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Here’s Yara El-Shaboury on Sonay Kartal’s landmark victory:
Bellucci breaks Norrie in the opening game, sapping the feelgood vibes somewhat. Norrie then races to 40-0 up on the Italian’s serve, but gets pegged back to deuce. Bellucci holds on to back up the break and go 2-0 up in the first set.
Siegemund has rallied from a break down in the second set to lead 4-1, and Keys is on the brink of going out. If anything, her opponent is getting stronger, dominating at the net and punishing Keys for weak second serves.
Earlier today, Portuguese doubles player Francisco Cabral wore a black ribbon on his shirt as a tribute to his countryman, footballer Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident on Thursday. The All-England Club has relaxed its dress code to allow Cabral, and other Portuguese players, to wear a ribbon on court.
Next up on No 1 Court, another home hopeful – it’s Cameron Norrie, taking on Mattia Bellucci. The Italian had never won a main-draw match here before this week, but defeated Jiri Lehecka in the last round while Norrie was taking care of Frances Tiafoe.
Keys is still having issues on serve – despite breaking in the first game of the second set, she’s quickly broken back as Siegemund reads an attempted serve-volley, charging up to the net and whipping a winner down the line.
On No.3 Court, Andrey Rublev has grabbed the first set from Adrian Mannarino, winning it 7-5 and breaking early in the second to take charge. Taylor Fritz is also a set and a break up in his Centre Court match with Alex Davidovich Fokina, while Linda Noskova has won her first set against Kamilla Rakhimova in a tie-break.
Madison Keys has lost the first set to Laura Siegemund, who is in the third round here for the first time at the age of 37. It wasn’t pretty from the Australian Open champ – 16 unforced errors, and no points won on her second serve.
It is, in fact, the world No 50 who awaits Kartal – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, currently ranked one spot above her. The Russian eliminated Naomi Osaka earlier today, and has a wealth of grand-slam experience under her belt – although this is her first run to the second week at Wimbledon for nine years.
Sonay Kartal: “I started off very nervous, it’s the biggest stage I’ve played on. I appreciate you guys sticking behind me through every point, it really helps.”
“I feel like I’m growing with confidence every game,” she adds, and confirms she wants to get another tattoo to celebrate her run. “If anyone has any creative ideas, let me know.” As for the next match, “I’ll just try and play the opponent, not the occasion – whether I’m playing the No 1 or No 300 in the world, I respect them.”
Sonay Kartal beats Diane Parry 6-4, 6-2!
Parry holds and Kartal will have her first chance to serve it out. She recovers from a mishit on the first point and an ace brings up match point … and victory is sealed as Parry’s return drifts long. She’s into the fourth round, and Wimbledon has a new hero.
Fritz takes the first set against Davidovich Fokina, holding out to win it 6-4. On No 2 Court, Laura Siegemund leads the No 6 seed, Madison Keys, 4-2 in a match with plenty of early breaks of serve.
Parry ends the losing run, holding serve and then getting a sniff at 30-all on Kartal’s serve, but more clinical hitting gets the British No 3 through, and she’s now one game from the last 16.
Kartal wins her ninth game in a row, backing up a double-break with a comfortable hold as Parry nets, looking a little defeated. From 4-1 down in the first set, Kartal has hit a completely different level.
Here’s this week’s big sports quiz. I got 12, since you ask.
Thanks, Katy. On Centre Court, Sonay Kartal breaks Parry to open the second set, and backs up the break when a looping forehand clips the line. The Briton is in charge of this match now.
Right, I’m off to get some lunch, so here’s Niall McVeigh to take good care of you …
Meanwhile in the men’s doubles, Britain’s defending champion Henry Patten, along with his Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara, have got the better of the British pair Billy Harris and Marcus Willis, winning the second-round match 7-6, 6-3.
Kudos to Kartal. Serving for the first set she looks so composed and calm. 15-0. 30-0. 40-0. Game and set. The British No 3 is a set away from a first appearance in the Wimbledon fourth round. It would be her first appearance in the last 16 of any slam.
Fritz, who already has 10 sets on the clock after two rounds, clearly fancies a quicker match today. He’s 3-1 up against Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, a name you don’t want to be saying in a hurry.
Kartal holds and from 3-0 down, she’s level at 4-4. Parry is, for the first time, looking rather unsettled, and gives Kartal another sniff of a break when she double faults for deuce. The Frenchwoman’s forehand flies wide and it’s break point. Parry should really save the break point, when she lands a big serve and has a chance to bury the next shot … but nets! Kartal will serve for the first set at 5-4.
A fourth break point for Kartal … and this time she wins it when Parry nets! The crowd are screaming. Kartal looks like the calmest person in the house as she slowly strolls back to her chair. They’re back on serve, with Parry leading 4-3.
Kartal, with her retro Adidas look, still trails by that early break. But the British No 3 has got the No 1 Court crowd cheering as she sends down an ace to hold for 4-2. And she then gives Parry a taste of her own slicing medicine to get to 0-30 on the Frenchwoman’s serve. And now it’s 0-40. The longest rally of the match, 17 shots, follows … Kartal charges to the drop shot … but her forehand whistles wide. And the next two break points vanish too.
Shelton beats Hijikata 6-2, 7-5, 6-4
Make that two American winners, because Big Ben Shelton, so unhappy after being hauled off court because of bad light when he was serving for his second-round match against Rinky Hijikata last night, has slammed down three aces and one unreturned serve to complete a 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 win in 70 seconds.
Next up for the 10th seed is Marton Fucsovics, who also had to come back today, to finish off a five-set victory over Gael Monfils. Fucsovics took the decider 6-4.
Speaking of the Americans, Taylor Fritz is due on Centre Court any minute now. And Anisimova, the Queen’s runner-up, has just edged through, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 against Galfi.
10 years ago here, #Wimbledon memorably made us another birthday cake, cutting it into small pieces and charging for it.
This sort of passive aggressive behavior is why we had a revolution, tbh. pic.twitter.com/4mtS2UDFYC
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 4, 2025
Not too well is the answer, because the French qualifier Parry has already broken and it’s 2-0. Kartal is 51 in the world, Parry 118, but the rankings are a little misleading because Parry’s had some injury problems and has been as high as 48. And has a very dangerous backhand slice, which skids so viciously low on the grass. It’s giving Kartal all sorts of problems early on.
Pavlyuchenkova beats Osaka 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
And just as Sierra finishes her on-court celebrations, Pavlyuchenkova’s are starting, because she’s come from a set down to defeat Osaka, holding for 5-4 and then breaking Osaka to 30 when Osaka sends a forehand long! So Osaka’s wait to get beyond the third round goes on. Osaka looks crushed. Kyrgios too. And me three. But no time to dwell on it, because we’ve got to get over to No 1 Court and see how Kartal’s getting on.
Sierra beats Bucsa 7-5, 1-6, 6-1
Sierra is lying on the grass on Court 12, because Argentina’s lucky loser has won the topsy-turvy battle of the underdogs and is into the fourth round! A fifth accommodation change may well be needed. Lovely scenes as she celebrates with her mum. The 21-year-old had never won a grand slam match before; now she’s into the last 16 and could face Madison Keys next.