Wimbledon day four: Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty take Centre stage
Roger Federer faces another Frenchman in round two at Wimbledon having struggled to see off Adrian Mannarino on Tuesday.
The eight-time champion will be hoping to find more rhythm when he faces Richard Gasquet on Centre Court.
World No 1 Ashleigh Barty opens proceedings on Centre against Russian Anna Blinkova.
Here, we look ahead to day four at Wimbledon.
Order of play
Centre Court
THURSDAY’S ORDER OF PLAY (CENTRE COURT, FROM 13:30 BST)
Barty vs Blinkova
Vesnina vs Gauff
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THURSDAY’S ORDER OF PLAY (No.1 COURT, FROM 13:00 BST)
Bolt vs Norrie
Alcaraz vs Medvedev
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Brit watch
Match of the day
British number two Cameron Norrie faces the unpredictable Australian wild card Alex Bolt, who is growing in confidence and looking a dangerous player despite his lowly ranking of 149. To add to the pressure on Norrie, the winner could be up against Federer.
Rewind
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Day four weather watch
23 degrees – Sunny changing to partly cloudy by night time (Met Office)
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