Wimbledon 2024 LIVE: Tennis scores as Jannik Sinner battles past Matteo Berrettini after Emma Raducanu win

Raducanu eased past Elise Mertens on No.1 Court with Carlos Alcaraz also victorious on a rain-hit day at Wimbledon

Wimbledon: Emma Raducanu on why she 'couldn't say no' to playing mixed doubles with Andy Murray

Emma Raducanu produced a stunning victory at Wimbledon, sweeping past Elise Mertens hours after confirming she will play alongside Andy Murray in the mixed doubles. Raducanu dominated the world No 33 and claimed a 6-1 6-2 victory in just 75 minutes to return to the third round of a grand slam for the first time since winning the US Open in 2021.

Murray was forced to pull out of his final singles match at the Championships after ruling that he had not recovered from a back operation in time. The two-time champion will play in the men’s doubles alongside brother Jamie on Thursday but his on-court swansong will continue in the mixed doubles alongside Raducanu, the former US Open champion.

Carlos Alcaraz continued his impressive start to his title defence with a dominant win after an early scare against Australian Aleksandar Vukic. In the final match of the day, world No 1 Jannik Sinner battled past compatriot and former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini in an epic four-set win, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 7-6 (7-4), on Centre Court.

Follow all the latest updates and live scores from Wimbledon below:

Wimbledon day 3 - live updates

• Wimbledon order of play: Wednesday’s full schedule including Raducanu and Alcaraz
• Emma Raducanu thrashes Elise Mertens 6-1 6-2 to breeze into Wimbledon third round
• Raducanu reacts to statement win and teaming up with Andy Murray in mixed doubles
• Britain’s Sonay Kartal reaches third round and will play Coco Gauff
• Gauff makes light work of Anca Todoni as title march continues
• Carlos Alcaraz reacts to straight-sets victory over Aleksandar Vukic
• Jannik Sinner battles past Matteo Berrettini on Centre Court in all-Italian clash
• Naomi Osaka’s Wimbledon return abruptly halted by Emma Navarro

[3 July 2024 19:38 · Jack Rathborn]

Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner 7-6* Matteo Berrettini

Berrettini’s forehand catches the net, advantage to Sinner here, he leads with a mini-break, 4-2.

An errant forehand from Berrettini now, it’s 5-2 Sinner and this one is getting away from him at the worst-possible time.

A fine forehand winner from Berrettini gives him hope though, narrowing the deficit to 5-3 as he spins around to immediately prepare for the next point.

But Sinner’s ace brings up three set points... And he takes the first one, blasting a pass as Berrettini came to the net and that was too hot to handle. First set, Sinner!

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[3 July 2024 19:35 · Jamie Braidwood]

Wimbledon 2024: Emma Raducanu to face Maria Sakkari in R3

Emma Raducanu’s opponent in the third round is confirmed. She will face the ninth seed Maria Sakkari, who progressed thanks to a 7-5 6-3 win over Arantxa Rus.

Raducanu defeated Sakkari in the US Open semi-finals on her way to her maiden grand slam triumph.

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[3 July 2024 19:35 · Jack Rathborn]

Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner *6-6 Matteo Berrettini

Into the tie-break and first blood to Berrettini, who secures a mini-break.

The big-serving Italian backs it up with a booming serve, but he cannot put Sinner away with two smashes and the unforced error proves costly.

A 136mph ace comes at the right time though and he edges ahead 2-1.

Sinner holds his nerve and wins both points in serve.

[3 July 2024 19:33 · Jack Rathborn]

Sonay Kartal hopes for Centre Court date after setting up Coco Gauff clash

Sonay Kartal is eager to experience a childhood dream and play on Centre Court after she set up a plum third-round tie with Coco Gauff with a 6-3 5-7 6-3 victory over Clara Burel.

World number 298 Kartal had to qualify for the Championships after battling with undisclosed health problems for much of the past year, but followed up a career-best win over 29th seed Sorana Cirstea on Monday with a slice of history two days later.

Kartal’s triumph over Burel made her the first British female qualifier to make round three since 1997 and the first home player through to the last 32 at the All England Club.

[3 July 2024 19:25 · Jack Rathborn]

Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner *5-5 Matteo Berrettini

Set point for Sinner... Berrettini battling to stay in this after doing so well to keep this on serve.

He can’t find a first serve, but that’s excellent grass-court tennis, approaching the net and putting away the forehand volley. Deuce.

And now Sinner’s backhand goes long, Berrettini close to leveling again. His last serve was 135mph.

Another bullet, this time an ace at 127mph, we’re all square at 5-5.

[3 July 2024 19:24 · Jamie Braidwood]

Naomi Osaka’s Wimbledon return abruptly halted by Emma Navarro

Naomi Osaka’s first Wimbledon campaign in five years was emphatically halted by a swift second-round defeat to world number 17 Emma Navarro.

Wild card Osaka entered Centre Court buoyed by her first victory at the All England Club since 2018 following a mixture of injury and mental health struggles, plus the birth of daughter Shai.

But the four-time grand slam champion was unable to build on her three-set opening win over Diane Parry as Navarro comfortably progressed 6-4 6-1 in just 59 minutes.

[3 July 2024 19:13 · Jack Rathborn]

Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner 4-3* Matteo Berrettini

Still on serve on Centre with the world No.1 producing a double fault to let Berrettini back into the game at 30-15.

Sinner gathers himself, moving to game point, and a second serve forces his compatriot out wide.

Sinner then dispatches a forehand back across court to leave a chasing Berrettini swiping at air. 4-3.

(AFP via Getty Images)

[3 July 2024 19:02 · Jack Rathborn]

Wimbledon 2024: Jasmine Paolini 3-2* Greetje Minnen

Paolini is in a bit of a hole early on against Minnen.

The Italian is battling and moves to 15-30, and Minnen nets at 30-30 to hand the French Open finalist an opportunity to break back immediately.

A stunning forehand winner, with Paolini motionless, saves break point, but the Italian stands first and does indeed break back.

A smart hold follows and this game has turned quickly, 3-2 to Paolini.

[3 July 2024 18:59 · Jack Rathborn]

Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner 2-1* Matteo Berrettini

The all-Italian clash on Centre Court is underway and it’s one game apiece.

The world No.1 is serving to edge ahead of the former Wimbledon finalist.

A fine serve, 122mph, is straight down the line and Berrettini cannot contain the power. Game, Sinner.

(AFP via Getty Images)

[3 July 2024 18:48 · Jamie Braidwood]

Emma Raducanu races into Wimbledon third round with throwback victory

Winning ugly? Not here, not as Emma Raducanu beamed to the Court No 1 crowd and skipped to the net after this destruction of Elise Mertens. It would be wrong to declare this as a vintage victory, given Raducanu still has relatively little grand slam experience behind her, but a fabulous 6-1 6-2 victory in just 75 minutes against the world No 33 felt a little reminiscent of a couple of famous weeks as an 18-year-old in New York three years ago.

Raducanu was happy to emerge with an “ugly” opening win on Monday but this was a performance to be proud of in front of the Wimbledon crowd. When asked to describe how she played, a fan interrupted before she had the chance to reply. If ugly was the assessment of her first-round win, a cry of “beautiful!” from the stands was met with approval by the rest of the crowd. Certainly, Raducanu has rarely produced such a comprehensive and commanding attacking display since her big breakthrough in winning the US Open.