LONDON — Highlights of the third day at Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Wednesday (times GMT):1207 SVITOLINA THROUGH AFTER GASPARYAN RETIRESRussian Margarita Gasparyan, who beat Elina Svitolina in the first round at Birmingham last month, moved towards another upset against the Ukrainian by taking the first set 7-5 before a leg injury forced her to quit while trailing 5-6 in the second. Frenchman Benoit Paire also progressed after Serb Miomir Kecmanovic retired due to an injury while trailing 7-6(5) 6-4. READ MOREEvergreen Lopez faces Khachanov testFACTBOX-Karen Khachanov v Feliciano LopezImpressive Azarenka powers into third roundAustralian broadcaster defends Barty snubFederer survives early wobble to down debutantClarke ends losing streak, faces Federer nextNadal avoids trouble in opener, Kyrgios awaitsBad boy Kyrgios is new darling of WimbledonKyrgios says Nadal pub trip out of questionSerena scraps through unexpected dogfightMurray to pair up with Serena for mixed doublesLucky 13 as Barty continues winning streak‘No stress’ Barty embraces number one tagChampion Kerber outclasses tricky compatriotFirst-round exits for Sharapova and MuguruzaMuguruza dumped out in Wimbledon first roundSeven Britons make it into second roundFifth seed Thiem suffers Querrey defeatTomic beaten by Tsonga in 58 minutesWednesday’s order of play at Wimbledon1120 AZARENKA SWATS ASIDE TOMLJANOVICFormer world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, twice a semi-finalist at Wimbledon, beat Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2 6-0 to set up a potential third-round clash with Simona Halep who meets Romanian compatriot Mihaela Buzarnescu later. 1010 PLAY UNDER WAY AT WIMBLEDONPlay began in bright sunshine with the temperature hovering around 20 degrees Celsius and a forecast high of 21C. (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Simon Jennings)

Source: National Post July 03, 2019 10:18 UTC