Wimbledon 2023 Day 3 Highlights: Djokovic beats Thompson in straight sets, advances to third round

Wimbledon 2023 Highlights Day 3: Here's what happened in Round 1 & 2 action at the All England Club in London

Wimbledon 2023 Day 3 Highlights (REUTERS)

Wimbledon 2023 Highlights Day 3: Eighth seed Maria Sakkari was left stunned, as she crashed to a first round defeat on Day 3 of Wimbledon 2023, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Wednesday. The Greek lost 6-0 5-7 2-6 against Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk. Meanwhile, Daniil Medvedev began his campaign with an easy victory, winning 7-5 6-4 6-3 against Arthur Frey. Just like Day 2, even Day 3 has been hard-hit by rain. Day 2 saw as many as 22 matches get cancelled and then the postponed fixtures were further delayed on Day 3 due to poor weather. Women's top seed Iga Swiatek outclassed Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2 6-0 to sweep into the third round. Novak Djokovic became only the third player in history to win 350 Grand Slam singles matches after seeing off the challenge of Jordan Thompson, whom he defeated 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 to advance to the third round.

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• 6 Jul 2023, 12:27:31 AM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Tsitsipas beats Thiem

  World no. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas beats 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-2, 7-6(5), 7-6(8) to reach the second round at Wimbledon. 

  It was some intense tennis from both the stars.

• 6 Jul 2023, 12:09:05 AM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Djokovic wins

  Novak Djokovic beats Jordan Thompson 6-3, 7-6, 7-5 to advance to the third of men's singles at Wimbledon.

• 5 Jul 2023, 11:53:11 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Tough competition

  The first round encounter between Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas is proving to be an exciting one. 

  Thiem is proving to be a much tougher opponent for World no. 5 Tsitsipas than he must have anticipated. The fifth set is on and both the players have won two sets each. Thiem took the opening set 6-3, while Tsitsipas took the next two, winning it 7-6, 6-2. Thiem rallied back and won the fourth set 7-6. The fifth set is currently locked at 3-3.

• 5 Jul 2023, 11:32:03 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Good fight by Jordan Thompson

  Jordan Thompson shows great intensity in the second set and takes it to tie-breakers, however, Djokovic gets the better of Australian yet again. Scores Djokovic leads 2-0 (6-3, 7-6)

• 5 Jul 2023, 11:29:26 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Upset alert

  Qualifier Natalija Stevanovic upsets No.18 seed Karolina Pliskova to claim a first Wimbledon main draw win 6-2, 6-3

• 5 Jul 2023, 10:30:57 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Djokovic in action

  Novak Djokovic wins the first set 6-3 against Jordan Thompson in the men's singles second round match at the Centre Court. The second set is currently tied at 2-2.

• 5 Jul 2023, 09:58:23 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Swiatek breezes into third round

  Iga Swiatek beat Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 6-0 on Wednesday to cruise into the Wimbledon third round.

  The reigning US Open and French Open champion has never been beyond the fourth round at the grass-court tournament but has dropped just six games so far at the All England Club.

  The 22-year-old Polish player broke her 84th-ranked Spanish opponent three times in the opening set of their Centre Court clash.

  She then romped through the second set without dropping a game.

• 5 Jul 2023, 09:41:45 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Men's singles

  Three first round men's singles matches are underway: 

  Borna Coric vs Guido Pella, Denis Shapalov vs Radu Albot, and Roman Safiullin vs Roberto Bautista Agut. The scores are as follows:

  Coric vs Pella: 3-6, 5-7, 6-4, 4-1 

  Shapalov vs Albot: 5-7, 4-3 

  Safiullin vs Bautista Agut: 2-6, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 3-4

• 5 Jul 2023, 08:58:43 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: 10 second round matches cancelled

  18 second round matches were scheduled for Day 3, out of which 10 have already been cancelled. The cancelled fixtures are:

  Rublev-Karatsev

  Choinski-Hurkacz

  Musetti-Munar

  Wang Xinyu-Kenin

  Barrios Vera-Goffin

  Marterer-Mmoh

  Bublik-Wolf

  Parks-Bogdan

  Siniakova-Tsurenko

  Mertens-Svitolina

• 5 Jul 2023, 08:48:01 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Swiatek wins first set!

  Swiatek has won the first set vs Sorribes Tormo with ease, winning 6-2 at Centre Court.

• 5 Jul 2023, 08:46:51 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Medvedev wins!

  After a shaky start, Medvedev grabbed an easy 7-5 6-4 6-3 win vs Frey at Court 1.

• 5 Jul 2023, 08:39:48 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Results

  In the women's singles first round fixtures, Cocciaretto sealed a 6-3 6-4 win vs Serrano and Kontaveit defeated Stefanini 6-4 6-4. Meanwhile, Cristian beat Bronzetti 6- 6-4 and Stephens secured a 6-2 6-3 win vs Peterson. Vekic defeated Zhang 6-2 6-3.

• 5 Jul 2023, 08:30:34 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Dimitrov, Lehecka win!

  Dimitrov and Lehecka have won their respective first round matches. Dimitrov defeated Sho 6-1 6-1 6-1 and Lehecka sealed a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win vs Ofner.

• 5 Jul 2023, 08:08:40 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Protesters disrupt play

  Just Stop Oil protesters disrupted play on Court 18, where Dimitrov is facing Sho. They ran onto the court during the match and threw orange-coloured confetti and a jigsaw onto the grass, and then one of them sat down on the court.

• 5 Jul 2023, 08:00:06 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Medvedev wins second set!

  Fery was looking good initially, despite narrowly losing the first set. But in the second set, Medvdev took some time to find his footing and once he did, he surged to secure this set 6-4.

• 5 Jul 2023, 07:47:26 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Other matches

  Dimitrov is leading in the second set, 3-1 vs Sho, after winning the first set 6-1. Meanwhile, Tiafoe trails 5-6 vs Wu and Barrere won the first set, 7-5 vs Harris. Lehecka is leading 4-3 vs Offner after winning the first set, 6-4. Also, Stricker has staged a comeback, leading 5-3 in the second set, after losing 3-6 in the first vs Popyrin.

  Meanwhile, in the women's singles second round match, Kasatkina sealed a 6-0 6-2 win vs Burrage at Centre Court. In the women's singles first round matches, Sakkari is trailing 3-4 in the second set vs Kostyuk, after winning 6-0 in the first. Serrano lost 3-6 7-4 vs Cocciaretto. Kontaveit is leading 2-1 vs Stefanini, after winning 6-4 in the first.

  Cristian is trailing 1- vs Bronzetti, after winning 6- in the first. Meanwhile, Stephens won 6-2 2-1 vs Peterson. Vekic is leading 6-2 2-1 vs Zhang and Putintseva is leading 6-3 0-2 vs Haddad Maia. Cirstea and Maria will play a third set, with the match at 6-1 2-6.

• 5 Jul 2023, 07:21:31 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Kasatkina in good form!

  Kasatkina is leading 4-2 in the 2nd set vs Burrage, after winning 6-0 in the first set!

• 5 Jul 2023, 07:20:38 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Medvedev is back!

  Medvedev wins the first set 7-5 against Fery! He seemed shaky at the start, but picked up his tempo and sealed this set!

• 5 Jul 2023, 07:16:12 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Good news!

  Good news folks! Medvedev's first round clash vs Fery has resumed, with the first set at 5-5. Fery to serve!

• 5 Jul 2023, 06:49:06 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Bad news

  It was 5-5 in the first set between Medvedev and Fery, but play gets suspended in Court 1 due to rain! Other matches have also been suspended due to rain.

• 5 Jul 2023, 06:42:05 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Dimitrov, Lehecka, Popyrin, Kasatkina, Sakkari, Stephens win their first sets

  Dimitrov won 6-1 in the first set vs Sho. Meanwhile, Lehecka sealed 6-4 in the first set vs Ofner and Popyrin secured the first set against Stricker 6-3.

  In the women's singles second round, Kasatkina won the first set vs Burrage 6-0. Meanwhile, in the first round, Sakkari clinched the first set, 6-0 vs Kostyuk and Stephens secured 6-2 in the first vs Peterson.

• 5 Jul 2023, 06:38:41 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: UPDATE

  The matches have resumed in the outside courts as the weather has gotten better now!

• 5 Jul 2023, 06:12:34 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Medvedev's match begins!

  The action is back as Medvedev's first round match against Fery begins at Court 1!

• 5 Jul 2023, 06:03:47 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Medvedev's match to begin soon!

  Medvedev and Fery have entered Court 1 for their first round encounter. The venue has a roof so rain can't delay play here!

• 5 Jul 2023, 05:36:41 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Play suspended!

  Play has been suspended once again due to rain, covers are on!

• 5 Jul 2023, 05:20:35 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Men's singles matches have also begun!

  The men's singles first round matches have begun! Sho takes on 21st seed Dimitrov in Court 18, and 10th seed Tiafoe is up against Wu in Court 3.

  Here are the other ongoing men's singles first round matches:

  Harris vs Barrere (Court 9)

  Cerundolo vs Borges (Court 15)

  Lehecka vs Ofner (Court 11)

  Raonic vs Novak (Court 16)

  Stricker vs Popyrin (Court 7)

• 5 Jul 2023, 05:11:44 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Action begins!

  Action has begun as the postponed women's singles first round matches start! Meanwhile, the men's singles matches are also set to begin as Tiafoe can be seen warming up with Wu in Court 3.

• 5 Jul 2023, 04:32:16 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Rain delays play

  The outside courts haven't seen any action yet and we need to wait for sometime! Meanwhile, there will be action in Court 1 and Centre Court as they have roofs. Medvedev faces Fery on Court 1 at 5:00 PM IST and Kasatkina will face Burrage at Centre Court around 6:00 PM IST.

• 5 Jul 2023, 03:43:17 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: 87 matches for today!

  87 matches will be played on Wednesday as only Court one and Centre Court fixtures were completed yesterday.

• 5 Jul 2023, 03:26:58 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Bad news!

  There are dark clouds over Court 3 and more or less around the entire complex, as the covers are on! Play won't happen till atleast 4:00 PM IST.

• 5 Jul 2023, 03:17:11 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Queue grows longer

  The queue has become longer on Day 3 in comparison to Day 2, as fans will be looking to catch up on the cancelled matches, and the weather forecast is better!

• 5 Jul 2023, 02:51:41 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Murray on Federer attending his opening round match

  Federer was there to witness Murray, his long-time rival and friend, seal a first round victory in Wimbledon. After his match, Murray said, "It was amazing to have some royalty here but also some tennis royalty. It’s amazing to have Roger here supporting the event. Last time I was on this court and he was watching it was the Olympics and he was on Stan Wawrinka’s box supporting him against me. So it's nice to see a couple of claps today after some good shots."

• 5 Jul 2023, 02:31:34 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Djokovic's Centre Court streak

  After his first round win vs Argentina's Cachin, Djokovic extended his historic Centre Court winning streak to 40 matches in a row. His last loss on Centre Court came in July 7, 2013, when he lost to Murray in the final. The next longest Centre Court streak belons to Federer and Moody, who both won 32 in a row. Federer did it between 2003 and 2008 and Moodi did so between 1927 to 1938.

• 5 Jul 2023, 02:14:52 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Weather forecast

  According to weather forecasters, there will be clear weather in London on Wednesday, after rain played spoilsport on Tuesday. Slight drizzle is expected in between, but nothing of a greater impact!

• 5 Jul 2023, 01:57:20 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Djokovic faces Kyrgios-backed Thompson

  Djokovic is up against Australian Thompson in his second round fixture. Thompson, ranked 70th, revealed that he got some advice from fellow countryman Kyrgios, who has beaten Djokovic in the past. Kyrgios had to pull out of Wimbledon due to a wrist injury.

  "Nick's beaten him a couple of times. He played him in the final and it wasn't an easy match. As much as everyone thinks that Nick doesn't have care in the game, he has a big tennis brain, so it'd be silly of me if I didn't try to pick it. I know the odds are firmly against me. But yeah, just get out and enjoy it and just have fun. It's not every day you play Novak at Wimbledon. It could be a dream, or could be a nightmare," said Thompson.

• 5 Jul 2023, 01:42:22 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Haddad Maia, Tiafoe to kickstart action!

  Haddad Maia has her first round encounter against Putintseva, scheduled for 3:30 PM IST, at Court 12. 3:30 PM IST is when action begins! Tiafoe will also be up against Wu in his first round match in Court 3.

• 5 Jul 2023, 01:39:42 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Other matches to watch out for

  Here are other matches to watch out for on other courts:

  Court 3-

  Men’s Singles, First Round - (10) Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs Yibing Wu (CHN) - 3:30 PM IST

  Men’s Singles, First Round (To be completed) - (6) Holger Rune (DEN) leads (WC) George Loffhagen (GBR) 7-6(4)

  Women’s Singles, First Round - (9) Petra Kvitova (CZE) vs Jasmine Paolini (ITA)

  Men’s Singles, Second Round - (7) Andrey Rublev vs Aslan Karatsev - Not before 9:00 PM IST

  Court 12-

  Women’s Singles, First Round - (13) Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) vs Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)

  Court 17-

  Women’s Singles, First Round - (17) Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) vs (Q) Greet Minnen (BEL)

  Men’s Singles, First Round - (22) Sebastian Korda (USA) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) - 3:30PM IST

  Court 16-

  Men’s Singles, First Round - Milos Raonic (CAN) vs Denis Novak (AUT) - 3:30PM IST

  To be arranged-

  Women’s Singles, Second Round - (28) Elise Mertens (BEL) vs (WC) Elina Svitolina (UKR) - Not before 9:30 PM IST

  Men’s Singles, Second Round - Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs winner of Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) vs Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP)

• 5 Jul 2023, 01:36:12 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Court 2 fixtures

  Here are the Court 2 fixtures for Day 3:

  Women’s Singles, First Round - (8) Maria Sakkari (GRE) vs Marta Kostyuk (UKR) - 3:30 PM IST

  Men’s Singles, First Round (To be completed) - (9) Taylor Fritz (USA) leads Yannick Hanfmann (GER) 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 3-2

  Men’s Singles, First Round (To be completed) - Dominic Thiem (AUT) leads (5) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 6-3, 3-4 - 3:30 PM IST

  Men’s Singles, First Round - (19) Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Gijs Brouwer (NED)

  Women’s Singles, Second Round - (19) Victoria Azarenka vs Nadia Podoroska (ARG) - Not before 9:00 PM IST

• 5 Jul 2023, 01:33:30 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Court 1 fixtures

  Here are the Court 1 fixtures for Day 3:

  Men’s Singles, First Round - (3) Daniil Medvedev vs [WC] Arthur Fery (GBR) - 5:30 PM IST

  Women’s Singles, First Round - (10) Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) vs (WC) Heather Watson (GBR)

  Men’s Singles, Second Round - (8) Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs Diego Schwartzman (ARG)

• 5 Jul 2023, 01:31:42 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Centre Court fixtures

  Here are the Centre Court fixtures for Day 3:

  Women’s Singles, Second Round - (11) Daria Kasatkina vs (WC) Jodie Burrage (GBR) - 6:00 PM IST

  Women’s Singles, Second Round - (1) Iga Swiatek (POL) vs Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)

  Men’s Singles, Second Round - (2) Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS)

• 5 Jul 2023, 01:26:04 PM IST

  Wimbledon 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Hello and good afternoon everyone!

  Hello and good afternoon everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of Wimbledon Day 3! Stay tuned folks for an action-packed Wednesday!