sakkari on Centre Court today:

“I think I played very well, but I don’t think it was my best match since US Open. I think I’ve played a few matches that I was personally probably happier with,” Raducanu said after her win over Mertens.

“I’m expecting a really tough match. She’s top-10 or something. It’s going to be a really difficult one.

“It’s going to be one where I’m the complete underdog and I can just enjoy playing in my home crowd, home slam, yeah, just keep having fun and trying to stay an extra day.”

Andy Murray’s long farewell begins in tears after fitting Wimbledon ceremony

The result quickly faded from memory, as a standing ovation for the losing team signalled the start of a long farewell. At Wimbledon, Andy Murray stood once again with Sue Barker on Centre Court as the tributes began. There were only a couple of tears this time, 12 years on from that defeat to Roger Federer, 11 years since that historic victory over Novak Djokovic. A defeat alongside brother Jamie in the doubles was followed by a celebration of a career and the cold, crushing realisation that the end is here, the final Wimbledon for a man who for the past 20 years had filled this place with so much heart.

Federer, Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, his fiercest rivals, were there for the final moments, taking part in a video message that paid tribute to the competitor and their admiration for the fighter within. Venus Williams highlighted Murray’s support and advocacy of women’s tennis, in praise of his character. When it came to his time to speak, Murray’s voice cracked as he thanked the close team of physios and fitness trainers who were with him every step of his post-surgery career.

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Andy Murray’s long farewell begins in tears after fitting Wimbledon ceremony

Wimbledon set for rain disruption

Wimbledon is set to be disrupted by heavy rain on Friday as players, fans and ground staff battle the elements.

The UK’s summer has barely got off the ground and the tennis at SW19 has been affected this week by spells of rain and blustery winds.

British No 1 Katie Boulter hit more than 70 unforced errors in a wayward display on Thursday and admitted the conditions were tough. “It was pretty windy. It just didn’t come off the racket today ... And I don’t know whether it’s down to wind or just a bit of everything. I’m not entirely sure, but I am human.”

And while there will be more wind on Friday, it is the rain that is expected to cause problems for players and organisers at the All England Club.

Wimbledon weather forecast as rain set to disrupt Friday’s play

Wimbledon order of play today

Court 6 - 11:00 START

Sander Gille (BEL) / Joran Vliegen (BEL) [14] vs Facundo Diaz Acosta (ARG) / Alexandre Muller (FRA) 1

Rafael Matos (BRA) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) vs Nicolas Barrientos (COL) / Francisco Cabral (POR) 2

Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) [9] vs Anna Blinkova / Mayar Sherif (EGY) 3

Neal Skupski (GBR) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) [6] vs Rafael Matos (BRA) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) 4

Wimbledon order of play today

Court 5 - 11:00 START

Sebastian Baez (ARG) / Dustin Brown (JAM) vs Hugo Nys (MON) / Jan Zielinski (POL) [13] 1

Sebastian Ofner (AUT) / Sam Weissborn (AUT) vs Diego Hidalgo (ECU) / Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) 2

Wimbledon order of play today

Court 4 - 11:00 START

Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) vs Marie Bouzkova (CZE) / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) [10] 1

Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Andres Molteni (ARG) [11] vs Petros Tsitsipas (GRE) / Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 2

Wimbledon order of play today

COURT 18 - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START

Diana Shnaider vs Emma Navarro (USA) [19] 1

Dayana Yastremska (UKR) [28] vs Donna Vekic (CRO) 2

Constantin Frantzen (GER) / Hendrik Jebens (GER) vs

Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Matthew Ebden (AUS) [2] 3

Wimbledon order of play today

So it’s Raducanu headlining the day from a British perspective, with Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff and Jannik Sinner among some of the big names in action on the show courts.

Here’s the full order of play:

Wimbledon order of play and Friday’s schedule

Wimbledon order of play today

COURT 12 - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START

Brandon Nakashima (USA) vs Ugo Humbert (FRA) [16] 1

Marta Kostyuk (UKR) [18] vs Madison Keys (USA) [12] 2

Wimbledon order of play today

No.3 COURT - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START

Daria Kasatkina [14] vs Paula Badosa (ESP) 1

Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Ben Shelton (USA) [14] 2

Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (GBR) [3] vs

Andreas Mies (GER) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 3

Wimbledon order of play today

No.2 COURT - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START

Tommy Paul (USA) [12] vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) [23] 1

Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs Daniil Medvedev [5] 2

Wimbledon order of play today

No.1 COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START:

Jasmine Paolini (ITA) [7] vs Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 1

Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [10] vs Gael Monfils (FRA) 2

Sonay Kartal (GBR) vs Coco Gauff (USA) [2] 3

Emma Raducanu returns to Centre Court

Emma Raducanu faces Maria Sakkari for a place in the Wimbledon last-16, in a rematch of their US Open semi-final three years ago.

Raducanu defeated Sakkari on her way to winning the US Open as a wildcard and the Briton is now into the third round of a grand slam for the first time since winning the title in New York following her stunning win over Elise Mertens.

The 21-year-old is keen to play down expectations, however, and says she will be the “underdog” when she takes on the Greek ninth seed on Centre Court. “I’m expecting a really tough match. She’s top-10. It’s going to be a really difficult one,” she said.

“Again, it’s going to be one where I’m the complete underdog and I can just enjoy playing in my home crowd, home slam. I can just keep having fun and trying to stay an extra day.”

Wimbledon order of play: Centre Court

So here’s how Centre Court stacks up today, with Carlos Alcaraz kicking off the day and Emma Raducanu on second:

Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) [3] vs Frances Tiafoe (USA) [29] 1

Emma Raducanu (GBR) vs Maria Sakkari (GRE) [9] 2

Jannik Sinner (ITA) [1] vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 3

Wimbledon – day five

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