Wimbledon 2024 live updates: Day five reaction as Coco Gauff, Sinner and Raducanu win, Frances Tiafoe out
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Wimbledon 2024 — Day five live reaction
- Jannik Sinner (1) beats Miomir Kecmanovic on Centre Court
- Coco Gauff (2), Emma Raducanu progress on rain-hit fifth day
- Alcaraz (3) beats Tiafoe in thriller, USA's Paul (12), Keys (12) win
- There was a Centre Court farewell for icon Andy Murray on Day 4
- Watch on the BBC in the UK, ESPN and ABC in the US
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What's happening elsewhere?
A selection of scores on the doors and results for you.
- Daniil Medvedev (5) is two sets up on Jan-Lennard Struff
- Fabio Fognini leads Roberto Bautista Agut two sets to one after taking the third 7-5
- Paula Badosa has beaten Daria Kasatkina (14) 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-4
- American Madison Keys (12) beat Marta Kostyuk (18), 6-4, 6-3
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Tiafoe takes the third set!
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Here we go...
Popular American Frances Tiafoe, the 29th seed, has won the third set!
He broke Alcaraz to 15 and just served out to take the set 6-4. Alcaraz sits on his bench, a concerned look on his face, mirrored by those in his box.
Alcaraz didn't have a single break point in that third set, and Tiafoe won 84% of his first-serve points, compared to just 60% for Alcaraz.
Can Alcaraz take it to a fifth set?
Let's find out...
Around the courts: Doubles
What about the doubles? Well, in the women's:
- Americans Ashlyn Krueger/Sloane Stephens were beaten by Kudermetova/Chan (12), 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
- French duo Mladenovic/Garcia beat Bouzkova/Sorribes Tormo (10) 6-3, 6-4
- Magda Linette and USA's Peyton Stearns have lost against Brit Olivia Nicholls and Mihalikova, 6-2, 6-0
- All-British pair Silva/Murray have broken Siegemund/Krejcikova (8) and lead 4-2
In the men's:
- Brit Lloyd Glasspool/Jean-Julien Rojer beat Reyes-Varela/Andreozzi 6-0, 6-3
- US/UK pair Galloway/Cash beat Arribage/Daniell 7-6(6), 6-3
- Belgians Gille/Vliegen (14) defeated Muller/Diaz Acosta 6-2, 6-3
- And popular Jamaican Dustin Brown with partner Sebastian Baez beat Zielinski/Nys (13), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
The mixed doubles begin imminently.
Around the courts: Singles
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In the women's singles, some updates:
- Emma Navarro (19) has beaten Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Lulu Sun defeated Zhu Lin 7-6(4), 7-6(6)
- Madison Keys (12) has taken the first set 6-4 against 18th seed Marta Kostyuk
- Paula Badosa and Daria Kasatkina are into a deciding set
In the men's singles:
- It's 2-2 on serve in the third set between Carlos Alcaraz (3) and Frances Tiafoe
- Fabio Fognini has taken the second set against Roberto Bautista Agut, 3-2 to the latter on serve in the third
- Grigor Dimitrov (10) leads Gael Monfils 5-2 in the first set
- And Daniil Medvedev (5) took the first set 6-1 against unseeded German Jan-Lennard Struff
Is Frances Tiafoe coming alive again?
Frances Tiafoe is coming for tennis once more.
The tongue-wagging and the fist-pumping and the glare; the toothiest you-know-what-eating grin in the game; the high-energy vibes that can bring any tennis crowd into his corner.
After months of existing on life support, it’s all back, here on the Wimbledon grass, along with the laser forehands down the line and the beguiling spins that twist balls across the court.
Tiafoe is here, really here. Here in a way that he hasn’t been since the summer of 2023: the last time he believed that tennis was there for him to take.
As he takes on Carlos Alcaraz on Centre Court, read The Athletic's piece on the American below.
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Alcaraz a break up in the second
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Carlos Alcaraz, the third seed, has responded well to going a set down against Frances Tiafoe on Centre Court.
He came from 40-15 down to break Tiafoe on his serve and just held his own service game to make it 5-2 in the second.
One hold away from levelling the match at one set apiece.
Elsewhere, American Brandon Nakashima has just lost the second set against 16th seed Ugo Humbert, 6-3, on Court 12.
Jasmine Paolini is through!
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Bianca Andreescu had looked good so far at Wimbledon, knocking out 26th seed Linda Noskova in the second round, but came up against a classy opponent in Jasmine Paolini today.
The Italian, seventh seed after losing in the French Open final against Iga Swiatek, won 7-6(4), 6-1 on Court 1.
She'll play the winner of Madison Keys (12) vs Marta Kostyuk (18) in the fourth round.
Tommy Paul progresses
And Tiafoe's compatriot Tommy Paul is into the fourth round too, after completing a routine straight-sets win against Alexander Bublik.
The 12th seed beat the 23rd seed 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
He'll play the winner of Roberto Bautista Agut and Fabio Fognini, who are on court at the moment.
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Alcaraz's smooth improvement on serve
Like contemporary Iga Swiatek, the serve has been one of the stickier parts of Carlos Alcaraz's game — until recently.
Under the cosh against Frances Tiafoe at 4-4, having been a break up at 4-3 before playing a loose game, he's just hit three 132mph serves in a row to hold for 5-4.
Some sets to tell you about
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In the men's singles, Tommy Paul has taken the second set 6-4 and leads by two against Alexander Bublik, while Brandon Nakashima lost his first-set tiebreak 6-7(9) against Ugo Humbert.
In the women's, American Emma Navarro is into a decider against Diana Shnaider, pictured, after taking the second set 6-3.
Mixed news for the USA players.
Jasmine Paolini takes tiebreak against Andreescu
Seventh seed Jasmine Paolini has won the first-set tiebreak 7-6(4) against 24-year-old Canadian Bianca Andreescu.
Below, read Matthew Futterman's brilliant interview with Andreescu.
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Wimbledon and the UK general election: Why All England Club expansion matters
The downhill walk from Southfields Underground station to the All England Club takes around 15 minutes. Crowds of ticket holders and hopeful queuers mill past cute rows of terraces that detach into larger properties, before No 1 Court rises into view.
On the fourth day of the 2024 Championships, the crowds filed past the boater-hat sellers, coffee machines, pedicabs blaring dance music — and a new, temporary sign, tied to a pale red fence with string.
“POLLING STATION” it reads, next to a blue plaque for Eleanor Roosevelt, the First Lady of the United States who was educated at the Marie Souvestre school that once stood on the site.
A U.K. general election, American Independence Day, ball on racket on grass. Welcome to a Fourth of July that promised to be like no other in SW19. Read more below.
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And what about the doubles?
A selection of the matches under way in the doubles, starting with the men's:
- Unseeded UK/US pair Cash/Galloway 3-2 up on serve against Arribage/Daniell
- Brit Lloyd Glasspool and Jean-Julien Rojer leading Reyes-Varela/Andreozzi 4-0, serving to make it 5-0
In the women's doubles:
- Bouzkova/Sorribes Tormo (10) trail Mladenovic/Garcia 3-2 on serve
- Americans Sloane Stephens and Ashlyn Krueger are 3-3 on serve against Chan/Kudermetova (12)
The mixed doubles begin later this afternoon.
Who's on court?
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In the men's singles:
- Tommy Paul (12) vs Alexander Bublik (23), pictured; Paul has just broken Bublik to lead 4-2
- Fellow American Brandon Nakashima vs Ugo Humbert (16), 3-3 up on serve
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs Fabio Fognini, the Spaniard 3-2 up on serve
- Third seed Carlos Alcaraz has just begun against Frances Tiafoe, 0-0
In the women's singles:
- Paolini leads Andreescu 4-3 on serve
- Spaniard Paula Badosa is 4-1 up on 14th seed Daria Kasatkina
- Diana Shnaider leads American Emma Navarro (19) 4-1, serving to make it 5-1
- Lulu Sun has broken Zhu Lin and leads 3-2