Čilić steals first set
Welcome to day four of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, as we are down to the final matches at SW19 today.
Novak Djokovic (6) is through, winning in straight sets to reach the third round as he dominated Britain's Dan Evans, while Iga Świątek had to rally from a set down to beat Caty McNally.
Jannik Sinner (1) and Ben Shelton (10) are on court late in the day.
Emma Navarro (10), Mirra Andreeva (7) and Alex de Minaur (11) have made it into the third round.
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Draper 4-6, 0-0* Čilić
Big-time shot from Čilić, lacing a backhand down the line to win the game and the set.
How will the No. 4 seeded Draper respond in the second set?
Paul 6-1, *4-4 Ofner
Tommy Paul had his left foot retaped, and he's back out on the court after a nine-minute break. His movement is such a big part of his game, so we'll see how hampered he is.
Draper 4-4* Čilić
Draper was in danger of being broken, which would've drastically shifted the momentum of the first set.
Instead, he rallies from triple game point to even the set at four games apiece. Getty Images
Świątek 5-7, 6-2, *0-0 McNally
And there it is. Iga Świątek breaks Caty McNally again, and that not only wins the second set but also gives her the opening service game of the decider.
McNally takes a toilet break after losing her lead on Centre Court.
Paul 6-1, *4-4 Ofner
Tommy Paul is injured and getting medical treatment after suffering a foot injury on an overhead. Looks like a tough break for the American who had just broken back to get even in the second set. Getty Images
Świątek 5-7, 5-2* McNally
It's been a much better set from Iga Świątek, who has ironed out the errors and taken charge of Caty McNally.
Still up a solitary break, but now Świątek is just a game away from leveling the match.
McNally now serving to stay in the second set.
FINAL: Starodubtseva 2-6, 1-6 Samsonova
Strong showing by Liudmila Samsonova, dispatching of Yuliia Starodubtseva in straight sets to advance to the third round.
FINAL: Krejčíková 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 Dolehide
Impressive shot by Krejčíková to seal the set and the match. She paints a firm backhand just inside the backline and all Dolehide could do is watch.
While the final set score appears lopsided, this was a highly competitive match with Krejčíková's break a few games back serving as the difference. Getty Images
Krejčíková 6-2, 3-6, *4-2 Dolehide
If there was ever a time to break serve, that was it. A few unforced errors by Dolehide just swung this match in the latter stages.
Can Krejčíková see this one out?
Paul 6-1, *0-2 Ofner
Sebastian Ofner turned the tables on Tommy Paul a bit to start the second set. Ofner broke Paul to start the set and held his first service game. He already has won more games in this second set than the first set after getting some medical treatment on his wrist between sets.
Świątek 5-7, *2-0 McNally
SIX break points for Iga Świątek. That is what it takes to finally break Caty McNally at the start of this second set.
Now then. Can she take this across the entirety of this set? And is she playing well enough to do that?
Maybe…
Paul 6-1, *0-0 Ofner
Tommy Paul made it look easy in his first set with Sebastian Ofner in just 23 minutes. Paul won the final four games of the set and converted three of the six break point chances he had. Ofner didn't help himself with 13 unforced errors. Getty Images
Świątek 5-7, *0-0 McNally
Wow. Iga Świątek isn't half making this look hard. The eighth seed is undone on her own serve for the second time in three service matches — and at the worst possible time.
It leaves Caty McNally to serve for the first serve, and she does it to love. Her first-serve percentage is sitting at 82 percent right now, and Świątek seems a bit flummoxed about it all.
We have lost 16 of the 31 women's seeds so far. Could we be losing the 17th here? Getty Images
Paul 3-1* Ofner
American Tommy Paul, the No. 13 seed, got the break to open his match with Sebastian Ofner and has backed that up by winning his first two service games.
Paul, whose best finish at Wimbledon was the quarterfinals last year, is off to a solid start on Court 3. Getty Images
Świątek *5-5 McNally
It's all got a bit trickier for Iga Świątek in this first set on Centre Court.
From a break up and cruising, Caty McNally has upped her level and now the unforced errors are creeping into Świątek's shots — much like we saw at the French Open, and that is her favorite surface.
Świątek manages to hold her serve to stay in the first set. Now she's hunting down the McNally serve in a bid to pinch it herself — but McNally holds.
On we go… Getty Images
Krejčíková 6-2, 3-6, *0-0 Dolehide
We're headed for a decisive third set on No. 2 Court.
Dolehide looks poised as a strong shot creates another unforced error by Krejčíková, sealing the set. Getty Images
Flamboyance can get you only so far… Corentin Moutet's Wimbledon magic is over for another year, as 19th seed Grigor Dimitrov wins on No. 3 Court 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.
The 2014 Wimbledon semifinalist will now face either Tommy Paul or Sebástian Ofner in the third round.
As for fastest win of the day so far, that goes to Ekaterina Alexandrova (18) as Suzan Lamens was dispatched 6-4, 6-0 on Court 18 in just 54 minutes.
Zeynep Sönmez will be waiting in the third round.
Krejčíková 6-2, 2-4* Dolehide
U.S. star Caroline Dolehide is up against defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková, who won the opening set.
But the American has picked off her opponent's serve in the second set with a strong backhand, leading to an unforced error to steal a break point — and now Dolehide has an opportunity to take control of this set and take the match into a decider on No. 2 Court. Getty Images
Świątek *4-2 McNally
The good news for Caty McNally is she's just held her own serve.
The bad news is Iga Świątek looks in the mood to get this done as soon as possible. She is a break up and just two games away from claiming this first set on Centre Court.
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