Wimbledon news: Star kicked out of locker room as commentator left with 'goosebumps'

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Jannik Sinner was delighted to triumph on his centre court debut.

The world No 1 is into the third round at Wimbledon after beating Matteo Berrettini in four sets.

Speaking on court to the BBC, Sinner said: “As I said already in round one, for me it’s a big honour to play here in such an incredible venue.

“Today I had my first match on Centre court. It’s really special. The support has been amazing. Hope to see you all in the next round. Have a good night.”

On his relationship with fellow Italian Berrettini, Sinner added: “First of all we very good friends. We play Davis cup together. We practice together. It’s very tough we had to face in round two.

“Today was a high level match. We both played really well. In three tiebreaks I got sometimes a bit lucky. I’ll take it for today. Thank you everyone for the support. It’s been amazing. It’s quite late so thanks for staying.”

Well, that was one of the best matches so far.

Plenty of quality on show but it was Jannik Sinner who wins in four sets.

He beats the 2021 finalist 7-6 7-6 2-6 7-6.

Matteo Berrettini has fought back against Jannik Sinner.

In an all-Italy clash, Sinner raced into a two-set lead.

However, the powerful Berrettini has just taken the third set with relative comfort.

This could go the distance on centre court...

It's an early clash between two of the most talented men's players at Wimbledon this year.

And Jannik Sinner has taken the first set after a tiebreak.

Emma Raducanu has breezed through what should have been a really tough clash with world No 33 Elise Mertens.

The 21-year-old records a 6-1 6-2 triumph on Court 1.

Rapper Lil Wayne has accepted Jelena Ostapenko's invitation to join her at the US Open.

Ostapenko is a big fan of the musician, who is known to take an interest in tennis.

Emma Raducanu is a set up against Elise Mertens.

She's looking extremely comfortable on Court 1.

Emma Raducanu has stormed into a strong advantage early in her match against Elise Mertens.

Raducanu broke in the second game and now leads 3-0 in the first set.

The Brit looks in the mood on Court 1...

Jack Draper has revealed he went to the wrong locker before realising he was seeded at Wimbledon for the first time.

Draper’s remarkable form this year has seen him soar up the ATP rankings and now sits as the No 28.

Upon arriving in SW19, the 22-year-old instinctively went to the lockers designated for unranked players. However, he was swiftly told to move to another locker.

“It was funny. When I arrived I went to the changing rooms and there are two changing rooms,” Draper told talkSPORT.

“I went to the ones upstairs and put my stuff in the locker, got what I needed and got everything sorted.

“That’s what you do as a player, get your locker and you’re happy with it.

“And the guy said you’re in the wrong locker room, you have to go downstairs as you’re seeded now.

“It was a great feeling to come here seeded and feel like I belong a bit more with the best players in the world. That’s exactly where I want to be.”

Carlos Alcaraz has beaten Aleksandar Vukic in straight sets on centre court.

The Spaniard won 7-6 6-2 6-2.

One shot earlier in the match gave John McEnroe 'goosebumps'.

As revealed earlier today, Andy Murray will play alongside Emma Raducanu in the Wimbledon mixed doubles.

He will also play doubles alongside brother Jamie Murray, starting on centre court tomorrow.

The two-time Wimbledon champion pulled out of the singles on Tuesday.

But he says that was a close decision and that his body will be able to compete in two doubles competitions.

Murray said: “I obviously thought long and hard about it. I practised a few sets of singles and did well in those practices. I certainly wasn’t moving as I would like.

"But it was still able to be really competitive and it was just whether or not I was comfortable going out there and maybe not feeling like I was able to give my 100 per cent.

“Doubles is a slightly different game in terms of the physicality of it and yeah I am looking forward to that.”

Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray has been handed a tough opening mixed doubles match at Wimbledon. The British team will face Marcelo Arevalo and Zhang Shuai.

Salvadorian star Arevalo won the men's French Open doubles title in 2022 and 2024.

Coco Gauff didn't take long there.

She's beatan Anca Todoni 6-2 6-1 to move into the third round. Next up on Court No.1, it's Carlos Alcaraz....

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Aryna Sabalenka has vowed to come back "stronger than ever" after her withdrawal from Wimbledon.

"Just want to say thank you so much for all the support I received in the last few days," the No.3 seed wrote on Instagram. "It really means a lot to me! I'll get back stronger than ever! Now time to do lots of rehab, heal and start over again!"

Thankfully, the rain has cleared.

Coco Gauff has got us underway on Court No.1, with the second seed taking on Anca Todoni.

Touch wood, the rain has stopped.

Organisers have confirmed that play on the outside courts will get underway at 1pm, the same time as Court No.1

Huge news for British fans!

Wimbledon organisers have confirmed Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu will enter this year's Mixed Doubles Championship as wild cards.

British player Jacob Fearnley admits he doesn't know how he'll handle Novak Djokovic tomorrow.

When asked how he will approach the clash, the world No.277 told reporters: "That's a good question. I don't think many people have the answer to that.

"I have no idea. I've watched so many videos of him. It doesn't look like there's many flaws in his game. I'm going to try and enjoy it, put my game out on the court and see what happens. I don't think there's many tactics going into the match."

Ash Barty is back at Wimbledon for the first time since lifting the trophy in 2021.

And the former world No. 1 has been surprising fans by handing out Tim Tams in Wimbledon Piazza.

The Aussie, who will compete in the invitational doubles this year, said: "It’s great to be back in London for the tennis and to help Tim Tam, my all-time favourite bikkie, celebrate their UK launch! There’s nothing better than a taste of home while travelling, and now that Tim Tam is available in the UK I know what I’ll be dunking into my coffee throughout the tournament."

Ah the good old British summer.

With play about to begin on the outside courts, down comes the rain and proceedings will be pushed back.

A reminder that it's July folks. Yes, July.

Jack Draper has said Cam Norrie won't like the fact he's now British No.1 ahead of a huge Wimbledon clash between the pair on Thursday.

"Obviously he won't like the fact that I'm British No.1 now," said Draper. "I'm a lot younger. Obviously got Dan (Evans) and Cam, Andy (Murray) might be stopping soon. Dan and Cam definitely probably won't like seeing me being British No.1. I think that creates a really healthy rivalry and environment."

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Sebstian Korda has been subjected to ridicule online after his first round defeat to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard yesterday.

Last season, the Czech star branded himself 'one of the favourites' to win the tournament. He's since gone down to consecutive first stage exits at SW19.

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Novak Djokovic was watched by Ronnie O’Sullivan on Centre Court yesterday and now wants to meet the snooker great again.

He said: “I'm his fan. I watch snooker just because of him. I watched when I was a kid. Honestly, I watched him play many years ago.

“My father loved watching snooker. I only watched Ronnie. Whenever he would not play, I would not watch. We just had a meet-up, an interaction for the first time. It was great.

“He was one of the sport greats I used to watch when I was a kid. It was really nice to have him around. Hopefully we're able to play some snooker 'cause I'm really bad at snooker. I'm okay at pool or billiards, but snooker, I tried it twice, and it's really, really tough.”

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Play gets underway on Centre Court at 1.30pm today when fifth seed Daniil Medvedev takes on Alexandre Muller.

But many eyes will be on Court No.1. Coco Gauff gets things underway against Anca Todoni at 1pm, before Carlos Alcaraz v Aleksandar Vukic. The it's Emma Raducanu against Elise Mertens.

Novak Djokovic has explained he had special permission to wear non-white strapping for his first round match at SW19 yesterday.

After beating Vit Kopriva, he explained: "I actually met the chairwoman before walking onto the court. She gave me the thumbs up, so it was okay.

"Of course, we did check in the days prior if we have permission. We're trying to find a white one, trust me. I know it's not ideal. I like to go all white and I like to respect the rules. But I got the permission. I said to them that I will give our best for the next match the white one."

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Emma Raducanu has aimed a sly dig at her critics ahead of a second round match with Elise Mertens today.

The 21-year-old has implied she would rather take flak than be ignored, saying: "I think it just comes down to success. I think when they're not talking about you, that's when you need to start to worry."

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