Katie Boulter was all smiles today as she watched her Aussie boyfriend Alex de Minaur in action at Wimbledon ahead of a Fantastic Friday for British players.
The women’s British number one laughed with a friend as she sat in the stands on Court 18, where De Minaur is up against Italy’s Matteo Berrettini.
Boulter, 26, who dispatched Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova in the singles yesterday, is playing with her 24-year-old partner later this afternoon in the mixed doubles.
Meanwhile, Andy Murray will be looking to finish the job against Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas after their dramatic match was adjourned late yesterday.
He is second on Centre Court so is likely to take to the grass at around 3pm.
British number one Cameron Norrie is second on Court One while Liam Broady – who yesterday pulled off a dramatic upset by beating fourth seed Casper Ruud – is third on Court 2.
Katie Boulter in the stands at Wimbledon today, where she was watching her boyfriend, Alex de Minaur
Boulter, 26, who dispatched Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova in the singles yesterday, is playing with her 24-year-old partner later this afternoon in the mixed doubles
At 1pm De Minaur was one set down against Berrettini
In the men’s doubles, British world number six Joe Salisbury and his American partner Rajeev Ram will do battle just after 4pm.
Murray was two sets to one up when play was halted at around 10.40pm yesterday, and all eyes will be on how the Brit pulls up after the injury scare he suffered in the penultimate point.
On set point, the 36-year-old went down screaming when trying to change direction before picking himself up and delivering an unreturnable serve that put him 2-1 up.
The match referee then decided it was too late to start a fourth set, meaning Murray and Tsitsipas must return on Friday afternoon to finish with the Scot leading 6-7 (3) 7-6 (2) 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz, who felt sidelined when he could not play on Centre Court in front of Roger Federer on Tuesday, will open play today against Alexandre Muller before Murray returns to finish his match.
Then women’s top seed Iga Swiatek will play Petra Martic before the headline act between Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka closes a thrilling day’s action.
Boulter and de Minaur will team up together in the mixed doubles later today
The queue outside the All England Club today as tennis fans prepare for a bumper day of British tennis
Many people had brought cold drinks and picnic blankets to prepare for the wait
Andy Murray will be looking to finish the job against Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas today after their dramatic late night match was adjourned
One of the big rivalries of the last 15 years is reignited on Centre Court as defending champion Djokovic faces Wawrinka in the third round.
The pair have fought it out on the biggest stage over the years with two of Wawrinka’s three grand slam titles coming after beating Djokovic in the final, most memorably in a stunning performance at the French Open in 2015.
But injury has taken its toll on the Swiss in recent years and he is no longer competing at the same level as Djokovic, who has almost got better with age.
Wawrinka has given himself ‘zero’ chance of winning Wimbledon but he will have plenty of support on Centre Court as he eyes a huge upset.
Security is extra tight at Wimbledon today as the tournament braces for further protests by Just Stop Oil.
Murray’s wife, Kim Sears, applauds during the action on Centre Court yesterday
Liam Broady – who pulled off a dramatic upset by beating fourth seed Casper Ruud – is third on Court 2, while Britain’s top-ranked woman, Katie Boulter, is playing in the mixed doubled
Hundreds of tennis fans began queueing outside the All England club from early this morning
Dale Vince, who is a donor to the group, defended the disruptive demonstrations during a TV appearance last night.
The businessman, who has donated money both to the protest group and Labour, said rain had a bigger impact on the tennis Grand Slam.
Appearing on the BBC’s Question Time, he claimed that the weather was getting worse and that would ‘come home to roost’ in sports events.
The defiant comments came as Keir Starmer frantically tried to distance himself from the activities of JSO.
A government minister yesterday suggested that members of the crowd would be justified in taking action to stop protests.
Temperatures at Wimbledon could rise to 30C later today, while no rain is forecast
There was high spirits in the the queue this morning ahead of an action packed day of tennis
Two men in the Wimbledon queue enjoy their breakfasts on a beautiful day of weather in SW19