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he loves the grass of centre court. he loves the grass of centre court.17 - he hasn't lost on that court since 2017 — and novak djokovic made sure there were no shocks for him in the opening round, safely through. potentially andy murray awaits in the quarterfinals. plenty of loud cheers around these grounds, and there were when djokovic one earlier today. ididn't i didn't have any lead up tournaments, preparation tournaments or matches prior to wimbledon, so you'll always feel a little bit probably less comfortable than you would like to at the beginning. particularly if you're playing against somebody as talented as quan, who stays close to the line and hits very clean from forehand and backhand side. it was really difficult to go through him. djokovic easing himself into this the lack of these championships. raducanu, gretzky, whatever you want to call it — andy murray has stepped out onto centre court, let's bring you some life pictures as he is warming up and his match record on the screen, a two—time champion here, of course, to time olympic gold me

when you think about centre and the show courts, 18 - centre and the show courts, 18 courts in total.bes so we know how much moisture, how much water to put on. we can adjust measurements to make sure whether you are playing on a stadium court or outside court, the characteristic should be the same. you have been in thisjob 27 characteristic should be the same. you have been in this job 27 years. you have been in this job 27 years. you have been in this job 27 years. you have assumed the head groundsman role. when was that? when andy murray won in 2013? see you played a part in his success. hat murray won in 2013? see you played a part in his success.— part in his success. not that you want to claim — part in his success. not that you want to claim it. _ part in his success. not that you want to claim it. absolutely - part in his success. not that you j want to claim it. absolutely not. part in his success. not that you - want to claim it. absolutely not. my first championships 2013. through the years, since i have been here, there had always been that wanting of the next british cham

he is, and the _ centre court for us, isn't he? n has come out especially for him. we had a rain hampering play here early but it's all under way on these beautiful outside courts as you can see and on centre court at the moment we can take you there now, celebrating its 100th yearjust seeing who will serve first at the moment as this is one of the handful of asian players in the top ten in the world. 2a years old and has won a title before and reach the semifinals of eastbourne last year and one the south korea master singer but novak djokovic is the clear favourites and is looking for 21 grand slams, his seventh wimbledon title and you wouldn't bet against him, potentially with the covid situation, this could be his last grand slam until the french open next year. he really wants to narrow the gap to rafael nadal who is on 22 grand slams. this gets under way shortly and let me tell you what's happening in terms of the british players because we are spoilt for choice and the british number one cameron norrie who sneaked into the to

full crowds and two british grand slam champions on centre court.d. it's been a while, but wimbledon�*s back in full force, and so is the queue. awaiting them is an all—star cast. serena williams hasn't played singles since this agonising exit last year... ..but hasn't given up on another trophy at a0. opening centre court in its 100th year is defending champion novak djokovic. but rafael nadal is eyeing his third slam of the year after three years away. i enjoy it, unforgettable moments here, so i don't know how many wimbledons remain for me, no? so if i have the chance to be here this year, i want to enjoy that opportunity. for some, the championships will be as much about who isn't here. russian and belarusian players are banned over the war in ukraine, meaning no world number one daniil medvedev and no ranking points. it's still the right decision to make for the championships. we hugely regret the impact it has on the individual players involved, but it remains the right decision for us, this year. despite many time—honoured traditions, some th

here at wimbledon as you would expect, and if you were one of the lucky people with a ticket for centre court there. we will talk about the british successes and struggles in a moment but we have to start on centre, where rafa nadal is struggling hard to see aims to win a third wimbledon title and the 23rd grand slam. it seems far away at the moment and looks it started with iga swiatek eager to win her first wimbledon title. jana fett will be able to say she laid eager of swiatek onto centre court, and then the tenor started. it's different players from two different worlds. swiatek is now the dominant woman of her era. in the first set, you wouldn't need telling which was which, 6—0 swiatek. but the crowd on centre will often get behind a struggle, new set, new fett. she wrote the good well, breaking early and then backing it up. for swiatek, that was a wake—up call, soon normal service was resumed. she cannot will rise to a level beyond her peers. in the end, it was all done in an hour and a quarter. for french open of enchanted remains the big favourites for wimbledon. enchanted remains t

fruits welcomed onto centre court.ing. she's _ welcomed onto centre court. quite something. she'sjust _ welcomed onto centre court. quite something. she'sjust getting her grass court game, getting her eye and on the game there but in the singles draw at wilmington next week. �* . , singles draw at wilmington next week. 3 , , ., ., week. it's very little preparation. ma be week. it's very little preparation. may be with _ week. it's very little preparation. may be with all— week. it's very little preparation. may be with all gibberish - week. it's very little preparation. may be with all gibberish he - week. it's very little preparation. may be with all gibberish he will| may be with all gibberish he will have a good run at eastbourne. this time it does sound like the ovation for williams. potentially it's just the one match. that is virtually no build—up for a player heading into wimbledon. you might think she serena williams, she is 123, she's watching a 41 then a0. it's serena williams, she is 123, she's watching a a

but it's going to be on centre court and he'll love| be on centre court and he'll love it.lights of phil mickelson and justinjohnson will mickelson and justin johnson will tee mickelson and justinjohnson will tee off mickelson and justin johnson will tee off tomorrow. that prompted the pga tour to suspend any players from their own events, but the majors are governed differently in the usga have allowed their participation this year in the us open. those in not involved have been having their say on what is happening in their sport. this is a tournament shrouded in shadow. it takes place at a time of revolution, and the likes of phil mickelson and dustin johnson in the first i event. mickelson and in particular has been front and centre for the rebels. now he'll play alongside those who stayed behind. t’zre he'll play alongside those who stayed behind.— stayed behind. i've been disappointed _ stayed behind. i've been disappointed with - stayed behind. i've been disappointed with how . stayed behind. i've been i disappointed with how he's stayed behind. i've been - disappoin

and last on centre court is serena williams who has not played a singles match since hobbling off centre in the first round last year. she said she had a lot of motivation to make sure that was not her last memory. elsewhere, 12 brits in action and an early win for ryan peniston on his wimbledon singles debut. thank you very much, laura. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. we saw a bit of sunshine poking through the clouds at wimbledon and it is across eastern areas that we have got bright and sunny skies. however, it is a day of weather contrasts and it is not nice everywhere by any stretch, across western areas, thicker cloud on the way in and heavy rain around. meanwhile, to the east of the uk, we have got a heatwave, look at the temperatures, well above normal, even into the mid 40s across parts of southern italy. that is because the high temperatures are caused by a big ridge in thejet stream which sort of blocks the weather from moving in from the atlantic and sadly for us, we underneath the trough, so that encourages an area of low pressure to form and it is this

goad emotional game on centre court. good to net emotional game on centre court.to get emotional. _ emotional game on centre court. good to get emotional. my _ emotional game on centre court. (emf. to get emotional. my grand passed away a few days ago and i just like to dedicate that to her today. the sensational _ to dedicate that to her today. the sensational win for liam broady who puts out diego schwartzman and five thrilling sets. small text survives a scare as a world number one keeps her wimbledon hopes alive. i'm only foster at the bbc sport centre with the rest of today's headlines, frustration at taunton as the weather think that weathers couples england's chances of winning the testing in south africa. will hear from the w series champion as she prepares to race at silverstone this weekend. welcome along. thank you for joining forjoining us live, day four at wimbledon. if the atmosphere was flat last night both after emma reddick, who went out then the british players have lifted the booze for the supporters and the british fans on seder court, katie bo

james, i'm not sure whether you were at centre court today.inks in one of the vip lounaes? , ., having drinks in one of the vip lounaes? g ., , .,, lounges? -- john isner. iwas working. _ lounges? -- john isner. iwas working. i— lounges? -- john isner. iwas working, i saw— lounges? -- john isner. iwas working, i saw the _ lounges? -- john isner. iwas working, i saw the end - lounges? -- john isner. iwas working, i saw the end of - lounges? -- john isner. iwas working, i saw the end of the | lounges? -- john isner. i was - working, i saw the end of the match and i thoughtjohn isner played brilliantly. i also saw the departure of emma raducanu. i would like to stick up for her, she is only 19, like to stick up for her, she is only19, i like to stick up for her, she is only 19, i couldn't even tie my shoelaces at that age, she has great composure and charisma, she'll be back. the headline today in the metro was saducanu, but i'm sure she will win in the future.— will win in the future. apparently she was routined _ will win in the future. apparen

view better than him dealing with the pressures of centre court. a time when we had to keep awry across one or two british players at this stage but a different story this stage but a different story this time. ten brits made it through to the second round. the british number one continues into round three. today is where the journey ends for ryan. on the outside courts at wimbledon, rain had delayed play. thankfully, in britain, we know how to keep ourselves entertained when that happens. when it eventually got under way he might have wished that it hadn't. again stevejohnson he never really got close and was quickly two sets down. he needed the crowd on his side. first he would have to wake them up. that should do it. but even with the wave of noise behind him, itjust was not enough and his adventure at wimbledon was over. harriet had been made to wait for herfirst over. harriet had been made to wait for her first round match so she came into this one like a coiled spring ready to go and injust came into this one like a coiled spring ready to go

last up on centre court today.rom the crowd as he bids to go far in this tournament despite the fitness issues he has experience, and abdominal problem. but he says he is pleased with the progress he has been making and at the last few days ahead of the start of this year's championships. away from wimbledon, england's cricketers are on course to complete a 3—0 series whitewash against new zealand. they'll start the final day at headingley needing 113 more runs, with eight wickets in hand. ollie pope and joe root both hit unbeaten half centuries in an attacking, unbroken stand of 132. gilbert producing some brilliant shots, as we have seen him do so often in recent weeks. josh ——joe root. it will be a fascinating combination to that match was that it will be a fascinating start to list your�*s championships. 17 british players in the main draw this year. with some of the results those lesser known british plays have been producing in recent weeks, i think it will be a fascinating tournament. all eyes will be on a r

they laid out centre court for days like this 100 years ago.ak djokovic as hit. it was one settle in the volume rising. djokovic took the third set and was gradually improving. where has that landed? better. something like the real nova. wimbledon was under way, same as ever. of course, it's not. wimbledon“s decision to exclude players from russia and belarus continues to divide opinion. in response to the professional tour has stripped this tournament of its ranking points but the players are still here, there is still the prize money and surely still the status. this is the place that can change lives. it started everything to emma raducanu. was it reallyjust a year ago? she is the us open champion, she is a teenage player in development. against alison van good funk, she had to extend herself to hold serve early on. performance is a mixture of physical and mental strength, signs that she was moving well. she took the first set 6—a. we soon saw her covering most blades of famous grass. but her belgian opponent with the shots and the experienc

this is the first time players have been allowed to practise here on centre court before the championshipsme. the idea is this will help bed in the courts and prevent slippages in the early rounds. there are winners... cheering game, set and match, murray. ..and wild cards among the brits. and last year's overnight sensation, emma raducanu. but the us open champion is tempering expectations after a recent injury. in a way, it might help because there's absolutely no pressure on me. like, i haven't had the ideal preparation, so of myself, i can't really expect too much and i canjust go out there and have a good swing. some have claimed the lack of ranking points means this championships will feel like an exhibition event. but others say it could never be, given the perennial prestige of this place. laura scott, bbc news, wimbledon. yeah, looking forward to that one. this weekend marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most controversial football matches of all time. west germany versus austria in the 1982 world cup saw players engineer the result of their group match saw both qualify at th

opening centre court in its 100th year is defending champion novak djokovic. i enjoy it, unforgettable moments here, so i don't know how many wimbledons remain for me, no? so if i have the chance to be here this year, i want to enjoy that opportunity. for some, the championships will be as much about who isn't here. russian and belarusian players are banned over the war in ukraine, meaning no world number one, daniil medvedev, and no ranking points. despite many time—honoured traditions, some things have changed. this is the first time players have been allowed to practise here on centre court before the championships get under way, including rafael nadal behind me. the idea is this will help bed in the courts and prevent slippages in the early rounds. there are winners... cheering. game, set and match, murray. ..and wild cards among the brits. and last year's overnight sensation, emma raducanu. but the us open champion is tempering expectations after a recent injury. in a way it might help because there is absolutely no pressure on me. like, i haven't had the

opening centre court in its 100th year is defending champion novak djokovic. rafael nadal is eyeing his third slam of the year after three years away. i enjoy it, unforgettable moments here, so i don't know how many wimbledons remain for me, no? so if i have the chance to be here this year, i want to enjoy that opportunity. for some, the championships will be as much about who isn't here. russian and belarusian players are banned over the war in ukraine, meaning no world number one, daniil medvedev, and no ranking points. it's still the right decision to make for the championships. we hugely regret the impact it has on the individual players involved but it remains the right decision for us, this year. despite many time—honoured traditions, some things have changed. this is the first time players have been allowed to practise here on centre court before the championships get under way, including rafael nadal behind me. the idea is this will help bed in the courts and prevent slippages in the early rounds. there are winners... cheering. game, set and match, mur

they laid out centre court here 100 years ago for days like this.id vaccine not mandatory for wimbledon participation, novak djokovic's welcome was warm. his opponent, soon—woo kwon of south korea, nearest the camera, was inspired. here's a djokovic mis—hit on its way to tim peake territory. he needed four sets but he made it. the djokovic routine is familiar. for emma raducanu, the centre got debut, was she ready, was she fit? this is the answer, first set, 6—4. her belgian opponent alison van uytvanck has got the shots and the experience to take opportunities. serves were broken and the match remained uncertain. but raducanu did not wilt and did not yield. second set, hers, 6—4. she is a grand slam champion, she is still going at this year's wimbledon and that is what counts. i year's wimbledon and that is what counts. , ., , , counts. i felt the people behind me, sa int, counts. i felt the people behind me, saying. you — counts. i felt the people behind me, saying. you got _ counts. i felt the people behind me, saying, you got theirs, _ counts. i

andy murray on centre court alongside with - centre court alongside with raducanu. to a prime time andy murray this wednesday night. thank you once atain. away from wimbledon, i'm afraid that rain has got even heavier at taunton jsut as england's women were chasing victory in their one—off test match against south africa. the covers are back on, earlier england had declared on 417 for eight, before the break, england had already taken a wicket in south africa's second innings with the tourists still trailing by 113 runs. the three—time formula one champion nelson piquet says he's sorry for a racially abusive remark he made about lewis hamilton. piquet made the comments during a podcast in brazil last november, which hamilton responded to yesterday, with the briton saying "archaic mindsets need to change". piquet said he apologised wholeheartedly to anyone that was affected. sources in f1 say the brazilian won't be allowed back in the paddock at races following his comments. that's all the sport for now. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 35—year—

you join me now under the roof on centre court where another practice session is getting under way andews today was the draw of both the men's and ladies singles and perhaps the standout name who was unseeded was serena williams, who was practising behind me. remember, she is returning for only herfirst singles match since retiring on the first round of last year's wimbledon, hobbling off centre court here after slipping on a first round map. she hasn't played a single singles match since. she has played doubles in the spurn but it will be obviously a major test of how her bodyis obviously a major test of how her body is faring. many people thought she might draw a seat as she comes in here as a wild card down at number 1204 in the world but she hasn't. instead, she is drawn at wimbledon first timer in how many ten, 24—year—old from france who was ranked number 113 the world. the top of the latest draw is... who has a 35 match winning, winning streaks as she is very much the one to beat in many peoples eyes and she has drawn yarn infers from the world number 254. emma bataclan is the t

centre court. wobbly start, but she seems to have really been energised by that centre court crowd and powering through in the first set in the end to get herself over the line. both players breaking each other�*s serves, but amaretto condo winning that serve 6—4 in the end. moving well and feeling confident, and we know when emma is feeling energised particularly by the crowd, this is her centre court debut no less, her opponent shouldn't cause her any problems. it is tight and every game is a battle. yes he could still go either way, but emma is hanging in there and fighting really well. we'll wait to see what happens with her — andy murray will be watching that one because he's on centre court straight after that match. like murray, he's had his injury challenges, nursing a side injury, up until that point merck was doing quite well. not sure what to expect of any murray here but if he's moving really well, there's no reason his opponent she calls into any problems. reason his opponent she calls

you how many more times will we see andy murray in centre court?— murray in centre court? ghislaine maxwell is jailed for 20 years in a us prison for recruiting and trafficking teenage girls for her then boyfriend jeffrey epstein. a 29—year—old man has been charged with murdering 35—year—old zara aleena in east london as she walked home from a night out in the early hours of sunday morning.

they laid out centre court for days like this 100 years ago.tion and he was welcomed with warmth. his opponent was inspired. here is a myth hit on its way to ten peak territory. emma raducanu did her best to respond. allison belgian opponent is ranked a6th in the world, she has shop and the experience to take opportunities, serves were broken, the match remained uncertain. emma did not dwelt, did not yield, second set of couriers, 6—a. she is a grand slam champion, she is still going at this year's wimbledon, and that now is what counts. i this year's wimbledon, and that now is what counts.— is what counts. i felt people behind me auoin is what counts. i felt people behind me going and _ is what counts. i felt people behind me going and you've _ is what counts. i felt people behind me going and you've got _ is what counts. i felt people behind me going and you've got this, - is what counts. i felt people behind me going and you've got this, i - me going and you've got this, i was like yeah, i've got this. yeah, so, to come into play here, it's

emma radacanu was next up on centre court.ny questions about h fitness going into these championship suffered an of domino issue recently which kepter out of the grass court season after aying just seven games in nottingham. she worked her way into her match against the belgian, 46th in the world who is a good grass court player. radacanu early on found her serve broken, b powered through with the energy of the crowd, looking good by the end. into round two she goes and will face carolina garcia. jabeur is one to watch for at these championships as well. no player from the arab world, north africa has been as highn the world rankings as her. she's the world number two. a quarterfinal finalist at wimbledon last year and she is looking good for another run on the grass this time around. she went out in the first round of the french open where she admitted the pressure and expectation got to her a little bit, but she went through in 53 minutes today in strght sets against her opponent from sweden. so much to look forward to on tu

they've got the roof here on centre court.away from making it through to the rafael nadal next round. —— for that look at you when the first title in over at you when the first title in over a decade, a two—time champion here, his open when, he's only won the australian open and the french open this year, that is not bad for a man who is really playing with a numbed foot for most of this year because of his chronic but problems with his great form. also stefanos tsitsipas and playing around or three. thank ou so and playing around or three. thank you so much _ and playing around or three. thank you so much for— and playing around or three. thank you so much for that. _ and playing around or three. thank you so much for that. enjoy i and playing around or three. thank you so much for that. enjoy the i you so much for that. enjoy the sunshine whilst you have it. that's it from me. this is outside source on the bbc news. bye—bye. hello. it continues to be a bit on the cool side here in the uk out of the sun. but in the sun across

it was only raducanu's second appearance on centre court.d number 71 led by 2 sets to 1, but norrie was able to produce a fightback and he'll play america's stevejohnson next, who beat fellow brit ryan peniston. and there'll be more british players hoping tojoin norrie in round three, with six players in action today including harriet dart, katie boulter and jack draper. heather watson is also in action — and she'll be hoping not to be on court for long. her second round match against wang qiang was suspended for bad light, with watson just one game away from victory. that match will be finished off after lunchtime today. away from wimbledon, debutant issy wong has given england's women hope in the of the one—off test against south africa at taunton. in a day dominated by rain, she took two late wickets on day three, as south africa closed on 55—3, still 78 runs behind england's first innings score of 417 for 8. day four begins at 11am this morning. tonight, england's women play theirfinal warm up game in switzerland this evening before the

emma raducanu was next up on centre court, the us 0pen champion. to these championships, she suffered an abdominal issue recently which kept her out of the grass court season afterjust playing seven games in nottingham, but she worked her way into her match against alison van uytvanck, the belgian, 46th in the world, a good grass court player, raducanu early on found herself broken, but powered through with the energy of the crowd looking very good by the end. and into round two she will face carolina garcia. 0ns jabeur is another to watch for here at these championships as well, no playerfrom north africa has been as high in the world rankings as her. she is the world number two, a quarterfinalist at wimbledon last year and she is looking good for another run here on the grass this time around. she went out in the first round of the french open where she admitted that the pressure and the expectation got to her a little bit, but she went through in 53 minutes in straight sets against miriam of sweden. so much to look forward to on tuesday where we

afternoon because it's the first time ever that players have been allowed to practice here on centre court behind me, and just before him was a rafael nadal. the idea is to help it in the court and prevent slippages. we saw last year most notably with serena williams. i caught up with the chief executive sally bolton to get her thoughts. it's incredibly exciting to welcome those big names. i think people will always look forward to the greats of tenants. it's equally exciting to see some of the new talent —— the greats of tennis. i think people are just as excited to see them as they are some of those traditional names. we always like to see new star is born. i was talking about cocoa golf. i know the fans will love her that. emma raducanu did so brilliantly last year. i think there's lots of amazing stories about both the big stars coming back, but also some of that emerging talent. you might not for some people, this year will be notable by the absence of some players. notable by the absence of some -la ers. , ., ,, ., players. there is the ban on russian and belarusian _ players. there

he was playing francisco cerundolo, the argentinian, on centre court.. and, boy, did nadal have to work hard for this one. finding his first serve at times hard to come by, but having dropped the third set, the 22 time grand slam champion showed his battling qualities. every inch of them, as empowered through in four sets. he is looking, at 36 years old, to win three grand slams in a row and then potentially the calendar slam at the us open. that is still a big if had a big dream but here with the men's door opening up, matteo berrettini having to withdraw with a positive covid test, marin cilic out for the same reasons, too, former semifinalist here, too, former semifinalist here, hubert hurkacz isn't at these championships any longer after he lost in the opening round, it is potentially looking like a djokovic—nadal final but it is a bit too early to talk about that. in the women draw, the world number one iga swiatek showed us exactly why she is the standout player in men's and women's game this year. a 36 consecutive wins for her now. she beatjana f

it was only raducanu's second appearance on centre court.ng old time ago. you've only 'ust retired and that might i long old time ago. you've only 'ust retired and that might feeli long old time ago. you've onlyjust| retired and that might feel strange. let's talk first about andy murray and it was like the old days, yesterday, last night. tt and it was like the old days, yesterday, last night. it was, so much fun. _ yesterday, last night. it was, so much fun. so — yesterday, last night. it was, so much fun, so noisy _ yesterday, last night. it was, so much fun, so noisy in _ yesterday, last night. it was, so much fun, so noisy in here i yesterday, last night. it was, so much fun, so noisy in here and. yesterday, last night. it was, so much fun, so noisy in here and i actually felt he played a pretty good match and if he had just may had a better preparation coming into the tournament as he was dealing with an abbott injury and i feel like there are so many positives for him to take from that and just to have the environment we had in here l

opening centre court in its 100th year is defending champion novak djokovic.ears away. i enjoy it, unforgettable moments here, so i don't know how many wimbledons remain for me, no? so, if i have the chance to be here this year, i want to enjoy that opportunity. despite many time—honoured traditions, some things have changed. this is the first time players have been allowed to practice here on centre court before the championships get under way — including rafael nadal behind me. the idea is this will help bed in the courts and prevent slippages in the early rounds. there are winners and wild cards among the brits and last year's overnight sensation, emma raducanu. but the us open champion is tempering expectations after a recent injury. in a way, it might help because there's absolutely no pressure on me. like, i haven't had the ideal preparation, so of myself, i can't really expect too much and i canjust go out there and have a good swing. some have claimed the lack of ranking points means this championships will feel like an exhibition event but others say

with his name on the honours board six times, novak djokovic knows his way around centre court.settling start for cooking —— kokkinakis? you can't play on broken strings, particularly not against the top seed. djokovic was in commanding form. playing all the tricks in the book to give kokkinakis the runaround. and with this, he had the match done and dusted in two hours. it can be easy to get wrapped up in the drama, luxury and prestige of this place. but there are moments that stop you in your tracks. this all ukrainian match, serving as a reminder that there are far more serious events beyond tennis. that match, unsurprisingly, drew quite a crowd, and they stayed on court 12 as harriet dart made it ten brits through to round two, the most since 198a. headlining the home hopefuls, emma raducanu. but it was a shaky start for the british number one, up against the relentless power of caroline garcia, a former world number four. caroline garcia, a former world numberfour. the caroline garcia, a former world number four. the winners just kept flying past her. tao number four. the w

the same three stars on centre court as monday, but would it be the same story?igh, harriet dart making it ten brits in the second round for the first time since 1984, but the tests would only get harderfrom here. cameron norrie made life hard for himself, going to five sets in his tussle for a third round spot, but after his opponent suffered cramp, his path to victory was clearer. time for all eyes on the british women�*s number one emma raducanu. it was a shaky start, up against the relentless power of caroline garcia, a former world number four. the winners just kept flying past her. commentator: oh! it�*s too good! there were signs the tide was turning on the second set. oh! phenomenal! but despite the will of the crowd, it wasn�*t the result they wanted, as garcia flew into round three. raducanu out, but not down. even when, you know, it was tough at the end there, they wanted to see me and they wanted to see more and, yeah, it was just a really nice feeling to have. standing at six foot ten, john isner is an american ace machine. murray�*s done best with h

she's one of six british in action at wimbledon and she is first on centre court shortly. good afternoon. the uk is giving ukraine an extra billion pounds in military aid — almost doubling british support for the fight against russia. the uk is the second biggest donor to ukraine after the united states, and borisjohnson says it's "transforming ukraine's defences". well, since russia's invasion, the uk has sent a total of £3.8 billion to ukraine — that includes both military and humanitarian aid. the latest promise of help comes on the final day of the nato summit in madrid, where the alliance has agreed to strengthen its forces in eastern europe. meanwhile, ukraine is claiming to have seized the strategically important snake island in the black sea — russia insists its forces have just withdrawn from there as a gesture of goodwill. frank gardner reports from the nato summit in madrid. training for a training fora war training for a war that's already happening. ukrainian soldiers on salisbury plain part of an ever expanding package of military assistance to their country

the centre court crowd were treated to a stunning fightback from the british wildcard katie boulter —orts correspondent joe wilson was watching, at the all england club. karolina pliskova instinctively turned left. well, it's what she did last year. katie boulter knew differently, straight onto her big occasion, and many empty seats initially. the atmosphere grew as the player from initially. the atmosphere grew as the playerfrom leicestershire nearest the camera showed her best tennis against the number six seed. boulter lost the first set but the second went to a tie—break and ended like this. bold had beaten the xxx player earlier this month but this was eastbourne. this was everything. it was also a family occasion. mr; it was also a family occasion. my gran it was also a family occasion. tj�*i gran passed it was also a family occasion. tj�*i: gran passed away it was also a family occasion. ti: gran passed away two it was also a family occasion. m; gran passed away two days ago and i'd like to dedicate that to her today. i've got hopefully many more matches to play and, if i can h

on centre court this afternoon there was a a stunning victory for wild card katie boulter.t years runner—up karolina pliskova. she lost the first set but came back to seal a 3—6, 7—6, 6—4 win. she was very emotional afterwards, dedicating the win to her gran, who she revealed died just two days ago. oh, god. i'm going to get emotional. my gran passed away two days ago and i would just like to dedicate that to her today. cheering. it's very difficult for anybody in that circumstance but having a centre — that circumstance but having a centre court match look forward to as a way— centre court match look forward to as a way you can put your head in the place — as a way you can put your head in the place and come out with a performance like that, but her grandpa — performance like that, but her grandpa and mother were there today and it_ grandpa and mother were there today and it gives _ grandpa and mother were there today and it gives her every extra special meaning _ and it gives her every extra special meaning to — and it gives her every extra special meaning to get the win

in the match before murray on centre court, fellow britjodie anna burrage missed out on the women's singlescond seed alison van uytvanck of belgium. the 23—year—old lost 6—3, 6—4. half centuries from joe root and ben stokes have given england a chance in their match against new zealand. stokes was out for sa as england chase 277. joe wilson is at lords. stuart broad urged england to believe, and then he made things happen. that was darrell mitchell dismissed for 108 and wickets seemed to be falling with every delivery. eventually, they were. brought on one of his charges. soon new zealand were 285 all out, meaning if england could score 277 in their second innings, they win. if. here are three england batters. all the pope, and thenjohnny bear stowed. ben stokes had made one when this happened. this was calling. —— johnny bairstowe. could stokes make the most of his reprieve? england were defending on him and he was delivering, but here comes a ball he could not avoid, caught for sa and this time definitely out. the classic day of switching fortunes, kyle jamison the key key we work. —— kiw

in the match before murray on centre court, fellow britjodie anna burrage missed out on the women's singlescond seed alison van uytvank of belgium. the 23—year—old lost 6—3, 6—4. the derby at epsom has been won by desert crown, ridden by richard kingscote. the victory made 76—year old sir michael stoute the oldest winning trainer. the race was slightly delayed after a number of protestors lay on the track. here's our sports correspondent, laura scott. it's the jewel in the crown of the calendar and one of the queen's favourite days of the year. but walter majesty was absent, there were plenty of nods to her platinum jubilee —— absent, there were plenty of nods to her platinumjubilee —— but absent, there were plenty of nods to her platinum jubilee —— but while her majesty. the queen's love of horses is well known. this footage filmed in april in sandringham as a clear example. today's tributes included a parade of some of her retired resources and a guard of honour of a0 jockeys who have written for her. honour of 40 jockeys who have written for her.— honour of ao jockeys who have written fo

biggest shocks in wimbledon history beating serena williams in a thrilling first round match up on centre courtench player, who's ranked outside the world's top 100, forced a champions' tie break — a first to ten points to decide who'd go through. tan once again came from behind to win it, a gripping first round match that went on for over three hours, and may be remembered as one of the best in wimbledon history. i don't know, i'm so emotional now. i don't know, i'm so emotional now. i don't know how to say now because it's a superstar and when i was young yeah, watching her so many times on the tv. for my first wimbledon, wow, just wow. earlier on centre court, rafa nadal had to dig deep to beat francisco cerundolo. it was all going swimmingly for nadal, he was up two sets before the argentine took the third. the world number 41 broke early in the fourth but nadal managed to regain momentum and won in his first match at the all england club since 2019. he's continues his quest to win all the grand slams this year. every day is a terrorist and today had been one of these tests now i know the b

but before that, on centre court with the roof closed because we are expecting rain, katie boulter isa. she beat karolina pliskova last week almost to the day at eastbourne. she is a former finalist here at the championship, karolina pliskova. boulter has had a horrible time with injuries. but she beat two players injuries. but she beat two players in birmingham, and beat karolina pliskova a week ago. so why not now? can she make it to round three this time is we have got roughly nadal to come, he will be playing berankis. and iga swiatek is an action as well. we will keep you updated across the day. thanks, chetan. away from wimbledon, rain is frustrating england's women as they try to win their one and only test against south africa in taunton. the final day resumed on 55—3, still 78 runs behind england's first innings total a17. at lunch they were on 140—5, so just ahead of england. the weather has been affecting play, with the rain expected throughout the afternoon at the venue. and the men's team are back in action tomorrow in the delayed fifth test against india. england have re

it is different conditions to which i already had, but ijust get used to it and especially on centre courtso i am glad everything worked out. my serve was really helping a lot, especially in that one game where i really had to hold it, so i'm very pleased with that. the men's final was all—american and went all the way. taylor fritz and maxine cressy settled it on a tie—break. game, set, and match. taylor fritz wins his... fritz is world number 1a and has won here twice now in three years. the one on grass they all want is 60 miles up the road but the best way to fine—tune is with a trophy. joe lynsky, bbc news. at the british athletics championships, darryl neita took victory in the final of the women's 100 metres. neita won bronze with dina asher—smith in the 4x100 metre relay at the tokyo olympics, but beat her team—mate in manchester in a wind—assisted time of 10.8 seconds. imani—lara lansiquot took third spot. in the men's race, there was a surprise win forjeremiah azu who won also in a wind—assisted time of 9.9 seconds, beating reece prescod and zharnel hughes who were second and thi

so rafa nadaljust getting underway on centre court.layed 248 times, scoring 14 centuries at an avergae ofjust under 40. jos buttler is among the favourites to replace him. you know, you wake up and you know, at the moment came for me in amsterdam. it's a culmination of a lot of things. that over the course of my international career which has been a long time, i'vejust of my international career which has been a long time, i've just come to the end. i'm glad i was in a sound enough space to understand that feeling and be well aware of what it meant and also what it means both for the england white ball teams that i've led until now and my personal life. england women face south africa in day two of the one—off test at taunton this afternoon. england looked to be in a bit of trouble. they didn't get off to the best start with heather knight run out and since then south africa have been on top. they've just lost a fifth wicket. nat sciver has got her half century, though. formula 1 has condemned three—time world champion nelson piquet fo

the american used that to win the first sets on centre court.e tour. i am most definitely not a better tennis player than andy murray, i mightjust have been a bit better than him today, but it was an incredible honour to play him on this court, in front of this crowd. to play as well as i did against one of our greatest players ever, andy murray, was a huge accomplishment for me. he is a massive inspiration to each one of us in the locker room and we are so lucky to still have him. well, after that match, murray sat down with the bbc and was asked whether this would be the last we see of him on centre court. i don't know. i would like to, but planning long term is extremely difficult. providing my body holds up, i will compete as long as i can. if i feel i can still compete at the highest level against the best players. but it's impossible to make long—term plans when you have a metal hip. emma raducanu's luck wasn't much better. the british number one's championships came to an abrupt end as she was beaten by caroline garcia in straight sets. r

, she hasn't played since slipping in the first round of wimbledon last year, and hobbling off centre courtoast. there were signs of rustiness, yes. slips and strikes, too. but then, the comeback within the comeback. she and her partner, ons jabeur, clinching what had looked an unlikely victory. did she ever doubt she'd get back to this point? absolutely, for sure. i would be dishonest if i said it wasn't, but, yeah, and now my body feels great. i mean, it's doubles — i'm only playing half the court, but i've been doing a lot of training and so it definitely feels good. not perhaps a win of old, but a win nonetheless, with wimbledon just days away. serena isn't going there to make up the numbers, but she'll need to be slicker if she's ever to repeat so she'll need to be slicker if she's ever to repeat that record—equalling 24th grand slam win. laura scott, bbc news, eastbourne. it's also been a day to remember for many of the brits who played at the event on the south coast. jodie burrage knocked out spanish top seed and world number four paula badosa. the 23—year—old won 6—4, 6—3 to beat t

emma raducanu is through to the second round — with a victory in straight sets in her debut on centre courtning and welcome to bbc news. russia has carried out a missile strike on a shopping centre in the central ukrainian city of kremenchuk. at least 10 people have been killed and a0 others injured. president zelensky said more than a thousand people had been inside at the time of the attack. joe inwood has sent this report — a warning it contains some details you may find distressing. there is no part of ukraine untouched by this war. just before 4pm in the afternoon russian missiles are said to have hit a shopping centre in kremenchuk. the ukrainians say around 1,000 people may have been inside. this industrial city on the banks of the dnipro river has been targeted before, but not like this. "is anybody alive, anybody alive?" a man calls out. "where? come here!" people nearby rushed to help, but there was panic at the scale of the destruction. the injured were rushed to hospital. one of those nearby was vadym yudenko. i was not far away from the place where it happened, some 500 metres

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