Wimbledon 2025: Tarvet v Alcaraz; Norrie, Kartal and Keys all through – live | Wimbledon 2025

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!

Billy Harris battles to extend the match against Borges, taking the third set to a tie-break.

BOULTER BREAKS! Sierra leads 5-4 but Boulter takes things back on serve.

Alcaraz wins the second set 6-4 against Tarvet.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Naturally, Sierra breaks straight back against Boulter and then holds to take a 2-1 lead in the opening set.

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.

A fine day for Cameron Norrie.

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?

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.

Katie Boulter is underway in her clash with Solana Sierra. One to keep an eye.

Unfortunately for Tarvet, he then allows Alcaraz to immediately break back. I suspect the original break may have irritated Alcaraz, who complete the job with a straightforward backhand return from the baseline.

Doubles news! Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara have seen off Dan Evans and Henry Searle (6-7 (4-7) 4-6) to progress.

Tarvet breaks! What a moment for the young man as he gets the better of Alcaraz on his serve. There was degree of luck about it, instead he is producing some wonderful tennis to challenge arguably the world’s best player.

One final whizz around the grounds before I hand you over to Will Unwin: 18-year-old Brazilian Joao Fonseca has defeated the American Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to become the youngest man to reach the third round since 2011; Britain’s Billy Harris is now two sets down against Nuno Borges, 6-3, 6-4; and Joshua was on to something when he said South Africa’s Lloyd Harris could do some damage against the 14th seed Andrey Rublev – they’re locked at one set all, with Harris thumping down 17 aces already. Thanks for your company today. See you for more of the same tomorrow. Bye!

Tarvet may be two breaks down to Alcaraz now, trailing 5-1, but he’s having the time of his life on Centre Court, saving two set points with some panache and to rapturous applause, and now he’s got a break point … his sixth of the match. He’s not taken any so far. And this one goes the same way. As does the seventh. And the eighth. And Alcaraz eventually claims the set 6-1 when Tarvet prods Alcaraz’s lob into the tramlines.

Norrie’s thoughts:

I was really happy when I saw the schedule. Court 1 is my favourite court. I stayed calm, I took it point by point. I was really happy with my level, it didn’t drop too much.

It’s so special. You just feel goose bumps. It’s such a special court and such a special tournament. I just walked out and smiled as much as I could. And then you have to go out to battle. I’m really happy with my level today.

Norrie v Tiafoe is really coming to the boil at the end of the fourth set. At 5-5, Tiafoe sends an ill-advised drop shot into the net, handing Norrie two break points … and Tiafoe thwacks a forehand long! It leaves Norrie serving for the match … he sprints to 40-15 courtesy of two aces … and gets the job done from there! The former British No 1 has a huge smile back on his face, after a testing 12 months in which he almost dropped out of the top 100 because of injury and illness. And Tiafoe’s exit means the seed casualty count is now up to 26 (!!).

Tarvet, like Norrie, is a British product of the US college system. But unlike Norrie, Tarvet is still playing college tennis, and therefore can’t claim most of his £99,000 prize money for getting this far. Under National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules, players can make only $10,000 (about £7,300) in profit every year, as well as any expenses incurred during the events. Tarvet joked after his first-round win that he’d pay his coaches extra and fly business class. I wonder what he’d try to pass off as expenses if he made £152,000 for reaching the third round. It’s very much a hypothetical though, given the stature of his opponent this afternoon, but he does at least get himself on the scoreboard with his first hold, to 30. Alcaraz leads 3-1.

Norrie breaks. Tiafoe breaks back. Alcaraz breaks. Alcaraz consolidates the break. That means it’s Norrie* 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 4-5 Tiafoe and Alcaraz 3-0 Tarvet*.

Given yesterday’s carnage, it had been a relatively calm start to the afternoon for the seeds, but the chaos has returned. Last year’s semi-finalist Donna Vekic is out, losing 6-1, 6-3 to Spain’s Cristina Bucsa, while the 29th seed Leylah Fernandez, the runner-up to Emma Raducanu at the US Open in 2021, has lost 6-2, 6-3 to Germany’s Laura Siegemund. So that’s two seeds who’ve departed in just six completed second-round matches, to add to the 23 from the first round.

Tarvet’s confidence doesn’t appear totally misguided when he gets himself to break point in the opening game. Cue gasps from the crowd and general amazement. Alcaraz smartly hits back behind the Brit for the winner. Deuce. But here’s a second break point for Tarvet at the 21-year-old’s advantage. Tarvet hits long. And Alcaraz averts a third break point with another winner. The defending champion holds from there, with a wonderful volley, but, just as in the opening round in his five-setter against Fabio Fognini, Alcaraz looks vulnerable.

Sabalenka’s victory means that Ollie Tarvet’s big moment is here, as the British world No 733 steps on to Centre Court, aiming to pull off a Wimbledon shock for the ages against Carlos Alcaraz. Tarvet was hailed as a British wall by his first-round victim, Leandro Riedi, but he’ll become a British wonder if he somehow overcomes the two-times defending champion. Tarvet isn’t short of confidence, though, saying: I’m quietly confident I can win against anyone. Alcaraz isn’t an exception to that. He’s done an incredible amount in the tennis world. He’s a difficult guy not to respect. I will just try and treat it like another match. At the end of the day, for me, I try and play the ball, not the player.”

There isn’t a spare seat in the house on Court 4 for the first-round men’s doubles match featuring three Brits, with Dan Evans and Henry Searle taking on the defending champions Henry Patten and Finland’s Harri Heliovaara. It’s going on serve, with Searle and Evans – who faces Novak Djokovic in the singles tomorrow – leading 4-3.

Harris concedes the first set 6-3. And it’s been something of a, um, learning experience for Learner Tien, the 19-year-old American, who’s been bundled out 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 by Chile’s Nicolás Jarry, who’s likely to face João Fonseca next. The Brazilian whippersnapper now leads Jenson Brooksby by two sets to one.

Sabalenka, though, looks as if she could stay on Centre Court all day, soaking in the applause, as she completes a straight-sets victory over the Czech, with the huge-hitting top seed pummelling another forehand into the corner on match point.

“We played a lot of close matches in the past and I’m really happy to get through,” says Sabalenka. “Honestly it’s very sad to see so many top players lose in the first round. It’s better to stay focused on yourself and not look at the bigger picture. I hope it is no upsets any more in this tournament, if you know what I mean!”

Norrie has set point at 40-30. Tiafoe tonks his return long and Norrie, the 2022 semi-finalist, takes the third set! Tiafoe takes his leave and heads off court for a bathroom break/change of clothes/stern talking to.

Better news for another of today’s British Seven on No 1 Court, where Norrie has two break points at 15-40 on Tiafoe’s serve. Take one of these and it would leave Norrie serving for a two sets to one lead at 5-3. And the left-hander fizzes a forehand down the line on the second break point! From a set down, Norrie is now 4-6, 6-4, 5-3 ahead against the 12th seed.

Harris is attempting to bridge a gap of 114 places in the world rankings against the No 37 Borges, and the early signs are not good for the 30-year-old from Nottingham, who’s making only his second grand slam appearance. He trails 4-1.

“LET’S GO!” screams Sabalenka on Centre Court as she whacks away a smash to give herself three break points … and the world No 1 claims the first break of the second set when Bouzkova nets. Sabalenka then consolidates the break with a hold to love, finished off with another overhead winner, to lead 7-6, 4-2. She’s two games away from a third-round meeting with a certain Emma Raducanu or Marketa Vondrousova.

Those two wins mean that Britain’s Billy Harris, who qualified for the main draw on the strength of his ranking for the first time this year, having been awarded a wildcard in 2024, is up next on No 2 Court against Portugal’s Nuno Borges, while on Court 3 it’s the 14th seed Andrey Rublev against South Africa’s Lloyd Harris. Rublev made the headlines last year for his self-flagellation during his first-round defeat, when he repeatedly hit and hurt himself with his own racket, but he says he’s got a new outlook on life and tennis this time around, now he’s working with the former world No 1 Marat Safin.

Sonay speaks:

I felt good on court today. I was hitting it really clean. It was one of those good days at the office.

I wanted to back up [last year’s run to the third round] this year. This tournament I wanted to show I’m at this level and can consistently play here.

The last 12 months I have thrown myself on to the scene. This year I’ve taken a conscious effort of only wanting to play the bigger matches against the best players on tour, day in, day out. I’m playing with more freedom and more confidence.

Thanks Tom. What an impressive win for Sonay Kartal, who must have a thing about threes, reaching round three on day three as the British No 3 on Court 3, which is turning into her lucky court at Wimbledon. She could face Diana Shnaider, the Russian 12th seed next, which would be tough, but she’s full of confidence. Kudos to Keys, too, who’s through to the third round for the ninth time, but given that her big-hitting game is suited to the grass, it’s a quirk that this is the only grand slam where she’s never reached a semi-final.

Skimming round the courts, the much-heralded Brazilian João Fonseca has been pegged back by the American world No 101, Jenson Brooksby, who’s won the second set 7-5 on Court 12 to level it up at one set all. And Sabalenka has won the first set on a tiebreak (7-4) against Bouzkova.

And here comes Katy, back from lunch. Catch you’se later.

Cameron Norrie wins the second set 6-4 against Frances Tiafoe. While I was watching Keys take care of business, Norrie gets himself another trio of break, nay set, points, against Tiafoe, who brings it back to deuce on the first two occasions. But on the third, Tiafoe unfurls a ripping passing shot down the line from the back of the court to level it up at 1-1. This could be a long one, and hurrah for that.

Keys is seeing and hitting as cleanly as you like now, and a forehand winner gives her three match points. Two are saved nervelessly by Danilovic but she overcooks a forehand next to send the Australian Open champion into the next round in fine fettle.

Also high up in the women’s draw, Sabalenka is in a first-set tiebreak with Bouzkova.

Over on Court No 1, Cam Norrie gets a glimmer with a break point at 3-4 in the second set but expert serve-and-volleying from Tiafoe saves that and two unanswerable serves, letting out a guttaral roar. 4-4. The American then races to three break points with an effortless backhand volley at the net. Norrie claws them all back but not without Tiafoe entertaining the crowd with a couple of excellent wide-of-court attempted winners that just drift out. Norrie goes on to hold. This one is worth sticking with – terrific entertainment.

She’s done it with ease! A brilliant double-handed backhand from back of court puts Kartal 0-30 up and an angled forehand winner hands her three match points. She only needs one of them though, gaining the ascendancy through a marathon rally with another fine back-of-court winner. What a prospect she is.

Tomova zips through her service game to reduce the deficit to 4-2 – just giving Kartal a little test of temperament here, which she passes with ablomb, one unforced netting error aside. She’s a game away from round three at 5-2.

Elsewhere Sabalenka and Bouzkova are locked on serve at 5-4 to the former in the first set on Centre Court. Norrie and Tiafoe also going with serve in the second set at 4-3 Norrie.

Thanks Katy. And I greet you with the breaking of Kartal’s winning streak, as Tomova breaks back to love, successfully steering the Briton round the back of the court in a series of gruelling baseline rallies. Kartal’s still a break to the good at 4-1 and a set up though. Keys has also lost a game, but still leads Danilovic 6-4, 4-1.

It’s a seventh straight game for Kartal. And a fourth for Keys, who’s 6-4, 2-0 ahead. These two are now in a race to be the first winner on day three. I’m off to grab some lunch quickly, so Tom Davies is here to guide you through what look likely to be the closing stages …