Wimbledon 2019 draw LIVE: Mixed doubles draw to determine Andy Murray and Serena Williams’s fate
Follow day three at Wimbledon as Andy Murray and Serena Williams learn their mixed doubles fate
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest updates live from day three at Wimbledon where the draw for the mixed doubles takes place, with Andy Murray and Serena Williams team up in one of the all-time great ‘dream teams’.
Murray always planned to play in the mixed doubles after coming through his injury return at Queen’s unscathed, but initially struggled to find a partner for his SW19 return. But preliminary talks of an incredible partnership with 23-time Grand Slam champion Williams developed into a genuine proposition, and it was announced on Tuesday that they ill team up in an attempt to win the mixed doubles.
Murray and Williams needed to commit to the tournament by 11am, with the draw getting underway at midday. Follow the live action below.
ORDER OF PLAY
CENTRE COURT – SHOW COURT – 13:00 START
1 Monica Puig (PUR) 94 vs Karolina Pliskova (CZE) [3] 96
2 Kyle Edmund (GBR) [30] 25 vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 28
3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] 1 vs Denis Kudla (USA) 3
No.1 COURT – SHOW COURT – 13:00 START
1 Heather Watson (GBR) 86 vs Anett Kontaveit (EST) [20] 88
2 Karen Khachanov (RUS) [10] 49 vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 52
3 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [14] 113 vs Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 115
No.2 COURT – SHOW COURT – 11:00 START
1 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) [22] 41 vs Reilly Opelka (USA) 44
2 Simona Halep (ROU) [7] 97 vs Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 99
3 Kevin Anderson (RSA) [4] 33 vs Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 35
4 Cori Gauff (USA) 110 vs Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 111
No.3 COURT – SHOW COURT – 11:00 START
1 Elina Svitolina (UKR) [8] 65 vs Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 67
2 Robin Haase (NED) 46 vs Milos Raonic (CAN) [15] 48
3 Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) [19] 9 vs Corentin Moutet (FRA) 12
4 Madison Keys (USA) [17] 105 vs Polona Hercog (SLO) 107
COURT 12 – SHOW COURT – 11:00 START
1 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 102 vs Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 103
2 Daniil Medvedev (RUS) [11] 17 vs Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 20
3 Andreas Seppi (ITA) 37 vs Guido Pella (ARG) [26] 40
NOT BEFORE 18.00
4 Danielle Collins (USA) 77 vs Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) [12] 80
COURT 18 – SHOW COURT – 11:00 START
1 Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) [28] 89 vs Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 92
2 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 21 vs David Goffin (BEL) [21] 24
3 Sofia Kenin (USA) [27] 121 vs Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 123
COURT 14 – 11:00 START
1 Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 69 vs Maria Sakkari (GRE) [31] 72
2 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 30 vs Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 31
3 Marcel Granollers (ESP) 14 vs Ugo Humbert (FRA) 15
COURT 15 – 11:00 START
1 Benoit Paire (FRA) [28] 57 vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 60
2 Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 126 vs Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 127
COURT 16 – 11:00 START
1 Pablo Cuevas (URU) 61 vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) 63
2 Steve Darcis (BEL) 53 vs Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) [23] 56
3 Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 118 vs Shuai Zhang (CHN) 119
NOT BEFORE 18.00
4 Petra Martic (CRO) [24] 73 vs Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 75
COURT 17 – 11:00 START
1 Madison Brengle (USA) 82 vs Karolina Muchova (CZE) 83
2 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6 vs Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 7
*Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-6 Verdasco
A hold to love, Edmund didn't get a look-in.
Into a breaker, first to 7...
*Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-6 Verdasco (1-2)
They both win a point against serve, before Edmund slices a forehand into the net. 2-1 Verdasco.
Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-6 Verdasco* (3-2)
Scorching winner by Verdasco on the forehand down the line gives him the mini-break...
Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-6 Verdasco* (4-2)
After a net-cord mid-rally, Edmund then slams a forehand in the net.
Verdasco with the advantage at the change of ends.
*Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-6 Verdasco (2-5)
Edmund this time with a backhand into the net, going for a winner down the line.
A tad rash by Kyle, and this breaker is drifting away from him...
*Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-6 Verdasco (2-6)
VERDASCO HAS FOUR SET POINTS, as Edmund goes long with a backhand, after a lengthy rally.
Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-7(3) Verdasco*
VERDASCO WINS THE THIRD SET!
Edmund saves the first on his own serve, but Verdasco clinches the set with an ace out wide which rips off the chalk!
The Spaniard is back in it, only trailing by a set now.
Frankly, Edmund only has himself to blame for a sloppy giveaway of serve, as well as a poor tiebreak by his standards.
*Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-7(3) 0-1 Verdasco
Verdasco holds with ease to start the fourth set.
How the momentum has swung.
Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-7(3) 0-2 Verdasco*
VERDASCO BREAKS!
Blimey how this match has swung... Edmund is broken to 15, and has completely lost his radar!
Verdasco, on the other hand, has found a second wind. He has the early initiative.
*Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-7(3) 1-2 Verdasco
Out of nowhere, EDMUND BREAKS BACK!
Verdasco is 30-15 up, but Edmund fights valiantly, forcing errors from the Spaniard and eventually, Edmund finishes him up down the line on the backhand side.
And we're back on serve. Topsy-turvy to say the least!
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