kyle edmund with plenty to —— and forced a decider. lots of expectation on his shoulders, as we can see verdasco, some of the highlights of the fourth set, more highlights of the fourth set, more highlights for verdasco than kyle edmund, it has to be said, in that one. no andy murray in the singles this year so all eyes on kyle edmund on centre court at the moment, with plenty to do in the fifth set. disappointment already today with heather watson having gone out. she was beaten by anett kontaveit, the 20th seed from estonia. she played well in the first set but lost it 7-5. well in the first set but lost it 7—5. she was well beaten in the second set, 6—1. watson after this said she is not playing at the level she knows she can play. at 27, she is no longer a youngster in women's tennis and she probably won't have too many more opportunities to find her level to take into the second week of this grand slam, where she has never been before. harriet dart and joanna kaunda are the only two british players left in the women's singles. ——

herself to the tennis world by stunning venus williams at wimbledon. to the tennis world by stunning kyle edmundids a first round shock with a straight sets win overjaume munar. and ahead of their world cup semi final against the usa, england's lucy bronze tells us why she feels right at home in lyon. wimbledon 2019 is under way. a fortnight guaranteed to entertain in equal measures. and we are in for a treat. it has been a good day for the brits. djokovic looked at home on centre court. at just 15 years djokovic looked at home on centre court. atjust 15 years old, she defeated williams. here is lydia campbell. for so long, venus williams has ruled these courts. she is a five—time wimbledon champion and had w011 five—time wimbledon champion and had won two of those titles before cori gauff was even born. but as with life, there always has to be a changing of the guard, and for the 15—year—old, perhaps that time is nigh. as she played the former world number one around the court with ease. the first break soon followed, with history perhaps brewing. most teenagers right now are busy with homework

whether kyle edmund chances buckling, concern for britain's number one was growing.gh as seventh in the world, and here he says to chance to take a vice —like grip. the resistance gave in. this quite literally a defeat as painful as they come. meanwhile there is plenty of heavy lifting ahead for heather watson in order to improve her 2019, hedger has been farfrom jolly. she won just four of her singles matches before today, but she sought to swat away any such concerns. the estonian has right more than 100 places above watson, thatis more than 100 places above watson, that is a chasm in tennis terms. her reward, the first set on the scoreboard. before long watson's women dead which is wasted away, the opponent got a line of her own.|j just felt like i had so many chances. i wasn't able to play aggressive tennis, i went on the back food. a bad day for the brits, but there are others to continue carrying the torch. joe, kyle so close with those two games away from booking his place in the third round, he he had that nasty fall which seems to have jarred his knee. that

should get to the british players because after winning two out of two matches yesterday through kyle edmund and heather watson, they have done the same already today with harriet dart and dan evans making it through to the second round and there are more names to come. james ward is leading in his match and could make it three for the day, and among the other british names in action today is the british number one, johanna konta. she is coming up on court number one in a match she will hope to win to join those four in the second round. as for yesterday's action, the 15—year—old cori gaugh beat venus williams. and it was a day of shocks across the men and women's drawers.

they are followed by naomi osaka and then it's time for kyle edmund. tomorrow we will see a host of british players not to mention ash barty, roger federer and rafa nadal. no andy murray in the singles as he continues to recover from hip surgery, but we will see him in the doubles. david, thank you. lovely weather down there in south london. will it continue? it looks like it is going to behave itself in the week ahead as well, unbelievably! are weather watchers have been showing us the contrasts in the weather today. western coasts looking more like this with thicker cloud. sheltered southern and eastern coasts, rather more like this. seeing blue skies across hastings. you can see that very clearly when we take a look at our satellite picture. thicker cloud here is the remnants of a weather front but a lot of fine weather to be had across the uk, as high pressure builds. we had high pressure builds. we had high pressure last week but it was to the east. this week it is towards the west so we are bringing in airfrom the north west. a keen north—westerl

coming up on bbc news, it's a busy day for the british players with eight in action hoping tojoin kyle edmundther watson in the second round. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chinese government has condemned the protests in hong kong as an "undisguised challenge" to its rule by "violent offenders". yesterday, pro—democracy demonstrators stormed the parliament, occupying its chamber and scrawling graffiti on the walls. china's state media have denounced the protests as mob violence, and warned western powers including britain against interference in chinese internal affairs. but here, the foreign secretary jeremy hunt has told the authorities in hong kong not to respond with repression. nick beake is in hong kong for us this afternoon. it feels like hong kong has been catching its breath today. there has been no repeat of the extraordinary drama of yesterday. that means the clear up operation has got under way. it is notjust this particular pa rt way. it is notjust this particular part of the city where they are feeling the impact of what we saw yesterday. across hong kon

coming up on bbc news, expect plenty of support for british number one kyle edmund, back on court, secondound of wimbledon action getting under way. hello, good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. two railway workers have been killed bya train two railway workers have been killed by a train in wales. british transport police and the rail accident investigation branch have begun investigations into what happened on the line between bridgend and port talbot. sian lloyd is there. explain what we believe has happened in this tragic case. well, the site of this accident is not easily accessible, from the position where iam now, accessible, from the position where i am now, we can accessible, from the position where iam now, we can make accessible, from the position where i am now, we can make out that there isa train i am now, we can make out that there is a train at a standstill, they are, on the tracks. this is the main swa nsea are, on the tracks. this is the main swansea to paddington line, and network rail has confirmed that sadly, two of its workers have been killed. the accident

a huge blow for kyle edmund.verdasco was there for the taking. three—time slam winner and 22nd seed stanway rinker is out mixed doubles get started on friday and ten pipe will be teaming up with jade clarke. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. mid 20s today in london. a beautiful picture behind me. but pretty glorious for much of england and wales today. yes, we have seen more cloud into scotland and northern ireland. not that much in the way of significant rain. a bit of a nuisance to the north—west of the great glen. tomorrow, we start to see the rain pipping up further north, particular to the north—west of the great glen. some heavy bursts. a few spells of wet weather into eastern scotland. a cloudy day through scotland, a breezy day and also for northern ireland. south of that, business as usual, lots of clear blue sky and sunshine and warmth as we go into tomorrow. we could see temperatures peaking into the mid 20s quite widely. anywhere from manchester, hull and further south could see high

and a straight sets victory was also par for the course for kyle edmund against spain's jaume munar.tons get their chance tomorrow. natalie pirks, bbc news, wimbledon. that's it. now on bbc one — it's time for the news where you are. good night. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm ben croucher. remember the name. cori gauff. the 15—year—old announces herself to the tennis world by stunning venus williams at wimbledon. to the tennis world by stunning kyle edmund avoids a first round shock with a straight sets win overjaume munar. and ahead of their world cup semi final against the usa, england's lucy bronze tells us why she feels right at home in lyon.

they are followed by naomi osaka and then it's time for kyle edmund.ntion ash barty, roger federer and rafa nadal. no andy murray in the singles as he continues to recover from hip surgery, but we will see him in the doubles. david, thank you. lovely weather down there in south london. will it continue? it looks like it is going to behave itself in the week ahead as well, unbelievably! are weather watchers have been showing us the contrasts in the weather today. western coasts looking more like this with thicker cloud. sheltered southern and eastern coasts, rather more like this. seeing blue

kyle edmund is the other big name in action. the british number one in the man's singles.e on his shoulders, with no andy murray playing in the singles this year, although andy murray, as we know, has given everyone a boost, committing to the doubles, and now the mixed doubles alongside serena williams. what a matchup that is going to be. not only has it got people excited, it has got plenty of people excited, it has got plenty of people excited, it has got plenty of people excited in the murray household, including mum, judy, who expects a tough encounter for murray in the doubles, because she says it isa in the doubles, because she says it is a very difficult discipline. in the doubles, because she says it is a very difficult disciplinem is a very difficult disciplinem is always difficult to tell, because you only get mixed doubles at the grand slams, so nobody gets a chance to specialise in it. to seven years since he last played mixed doubles, but they have both got good forms in singles and in doubles, so hopefully they can be the perfect match. yeah, and interestingl

admin fell at the second hurdle yesterday, and today so too did britain positing number two —— kyle edmundst dinesh —— kei nishikori. this is kevin's first mango in the first two... beating the world's 16th best player. the joy was evident, as with the support. specialto player. the joy was evident, as with the support. special to get through here wimbledon. i just want to win matches and winning matches at the big matches, the grand slams, is what i enjoy. evans does not want his redemption to end here. with this win, he matches his best ever aswi9 run. this win, he matches his best ever as w 19 run. james burford, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other matches from wimbledon today. and two—time winner rafael nadal is into the third round after a feisty four—setter against his nemesis nick krygios, who twice served underarm and spent much of the match audibly questioning nadal‘s speed of play. kyrgios was given an official warning by the chair umpire, who he later called a "disgrace". nadal will play frenchman jo—wilfried tsonga in the next round. you know, sometimes it's tough

kyle edmund was knocked out yesterday. is saying he needs to be fitter because he got tired was up as well as your —— johanna konta,. and heather watson is also out — she said she made too many errors, in her straight—sets defeat to the 20th seed anett kontaveit of estonia. i'm not playing as well as i could have played. i started off well and created opportunities but... didn't ta ke created opportunities but... didn't take them, didn't step up and play aggressive tennis, i sort of did the opposite and backed off. if i could go back, i would do that definitely for sure. coco gauff‘s fairytale continued with victory over the semi—finalist here two years ago, magdalena rybarikova. the 15—year—old american beat five—time wimbledon champion venus williams on monday. yesterday she needed just over an hour to beat her slovakian opponent in straight sets under court one's new roof. gauff will also play in the mixed doubles partnering britain's jay clarke. i played well especially on the pressure points. she was serving amazing s

eight more britons will follow what watson and kyle edmund den.ny dramas. but this unique day in wimbledon will go down for different reasons, there is a new staff with the world at their feet. among those starting their wimbledon campaign today is johanna konta. the british number one faces the unseeded romanian ana bogdan on court one. i spoke to her about staying grounded, her summer so far wimbledon is so unique, it's sodifferent. wimbledon is so unique, it's so different. it is full of tradition. it is the grandest stage we have in the sport. i love that it is home. for me, i feel incredibly lucky and blessed that this is my home slam. the last time we saw you was over in paris. that match — we followed you through the french open, you just seemed so focused and cool and calm. what happened ? i felt really good the whole fortnight. i really enjoyed it. i was really immersed in the tennis that i was playing. i was immersed injust being there and wanting to be there till the very end and unfortunately i did not to stay till the very, very end.

british men's number one kyle edmund was knocked out yesterday — he was three games from victory againstson is also out, the british number 2 said she made too many errors, in her straight—sets defeat against the 20th seed anett kontaveit of estonia. coco gauff‘s fairytale continued with victory over the semi—finalist here two years ago, magdalena rybarikova, in little over an hour, under court 0ne's new roof. the 15—year—old american had already beaten the five—time wimbledon champion venus williams and looks like a star in the making. i think ithinkl i think i played well, especially on the pressure points. she was serving amazing, it was kind of hard to return sometimes. she would hit for good serves in a row. next up, caroline wozniacki, does reputation, experience, actually matter to you, does it matter who is across the other side of the net? no, i thinki can beat anyone who is across the court and if i don't think i can win a match, then i won't quit. well gauff got to meet another of her heroes yesterday, in roger federer. the women's tennis association posted this on twitter, sa

heather watson and kyle edmund both made it through yesterday. 00:51:04,783 --> 2147483052:02:17,106lliams, one of her idols, in straight sets, 6—4, 6—4 — this after already becoming the youngest player to qualify for the main wimbledon draw in over 50 years. that story dominates a lot of the back pages this morning. that is the back pages this morning. that is the back of the telegraph, is that? sweet 15. a lovely picture of cori gauff. the time says the sky is the limit. there she is shaking hands with williams at the net. and the guardian, goes by the nickname of coco gauff. and look ahead to the women's semifinal as well. you can follow wimbledon across the bbc, including johanna konta, who is second upper one court. bbc one, bbc two, the red button. 18 courts you can choose from on the iplayer and the bbc sport website. bbc two from 10:30am. tonight, the big one, can england make history and reach their first world cup final against the usa? it kicks off at a table coverage starts from 7:30pm on bbc one. it is a very busy day, wimbledon and the women's world cup and we will have

british number one kyle edmund is seeded 30th than he is past the spaniard in straight sets in a little her three grasscourt warm—ups, she lost in the first round of her three grasscourt warm—ups, she now lost in the first round of her three grasscourt warm—ups, she now faces a grand grasscourt warm—ups, she now faces a grand slam debutante, she prevailed. it was definitely a shaky start and a bit nervous, yeah, ithink it was definitely a shaky start and a bit nervous, yeah, i think it showed. first round is out of, it's, you know, there's a lot to gain and a lot to lose, so, you know, everybody wants to do well and it's normal to be nervous. i had three double faults in the first game and isaid to double faults in the first game and i said to my coach i'm going to serve first, i'm serving so well, what happened ? serve first, i'm serving so well, what happened? but it's not how you start, it's how you finish and i think the last game was the best quality match, the best quality game of the match from both of us. tradition dictates the defending men's champion opens by on centre court,

heather watson lost in straight sets, but things were looking brighter for kyle edmund. spain's fernando verdasco, with the match for the taking, until his knee jarred and an old injury flared. after that, he looked in real trouble, dragged into a dogfight, losing the next three sets. he said the knee wasn't to blame, which made this performance all the more puzzling. a kiss from dad before bedtime is usual when you're 15, but as night crept in, teen sensation coco gauff was about to raise the new roof on court one. the first set was taken in her considerably long stride. but as fans went loco for coco, she was the very picture of calm to break and then beat 2017 semifinalist magdalena rybarikova. i think i can beat anyone who's across the court. if i don't think i can win the match, i won't even step on the court. classy, composed, confident. mum candi has always known it. a star is born. natalie pirks, bbc news, wimbledon. it has been called a magical place made by the people of wales. st fagans national museum of history has tonight been named the winner of one of the

british men's number one, kyle edmund, is out though.nando verdasco. british women's number two, heather watson, was also knocked out, by anett kontaveit. andy murray will be in action tomorrow when he plays in the men's doubles. however, it is his mixed doubles partnership with serena williams that has everyone talking. their first—round opponents will be andreas mies from germany and alexa guarachi from chile, and murray has been explaining just why he decided tojoin up with the legendary american. you know, the opportunity to play with serena, she is one of the best tennis players of all time, but one of the biggest female athletes ever. something that i may never get another chance to do, and i also might not potentially play mixed doubles again. so if i'm going to do it once, the chance to play with her is obviously, you know, brilliant, and not something i expected to happen. that's all the sport for now. goodnight. and a good evening to you from the bbc weather centre, a last look at the weather before you head to bed, perhaps, an

british men's number one kyle edmund is out, he was three games from victory before i slept and fatiguebritish number two as well was knocked out. and be merry in action tomorrow when he plays in the men's doubles however it's the mixed doubles partnership with serena williams that has everyone talking. the first round opponent will be andrea snye is from and alexa karachi from chilly, and murray has explained why he decided to join up with the legendary american.” explained why he decided to join up with the legendary american. i mean it's the opportunity to play with serena, she is arguably one of the biggest players and it is he not at three for ever and it's something that i may never get another chance to deal and i may not potentially play mixed doubles again, so if i'm going to do it once and at the chance to play with it and obviously it's brilliant and not something i ever expected to happen. athol sports from now, netherlands i still leading against sweden at 1—0 for the right to face united states this weekend mark coming later. if the cracker of a match but we had a long way

kyle edmund, interesting to see what form he can find on grass.est on his shoulders as the british number one. what can we expect up against hit spanish opponent, last up on centre court. earlier he said of course there is added expectation now he is the british number one. you don't change the way you play because it's wimbledon, you don't suddenly try harder or play any better. you always try your best anywhere in the world but i think you learn you have to expect when you learn you have to expect when you are a professional tennis player at wimbledon as a brit, there will be more eyes on you and you have to learn to cope with it and embrace it. and that's something you learn and i've got better with throughout the years. that's the british hope and expectation. what else is there to look forward to today at wimbledon? we now novak djokovic will be in action, he opens on centre court, as is tradition, with the raining men's champing to open on day one. venus williams up against a 15—year—old, the youngest ever player to make it through to the ma

kyle edmund and heather watson went out yesterday. there are three other brits in action today.er federer. what a match for him. looking out of play, it seems rafael nadal against nick kyrgios looks the most tasty? yeah, it does indeed. it's fair to say their relationship has gone a little bit sour following rafa nadal‘s victory over kerry diaz in acapulco earlier this year. nadal accused him of showing a lack of respect. nick kyrgios duly responded by saying that rafael nadal is super sulky, saying that is how he reacts every time that nick kyrgios beat him. they are level pegging at a 3-3. him. they are level pegging at a 3—3. let's not forget as well that of course it was nick kyrgios who famously beat rafa nadal in the fourth round at wimbledon in 201a, one of his most famous victories. he has not had many more of those notable big wins over the top three since. one of the newsline today. bernard tomic, the australian, has seen bernard tomic, the australian, has seen his match fee from the first round, £a5,000, that is the fine he has been hit with after failing to perform t

huge expectation on the shoulders of kyle edmund, who is the british number one in the men's singles,atson is the other british player in action, up against katie mackinally in the —— katie mackinally in the —— katie mackinally from the us. 0ne mackinally in the —— katie mackinally from the us. one of the best stories we have seen is the young 15—year—old american who takes on venus williams, gauff. 22 years between them. gauff was sitting a science test before her qualifier match. a huge moment for her. worth pointing out that before she was born, venus williams had won four of her seven grand slam titles. which goes to show what she had managed before gauff had thought about playing tennis. that will be interesting to watch on court number one later. thank you very much. thank you for your company today. i will see you the same time tomorrow. have a lovely afternoon. goodbye. good morning. we started today with showers across scotland, northern ireland and the far north—west of england but for many it has been a dry start. as we go through the week ahead, staying dry with sunny spel

two—time grand slam naomi 0saka and britain's number one kyle edmund are also in action.ck after they beat india in a thriller at edgbaston. jonny bairstow starred with the bat as the hosts move back into the semi—final places. max verstappen became the first non mercedes driver to win a race this season, but he had to wait three hours for stewards to confirm his victory at the austrian grand prix. caster semenya won her first 800 metres race for over two months in california. a ruling by world athletics forcing her to take hormone—suppressants has been temporarily overturned by a swiss court allowing her to compete in her favoured event. in the programme, a really interesting interview i did with serena williams, we see a very different side to have a stop she is a really interesting character and looking forward to share that with you. that is on at about —— that is on about 6:30. look how beautifully manicured is for the first day of play. behind me you can see how quiet it is. the police will be arriving with the police will be arriving with the police dogs for the se

british number1 kyle edmund is in 2nd round action against fernando verdasco.enis kudla and heather watson takes on anett kontavett. just let you know about some of the live action currently on now. this isa live action currently on now. this is a women's doubles first round match. harriet dart and katy dunne in the women's doubles. they are a break up after the first set. —— in the first set. you can watch any of the action on bbc television and online. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. a former nurse who is on trial over accusations he invented claims about a westminster vip paedophile ring has begun giving evidence in his defence. 51—year—old carl beech denies 12 counts of perverting the course ofjustice and one of fraud. 0ur correspondent alison freeman is at newcastle crown court. i listen, tell us what has been going on there. yes, well, this is the first time that carl beech has given evidence in this trial, and this morning, he has been describing the sexual and physical abuse that he claims he was subjected to as a

kyle edmund to follow. a big day for heather watson. a big crowd out.erena williams. she couldn't get over the line that day. the first hurdle has been overcome for her. the british men's number one, kyle edmund, he is waiting in the wings. he is waiting for centre court. he could go the distance. really tight one. yes. naomi 0saka against yulia putintseva. she lost ona against yulia putintseva. she lost on a tie—break. it will be interesting to see how 0saka was going to play in these championships. we knew that the pressure had got to her at the french open when she went out in the third round but having won the australian open and the us open last year, moving up to world number one, she is no longer world number one but that could well help her this year. being the number two in the women's rankings. as things stand, she is struggling in the early stages and has plenty of work to do. before we then see kyle edmund in action. edmund the second writ in action. edmund the second writ in action today. british number in the men's singles. no andy murray

we will be live to wimbledon as well where heather watson and kyle edmund are in action on day three. will, and louise lear has the weather. lots of sunshine, the wimbledon organisers did the right thing building the roof because they had some lovely summer sunshine as it looks dry for the rest of the week. more details for wimbledon and the rest of the uk coming up shortly. thanks, louise. also coming up: as the wife of the ruler of dubai is rumoured to be in hiding in london, her husband takes legal action against her in the high court in what could be one of britain's most expensive ever divorces hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. police say the baby of a heavily pregnant woman, who was stabbed to death in south london at the weekend, has died. kelly fauvrelle, who was 26 and eight months pregnant, was attacked in her home on saturday night. her baby — named riley by her family — was delivered by paramedics at the scene, but died in the early hours of this morning. it comes as the police released footage of a man seen running away from the house that night. f