Wimbledon: What time does Lloyd Harris face Ben Shelton?
Lloyd Harris is back from injury and primed for his second-round meeting with big-serving leftie Ben Shelton.
South African hope Lloyd Harris is back from injury and primed for his second-round meeting with big-serving leftie Ben Shelton. Carlos Alcaraz is also In action at Wimbledon today.
HARRIS IS KEEN TO UPSET THE ODDS AT WIMBLEDON
Unseeded 27-year-old Lloyd Harris is finally fit after a spate of issues relating to a serious wrist injury. He’ll face the daunting task of a meeting with huge-serving American 14th seed Ben Shelton. Action on court 12 gets underway around 16:10 SA time. For the record, Harris got the better of American teenager Alex Michelsen in a five-set thriller in the first round, coming back from two sets down to eventually prevail 3-6; 4-6; 7-6; 6-2; 7-6.
ALL-ITALIAN CLASH HEADLINES THE ACTION
World number one Jannik Sinner meets compatriot Matteo Berrettini in the final match on centre court. Sinner, who won this year’s Australian Open, will finish this tournament as the best-ranked player on the planet regardless of what goes down in London this fortnight. He’s got a battle on his hands to reach the third round here, against a man who reached the final and ultimately lost to Novak Djokovic in 2021. Another intriguing centre-court clash sees Japanese star Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam winner, face the emerging American star Emma Navarro. 23-year-old Navarro, surprisingly, is the richest tennis player in the world with a net worth of £3billion.
GOLDEN OLDIES AREN’T DONE YET
39-year-old three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka is the oldest person left in the tournament. He faces the ever-flamboyant 37-year-old Gael Monfils on Court 2 at 15:30 where both men will hope to roll back the years in a clash that many might call the most exciting of day three. Swiss star Wawrinka has won the other three slams but his best achievement at Wimbledon was the quarter-finals in 2014 and 2015.
CARLOS ALCARAZ IS ALSO IN ACTION ON DAY THREE
Defending men’s champion Carlos Alcaraz, who prefers to be referred to as Carlitos, meets Aussie Aleksandar Vukic on Court 1 at approximately 15:15. The 21-year-old Spaniard downed the legendary Novak Djokovic in an all-time classic final in 2023. He’s the youngest man in history to have claimed major titles on all three surfaces.
VONDROUSOVA DUMPED OUT OF THE LADIES DRAW
Defending champion Marketa Vondrousova, who was unseeded when she lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish in 2023, has been beaten in the first round in 2024. Her vanquisher? 20-year-old Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. She becomes the first woman to defeat the reigning Wimbledon champion in the first round since 1994 when Lori McNeil shocked the legendary Steffi Graf.
NO UPSET FOR RYBAKINA
2022 ladies champion Elena Rybakina moved into the second round with minimal fuss, overpowering Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse. The ice-cold, huge-serving Kazakh has a game built for grass and will fancy her chances of going all the way. She’s responsible for one of the most staggering celebrations in tennis history.