Wimbledon 2025 live: scores, updates and analysis from day 5
'A Brit in Britain is never easy to face,' Djokovic said. 'Dan is a good quality player that possesses a lot of talent, a lot of great touch. He can be causing a lot of trouble to you if you are not on top of your game, which I think I was from the very beginning. That was necessary. I executed it [his game plan] perfectly.'
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Jack Draper hoped to blaze a trail for a new era but ended up just trailing a battle-hardened vet from an old one in the duel of the big-hitters on No1 Court (Rick Broadbent writes). Marin Cilic, a finalist eight long years ago, belied his age, knee operations and lowly ranking of 83, to inflict a chastening second-round defeat on Britain's leading man.
Draper was hurting after the 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 setback. He was magnanimous about Cilic's evergreen brilliance, but criticised replacing line judges with AI and a disembodied voice, along with his own flawed ability to master the grass. 'I don't think it's 100 per cent accurate,' he said when asked about the advent of AI. 'It's millimetres. I think it's a shame for tradition that umpires aren't involved.' It should be stressed that he was not using that as an excuse, but he questioned a couple of calls and suggested they were 'a little bit off'. Rage, rage against the dying of the lino. For Cilic it was just the more normal 'light'.
• Read more: 'It's not 100% accurate' — Draper takes aim at AI after Cilic defeat
If the all-powerful Aryna Sabalenka turns up on Centre Court on Friday, it is going to be a challenging evening for Emma Raducanu (Annabel Croft writes). But if it is the erratic Sabalenka who can be prone to losing her cool, then this Wimbledon third-round contest could get interesting.
The world No1 is such a force. When she was a little girl Sabalenka said that she wanted to play like Serena Williams and hit the ball harder, and she often does. But there are times when she mentally loses her way on the court, which results in a sudden burst of errors.
Raducanu is clearly the underdog. While the 22-year-old possesses much talent as a grand-slam champion, there is a significant gap between her and the best players in the world. Notably, though, this is the first time that Raducanu has faced a top-eight player at Wimbledon, where the British crowd will obviously be willing her on in this primetime encounter. If she can keep the scoreline tight, the partisan support could prove a factor in the big points.
• Read more: Emma Raducanu can rattle Aryna Sabalenka by being brave
(all courts 11am BST start unless stated)
Centre Court (starting 1.30pm)Taylor Fritz (5) vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (26)Jan-Lennard Struff vs Carlos Alcaraz (2)Aryna Sabalenka (1) vs Emma Raducanu
No 1 Court (starting 1pm)Diane Parry vs Sonay KartalMattia Bellucci vs Cameron NorrieElise Mertens (24) vs Elina Svitolina (14)
No 2 CourtAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Naomi OsakaLaura Siegemund vs Madison Keys (6)Nicolas Jarry vs Joao Fonseca
No 3 CourtDalma Galfi vs Amanda Anisimova (13)Andrey Rublev (14) vs Adrian MannarinoNuno Borges vs Karen Khachanov (17)
Court 12Solana Sierra vs Cristina BucsaKamilla Rakhimova vs Linda Noskova (30)Kamil Majchrzak vs Arthur Rinderknech
Court 18Doubles TBADoubles TBALuciano Darderi vs Jordan Thompson
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So, the bad news is that Jack Draper is out (taking a good chunk of British hopes with him). The good news is that Emma Raducanu, Cameron Norrie and Sonay Kartal are still alive and kicking. The bad news (there's more?) is that Raducanu takes on Aryna Sabalenka, the world No1.
Well, it wouldn't be a British sporting summer without a healthy dollop of misplaced optimism — so grab yourself some Pimm's and strawberries and settle in for what promises to be a boom or bust day at SW19.
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