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04-07-2025
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Wimbledon 2025: British duo Oliver Tarvet and Arthur Fery produce stunning upsets on day one
Magical moment: Oliver Tarvet booked his place in the second round of Wimbledon on Monday (Getty Images) Oliver Tarvet set up a second-round Wimbledon showdown with Carlos Alcaraz after a sensational win over Leandro Riedi. The world No733, from St Albans, came through three rounds of qualifying to book his place in the main draw, in what is his first appearance at a tour-level event. Advertisement Tarvet did not face a single break point on Court 4 and showed no signs of nerves as he secured a 6-4 6-4 6-4 over his Swiss opponent, who had also come through qualifying. He will now face Alcaraz on Wednesday, after the defending champion survived an almighty scare to beat Fabio Fognini in five sets. Arthur Fery will join his fellow Briton in the second round, after the welcome produce a stunning upset to see off 20th seed Alexei Popyrin in a 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3 victory. Italian Luciano Darderi is next up for Fery. Cameron Norrie and Billy Harris also progressed on a strong day for the home favourites, but there were defeats for Jacob Fearnley, Oliver Crawford and Henry Searle. Advertisement There was no mistaking the joy Tarvet felt following his win, the 21-year-old punching the air with a wide smile plastered on his face after serving out the victory. "There's a lot of emotions, just really overjoyed. All the hard work I put in the last few years has clearly paid off,' Tarvet said. "It's my first tour-level event, to come out here, come through qualifying, win a first-round match, have a chance to play maybe Carlos on Wednesday, it's just a dream come true." Tarvet is guaranteed at least £99,000 after reaching the second round, though he will be unable to claim most of that due to college rules in the United States. Advertisement Players are allowed £7,290 in profit every year from professional tournaments, limiting Tarvet as he competes under the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) system at the University of San Diego. On the prize money issue, he said: "I've got to find more and more on expenses by the day. We'll see. I'm not here for the money, I'm here for the crowd and the experience and just to stamp my mark. I think I've done a pretty good job so far." Speaking last week, Tarvet said: "I know there have been complaints about it but I don't want to speak too much about it and overstep the mark. "But in my opinion, I've worked hard to get this money. I don't feel like it's undeserved the money that I've got. Advertisement "I think it would be good to see a change in the rules of the NCAA, but at the same time, I don't want to get involved. It's not really my place. "But I've done well this week. I think I deserve this money." There was more success later on Monday for the home favourites, as Norrie came through a tricky first-round match against Roberto Bautista-Agut. Cameron Norrie kept his cool to win in baking Wimbledon conditions (Getty Images) Norrie, now the British number three behind Jack Draper and Fearnley, beat the Spaniard 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-6 in just over three hours. Bautista-Agut served for the fourth set at 5-4, but Norrie broke back and forced a tie-break, which he won 7-3. He will next face 12th seed Frances Tiafoe. Advertisement Barely a minute later, Fery joined him in the second round. The 22-year-old lost in the first round when given a Wimbledon wildcard for the last two years but made it third time lucky here, as he earned his first main-draw win at a Grand Slam. It was an impressive one, too, with Fery getting the better of Popyrin, sinking to his knees and punching the air as the Australian sent a forehand long. Billy Harris then took the tally of British men through to the second round to four with a straight-sets win over Dusan Lajovic. This was the 30-year-old's first-ever victory at Wimbledon and earns him a second-round match against Nuno Borges. Advertisement Fearnley endured a more frustrating afternoon as he was beaten in straight sets by Joao Fonseca on Court One. After being comfortably second-best in the first two sets, Fearnley took the third to a tie-break and held a 5-2 lead, but lost five points in a row to fall to a disappointing first-round exit against the Brazilian teenager. Wildcard Crawford was also knocked out despite a strong start. The 26-year-old took the opening set against Mattia Bellucci in a tie-break but could not do more than that, as the Italian recovered to win 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 and he will now play Queen's finalist Jiri Lehecka. Advertisement Like Crawford, Searle won the first set against American Ethan Quinn before losing the second, and the match then turned on a tie-break. There were three set points in it for 19-year-old Searle but he could not take any, as Quinn won the tie-break 13-11 and went on to secure a 4-6 6-2 7-6 6-3 victory.
Glasgow Times
03-07-2025
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- Glasgow Times
Arthur Fery left with few regrets as Wimbledon campaign comes to an end
The 22-year-old defeated the Australian 20th seed Alexei Popyrin in the opening round to cross paths with the Italian in a clash scheduled as the last to take place on Court Two on Wednesday evening. Fery had lost the first two sets when the light began to falter and the match was paused, though the French-born Briton felt the interruption was to his advantage as his opponent was firmly on the front foot. Play resumed after midday on Thursday, and though Darderi was made to work hard for his third and final set he eventually prevailed 6-4 6-3 6-3 to knock Fery out of the tournament. Luciano Darderi (right) beat Arthur Fery (Jordan Pettitt/PA) 'I did my best, I thought I came out with a pretty good game plan – not too many regrets,' said Fery, whose French father Loic owns Lorient football club. 'I was tired, for sure. That second set yesterday was a physical one. 'It probably was going to help me to stop last night. I was two sets to love down. It was a very close match but still, momentum was on his side and he was playing very well. 'Stopping last night was good for me. I came out this morning, practised, warmed up well this morning. I was going to try and inch my way back into the match. Defeat for Arthur Fery in round two at @Wimbledon Plenty to be proud of for Arthur though, including a biggest career win & first main draw victory at SW19!#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #Wimbledon — LTA (@the_LTA) July 3, 2025 'Even today I thought he was physical. He's a clay-court player. It was tough at times but I guess it shows me where I can improve. 'There were some matches where you have so many break points, and you come off the court having lost and you're p****d at yourself because you felt like you managed them poorly. 'I'm pretty proud of my performance. Overall it's frustrating. I had a lot of break points but didn't think I did a huge amount wrong. 'I thought he came out very well again today. I tried to use the crowd, I tried to change a few things tactically. It wasn't enough today.'
The Independent
03-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Arthur Fery left with few regrets as Wimbledon campaign comes to an end
Arthur Fery has few regrets after his Wimbledon campaign came to an end with a second-round loss to Luciano Darderi. The 22-year-old defeated the Australian 20th seed Alexei Popyrin in the opening round to cross paths with the Italian in a clash scheduled as the last to take place on Court Two on Wednesday evening. Fery had lost the first two sets when the light began to falter and the match was paused, though the French-born Briton felt the interruption was to his advantage as his opponent was firmly on the front foot. Play resumed after midday on Thursday, and though Darderi was made to work hard for his third and final set he eventually prevailed 6-4 6-3 6-3 to knock Fery out of the tournament. 'I did my best, I thought I came out with a pretty good game plan – not too many regrets,' said Fery, whose French father Loic owns Lorient football club. 'I was tired, for sure. That second set yesterday was a physical one. 'It probably was going to help me to stop last night. I was two sets to love down. It was a very close match but still, momentum was on his side and he was playing very well. 'Stopping last night was good for me. I came out this morning, practised, warmed up well this morning. I was going to try and inch my way back into the match. 'Even today I thought he was physical. He's a clay-court player. It was tough at times but I guess it shows me where I can improve. 'There were some matches where you have so many break points, and you come off the court having lost and you're p****d at yourself because you felt like you managed them poorly. 'I'm pretty proud of my performance. Overall it's frustrating. I had a lot of break points but didn't think I did a huge amount wrong. 'I thought he came out very well again today. I tried to use the crowd, I tried to change a few things tactically. It wasn't enough today.'
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Sport
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Arthur Fery left with few regrets as Wimbledon campaign comes to an end
Arthur Fery has few regrets after his Wimbledon campaign came to an end with a second-round loss to Luciano Darderi. The 22-year-old defeated the Australian 20th seed Alexei Popyrin in the opening round to cross paths with the Italian in a clash scheduled as the last to take place on Court Two on Wednesday evening. Advertisement Fery had lost the first two sets when the light began to falter and the match was paused, though the French-born Briton felt the interruption was to his advantage as his opponent was firmly on the front foot. Play resumed after midday on Thursday, and though Darderi was made to work hard for his third and final set he eventually prevailed 6-4 6-3 6-3 to knock Fery out of the tournament. Luciano Darderi (right) beat Arthur Fery (Jordan Pettitt/PA) 'I did my best, I thought I came out with a pretty good game plan – not too many regrets,' said Fery, whose French father Loic owns Lorient football club. 'I was tired, for sure. That second set yesterday was a physical one. Advertisement 'It probably was going to help me to stop last night. I was two sets to love down. It was a very close match but still, momentum was on his side and he was playing very well. 'Stopping last night was good for me. I came out this morning, practised, warmed up well this morning. I was going to try and inch my way back into the match. 'Even today I thought he was physical. He's a clay-court player. It was tough at times but I guess it shows me where I can improve. 'There were some matches where you have so many break points, and you come off the court having lost and you're p****d at yourself because you felt like you managed them poorly. Advertisement 'I'm pretty proud of my performance. Overall it's frustrating. I had a lot of break points but didn't think I did a huge amount wrong. 'I thought he came out very well again today. I tried to use the crowd, I tried to change a few things tactically. It wasn't enough today.'
The Guardian
02-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Wimbledon 2025: Raducanu sails past Vondrousova, Fritz in action, Osaka through, Paolini out
Update: Date: 2025-07-02T19:53:13.000Z Title: British wildcard Arthur Fery Content: Updates as we move into the second round at SW19 Rampant Brits' best performance since 1976 | Mail Bryan Bryan Armen Graham (now), Katy Murrells and Will Unwin (earlier) Wed 2 Jul 2025 21.53 CEST First published on Wed 2 Jul 2025 11.19 CEST 9.53pm CEST 21:53 , who was born in France but educated at nearby King's College Wimbledon and then at Stanford, faces an uphill battle after falling behind 6-4, 6-3 against Italy's Luciano Dardieri. But that battle will extend another day as their second-round title on No 2 Court has also been suspended for darkness. 9.49pm CEST 21:49 Fritz has run away with the third-set tiebreaker over Diallo over on No 1 Court, rattling off seven unanswered points for a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(0) lead. The match has been suspended to the retractable roof. No such luck for Auger-Aliassime and Struff, whose match on Court 18 has been called for darkness only moments after the German leveled it at one set apiece by pulling out the second-set breaker, 11-9. 9.43pm CEST 21:43 Bellucci breaks Lehecka with a gorgeous forehand passing winner, then closes out the 7-6(4), 6-1, 7-5 victory with a tidy love hold. That ensures one of Harry Fonseca, Bellucci or Norrie will reach the last eight. Elsewhere on the outer courts, the No 31 seed Ashlyn Krueger from the United States has been eliminated in straight sets by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. That's two more seeds out. Only five more singles matches still happening around the grounds. Updated at 9.45pm CEST 9.33pm CEST 21:33 Mattia Bellucci was on the cusp of knocking out yet another seed in No 23 Jiri Lehecka. But the 23-year-old Czech was unable to serve out the match and was broken in a marathon game spanning 12 points and more than 10 minutes. They're back on level terms in the third set, but the Italian is still in firm control with a 7-6(4), 6-1, 5-5 lead. 9.19pm CEST 21:19 A couple more results from the outer courts are trickling through. No 14 seed Elina Svitolina has seen off the Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich in straight sets. Poland's Kamil Majchrzak has brushed aside Ethan Quinn of the United States, also in straights. And the Aussie Jordan Thompson has fought back from a two-sets-to-one deficit to oust Benjamin Bonzi in five. 9.14pm CEST 21:14 Turns out the carnage at the top of the women's draw is historic. This marks only the second major tournament in the Open era (since 1968) where four of the top five women's seeds failed to make it past the second round. The first was Wimbledon 2018. 9.09pm CEST 21:09 Fritz could be in for another long night on No 1 Court. He's breezed through the second set in 25 minutes to square things with Diallo at one set apiece. The American won 92% of the points on his first serve in the second frame, up from 69% in the opener. 9.00pm CEST 21:00 Another top player crashes out as fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini bows 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to world No 87 Kamilla Rakhimova. It's the biggest win of the 23-year-old Russian's career and it comes against last year's runner-up. Paolini's departure makes it 28 seeds to have gone out of the tournament in less than four completed days – 14 apiece on the men's and women's sides – including the No 2, No 3, No 4 and No 5 women's seeds. Updated at 9.28pm CEST 8.56pm CEST 20:56 'I knew today I had to be aggressive because Marketa would beat me if I pushed the ball around,' Raducanu says. 'The atmosphere was electric and I'm just so happy to get to play another match here.' Asked about her Friday date with Sabalenka, the British No 1 is to the point: 'Of course she's No 1 in the world right now, so dominant on the tour, has won literally everything. It's going to be a very difficult match. All I can do is control my side of the court as much as possible. I guess there's no pressure on me in the next round at all.' 8.50pm CEST 20:50 Raducanu closes it out like she's got a taxi waiting. She breaks Vondrousova to close out a 6-3, 6-3 win over the 2023 Wimbledon champion in 82 minutes. It's as well as we've seen her play in some time and her reward for her trouble will be a third-round date with top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka. Updated at 9.16pm CEST 8.44pm CEST 20:44 Upset watch on No 3 Court. Jasmine Paolini, the No 4 seed from Italy, is down a break in the decider against Kamilla Rakhimova. The Russian is serving at 4-6, 6-4, 4-3, threatening another blow at a women's singles draw that's already in tatters. 8.41pm CEST 20:41 Center Court is buzzing as Raducanu is within touching distance of the third round after backing up a break for a 6-3, 4-2 lead over Vondrousova. Brilliant stuff from the 2021 US Open champion, who is all over the court and striking the ball brilliantly. Updated at 9.17pm CEST 8.35pm CEST 20:35 More good news for Canada. Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 25 seed and a quarter-finalist here four years ago, has taken the opening set from Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff on Court 18. 8.32pm CEST 20:32 Gabriel Diallo has taken the opening set from Taylor Fritz on No 1 Court. The 23-year-old Montrealer got the better of his opponent in a 16-shot rally, the longest of the match so far, to break for 5-4. From there he showed no nerve in coolly serving it out, closing the frame with a 115mph ace out wide. Updated at 8.34pm CEST 8.22pm CEST 20:22 We've got a marathon unfolding with the shadows lengthening on Court 15, where Australian's Justin Thompson has dragged Medvedev-slayer Benjamin Bonzi into a fifth set in a match that just entered its fourth hour. 8.16pm CEST 20:16 A rocky start for No 5 seed Taylor Fritz on No 1 Court. He was broken in his opening service game and finds himself in a 0-3 hole against Gabriel Diallo, the in-form 23-year-old from Montreal who is fresh off his first tour-level title at 's-Hertogenbosch. Elsewhere, fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini is headed to a decider with Kamilla Rakhimova after dropping the second set on No 3 Court. Updated at 8.19pm CEST 8.07pm CEST 20:07 Raducanu takes the first set, 6-3. After breaking Vondrousova in a marathon eighth game for a 5-3 advantage, the British No 1 served her way to triple set point. She frittered two of them away before Vondrousova overcooked a forehand, sending the Centre Court crowd into roars. Updated at 8.27pm CEST 8.01pm CEST 20:01 Naomi Osaka has reached the third round at Wimbledon for the first time in seven years after finishing off a 6-3, 6-2 win over Katerina Siniakova. She will face the winner of tonight's match between Ashlyn Krueger and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for her first ever place in the Wimbledon round of 16. Updated at 8.06pm CEST 7.57pm CEST 19:57 Emma Raducanu appeared to have drawn first blood on Centre Court, passing Marketa Vondrousova with a dazzling backhand winner for 4-2, only to quickly go triple break point down in the ensuing game. Raducanu saved two of them but a biffed forehand from the baseline gifted the break back to Vondrousova, who will serve at 3-4 after the change of ends. Updated at 8.19pm CEST 7.46pm CEST 19:46 It got late early for the No 12 seed Diana Shnaider over on Court 18. She dropped 10 of the final 11 games in a 6-4, 6-1 defeat to the French qualifier Diane Parry, who progresses to face the British 23-year-old Sonay Kartal next. 7.42pm CEST 19:42 Solana Sierra backed into the main draw after losing in the third round of last week's qualifying tournament. It's been a much longer time in London than expected, which has forced her to change her apartment three times. Today's win means she and her mother will be moving house a fourth time. 'Like we said, it's a good problem,' she says. 7.39pm CEST 19:39 Katie Boulter is out in the second round at Wimbledon for the second straight year. Last year it was Harriet Dart who did the honours. This time it's Solana Sierra, the 21-year-old lucky loser from Argentina who has won 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-1 for her first career win over an opponent in the top 50. 'It feels amazing,' Sierra says. 'I knew it was a tough match. Katie is an amazing player, so I tried to focus on myself and enjoy the moment because it's a dream to play at Wimbledon and on this court and in front of this crowd.' It was a day to forget for the 28-year-old from Leicestershire, whose 36 unforced errors included 14 double faults. Updated at 7.41pm CEST 7.31pm CEST 19:31 Amanda Anisimova is through to round three after a straightforward 6-4, 6-3 win over Mexico's Renata Zarazua. The No 13 seed from the United States advances to face Hungary's Dalma Galfi, the world No 110 who upset Beatriz Haddad Maia earlier today. 7.26pm CEST 19:26 Emma Raducanu and Marketa Vondrousova have taken Centre Court for their peach of a teatime fixture between former grand slam champions. The Briton impressed in her first-round win over Mimi Xu, showcasing a more aggressive forehand, the product of recent technical tweaks under new coach Mark Petchey. That shot will be vital against the 2023 Wimbledon champion, a clever lefty who thrives on disrupting rhythm with spin and court craft. Updated at 7.32pm CEST 7.22pm CEST 19:22 Also in trouble is the No 12 seed Diana Shnaider. She is being given a run for her money on Court 18 by the French qualifier Diane Parry, who has won four straight games from a break down to take the first set, 6-4. Elsewhere, the No 24 seed Elise Mertens has finished off Philadelphia's Ann Li, fighting back to win 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-2 and book a place in the third round. She will face the winner of today's match between Aliaksandra Sasnovic and the 14th-seeded Elina Svitolina. 7.15pm CEST 19:15 More trouble for Katie Boulter, who is broken at love to open the third set. Sierra, the world No 101 making her main-draw debut here, quickly backs up the break for a 6-7(7), 6-2, 2-0 edge. Updated at 7.43pm CEST 7.12pm CEST 19:12 Thanks, Will. The British hope Katie Boulter is into a decider with the Argentinian lucky loser Solana Sierra on No 1 Court after dropping the second set, 6-2. Boulter won just 8% of her points behind her second serve in that set and her negative body language has prompted some spirited words of encouragement from her coach. 6.59pm CEST 18:59 On that note, I am going to head off and Bryan Armen Graham will be taking over for the remainder of this blog. 6.58pm CEST 18:58 Alcaraz embraces Tarvet warmly at the net and offers a few kind words and some obvious respect. Updated at 7.44pm CEST 6.57pm CEST 18:57 Carlos Alcaraz has seen off Ollie Tarvet (6-1, 6-4, 6-4). It was anything but straightforward for the Spaniard who was made to work extremely hard by the British qualifier, allowing the loser on this occasion to leave with great pride and a growing reputation. 6.53pm CEST 18:53 Tarvet's service game begins with raucous noise from the stands. Tarvet, however, pings a backhand into the net as Alcaraz sense victory. Not to worry, he wins the next couple of points as the Spaniard struggles returning. Alcaraz will have to serve to win this match. 6.50pm CEST 18:50 This is not offence to Ollie Tarvet but what these opening two matches have shown for Alcaraz is that he is certainly not at his best. Others looking to challenge for the title will be less worried about him than when they arrived. Admittedly, he is one game away from being in the third round but is really having to work for it. 6.47pm CEST 18:47 And Boulter is broken, Sierra sending a rocketing forehand that is too fast for the Briton. This game could be going the distance at this rate. Updated at 6.52pm CEST 6.46pm CEST 18:46 Once again, being broken has irked Alcaraz. Bish, bash, bosh and the Spaniard has three Break Points. A ripping return to a second serve does the job. 4-3 to Alcaraz in the third, he serves next. 6.43pm CEST 18:43 TARVET BREAKS BACK! Tarvet earns himself two break points after Alcaraz's backhand volley at the net goes awry. Tarvet drops to his knees after Alcaraz loosely sends one long. 6.39pm CEST 18:39 It is not vintage stuff in Boulter v Sierra but the Briton is gritting it out. It looks plain sailing in her opening service game of the second set but she throws away a couple of set points, leading to Deuce. After a few false starts, she eventually fires and Sierra can't do much about it. 6.37pm CEST 18:37 Tarvet has great speed across the court and takes plenty of pleasure in chasing down an Alcaraz drop shot, sliding across the turf to do so, winning the point in the process. He offers up a hot dog on the next point but to no avail. The game eventually goes to Deuce where Alcaraz takes control and breaks with a whipped forehand. Updated at 6.44pm CEST 6.31pm CEST 18:31 It is going with serve on Centre in the third. Alcaraz finishes off his latest service game by pushing Tarvet out wide. The Briton manages to return but Alcaraz has little trouble finding the vacant space to make it 2-2 in the third. 6.30pm CEST 18:30 BOULTER WINS THE FIRST SET! Boulter and Sierra end up in a first set tie-break. Boutler rattles to an early 4-1 lead. Sierra manages to battle back and the tie-break reaches 6-6 as she maintains her composure in a lengthy rally. Boulter earns the chance to serve for the set but needlessly whacks a backhand into the net. Boulter and Sierra seem to be fighting themselves as much as one another. At the fourth time of asking, Boulter wins Set Point to get her up and running. Updated at 6.43pm CEST 6.23pm CEST 18:23 Tarvet will keep fighting to the bitter end, that's for sure. The opening point of Alcaraz's service game producing a lengthy rally, ended by a pummelling forehand from Tarvet at the baseline. From here on it, however, it is all Alcaraz, who does not give Tarvet anything to work with. 6.20pm CEST 18:20 Tarvet went for a little break and is back on court against Alcaraz. He opens the third – and probably – final set and battles his way to Deuce with a cracking serve down the middle as he saves two break points. It takes a bit of back and forth but eventually Tarvet completes the hold to earn a roar on Centre Court. Updated at 6.25pm CEST 6.20pm CEST 18:20 Nuno Borges knocks out Billy Harris. The Briton gave it everything in the third set tie-back but his opponent progresses (6-3, 6-4, 7-6). 6.12pm CEST 18:12 After all that hard work, Boulter opens with a double fault. Boulter does, however, recover from this mishap and takes the game after Sierra miscues a return. The scores are level at 5-5! 6.08pm CEST 18:08 Billy Harris battles to extend the match against Borges, taking the third set to a tie-break. Updated at 6.17pm CEST 6.07pm CEST 18:07 BOULTER BREAKS! Sierra leads 5-4 but Boulter takes things back on serve. 6.07pm CEST 18:07 Alcaraz wins the second set 6-4 against Tarvet. 6.04pm CEST 18:04 Boulter produces some big serves which Sierra cannot return as she manages to hold and stay in the opening set. Sierra, however, has the chance to serve it out. 6.03pm CEST 18:03 You can tell how hard Alcaraz is finding things because he is really celebrating every point won. The Spaniard wins the first few points of Tarvet's service game, leaving the Briton irked by his own profligacy. Alcaraz breaks and has the chance to serve for the second set. 5.59pm CEST 17:59 A double fault from Boulter gifts Sierra a second break of the opening set. Boulter needs to improve her serving quickly to avoid a dismal afternoon. Updated at 6.02pm CEST 5.56pm CEST 17:56 A stunning rally finishes with a stupendous Tarvet forehand from the baseline which has too much pace and power for Alcaraz, who sticks out a forlorn racket. He eventually beats the hold by racing to reach a drop shot and just getting it back over, leaving Alcaraz with little chance to return. 5.51pm CEST 17:51 Tarvet is certainly not being outclassed, producing some fine tennis that any of the top 20 would be proud of and is certainly making Alcaraz work. Tarvet has an impressively mentality where he fights for every point to the end, unperturbed by who his opponent is. Admittedly, it is not enough on this occasion as Alcaraz holds to make it 3-3 in the second. 5.49pm CEST 17:49 Naturally, Sierra breaks straight back against Boulter and then holds to take a 2-1 lead in the opening set. 5.46pm CEST 17:46 Tarvet does hold! Tarvet is doing his bet to work Alcaraz around the court but it is an unenforced error as the Spaniard sends a drop shot into the net. Updated at 5.51pm CEST 5.45pm CEST 17:45 A fine day for Cameron Norrie. 5.43pm CEST 17:43 After a couple of breaks in a row, Alcaraz holds. There is a moment of amusement after Tarvet top edges a shot into the crowd and a fan does not want to give it back until a sheepish steward shows up. Can Tarvet hold? 5.41pm CEST 17:41 Things start very well for Boulter as she breaks Sierra in the first game of the match on Court One. That should be a useful confidence booster. 5.39pm CEST 17:39 Katie Boulter is underway in her clash with Solana Sierra. One to keep an eye. Updated at 5.49pm CEST
