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The best moments from day three at Wimbledon

The story of the third day of action at SW19.

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It was a bad day for Britain on day three of Wimbledon after Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund both crashed out in the second round.

Novak Djokovic’s defence of his title continued to make serene progress while 15-year-old Cori Gauff’s amazing journey continued with another win.

Here, PA reviews the third day of action.

Quote of the day

The most famous mother in tennis admits she will be driven to drink if her sons play each other in the doubles over the next week.

Picture of the day

Rufus the Hawk was on the prowl on day three
Rufus the Hawk was on the prowl on day three (Philip Toscano/PA)

It looked like the cat was going to beat the mouse as Djokovic looked to have an entertaining point won with a cheeky tweener, but Denis Kudla had other ideas and scrambled a winner on the outside of the net post.

Stat of the day

Victoria Azarenka looked in trouble in the early stages of her game with Alja Tomljanovic as she trailed 2-0, but then the former world number one kicked into gear. She rattled off 12 games in a row to seal a 6-2 6-0 win.

The giantkiller

Thomas Fabbiano, fresh from his five-set win over Stefanos Tsitipas in the first round, was again embroiled in a marathon battle against veteran Ivo Karlovic. And it was a real David and Goliath battle as the Italian came out on top against a man 15 inches taller than him, winning 6-3 6-7 (6) 6-3 6-7 (4) 6-4.

Fallen seeds

Men: Stan Wawrinka (22), Kyle Edmund (30)
Women: Anastasija Sevastova (12), Madison Keys (17), Sofia Kenin (27)

Celebrity corner

Television presenters Tess Daly and Vernon Kay
Television presenters Tess Daly and Vernon Kay (Victoria Jones/PA)

Day four order of play

Court One
Kristina Mladenovic v Petra Kvitova
Jay Clarke v Roger Federer
Serena Williams v Kaja Juvan

Other courts
Murray/Herbert v Copil/Humbert (TBC)
Dan Evans v Nikoloz Basilashvili (second on Court 2)
Lauren Davis v Angelique Kerber (third on Court 2)
Harriet Dart v Beatriz Haddad Maia (first on Court 12)

Day four weather watch

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