Wimbledon 2025 dwell: Tennis scores and outcomes Kartal faces Tomova and Norrie performs Tiafoe after rain delay

Cool and composed. Kartal holds to like and Tomova appears a bit frazzled. The Bulgarian is hardly taking part in badly – this one is tighter than the scoreline implies – however Kartal is successful the massive factors when it issues.

We’re on serve to date within the second set, however solely after Norrie survived three deuces to carry simply now!

Kartal comes out on high in a mammoth rally; Tomova appears to get the higher of her with a drop shot however the Brit is the same as it and whips that potent topspin forehand cross-court to win it.

One other forehand winner sails past Tomova’s attain, and Kartal has the break!

Courtroom 3 are actually being entertained by this one.

Sensible restoration by Kartal, who turns the sport round for an essential maintain to start out this set, and that’s 5 video games on the trot for the 23-year-old.

Kartal is establishing her factors brilliantly, utilizing the entire width of the court docket and manoeuvring her opponent backward and forward.

An inch-perfect, big forehand down the road by Tomova stops the rot, and one other advantageous cross-court winner exhibits she’s nonetheless on this.

She forces Kartal large on the baseline and the Brit skews her reply lengthy… and one other error offers Tomova a break level.

An excellent begin on Centre, the place Aryna Sabalenka and the Czech world No 46 Marie Bouzkova – a semi-finalist right here two years in the past – share some assured early holds.

It is going to be an uphill battle from right here for Norrie, if he’s to advance to the third spherical.

The Briton sees Tiafoe maintain to like to take the primary set 6-4.

Kartal’s serving actually made the distinction there: 72% first serves in, 77% first serves gained. A fantastic begin to her second-round match.

Mimi Xu is in attendance on court docket 3 too: loads of Brits out to help the British No 3.

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, England soccer supervisor Thomas Tuchel and actors Dominic Cooper and Leslie Mann are among the many stars noticed arriving at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley was additionally seen getting into the grounds within the morning, forward of one other packed day of tennis at SW19.

Visitors appeared extra formally dressed than in latest days, with many choosing fits and jackets within the cooler circumstances, a change from Tuesday’s 34.2C warmth.

A few of the recognisable faces within the Royal Field on Centre Courtroom in the present day:

Kartal, who at all times appears fairly relaxed, appears actually assured and composed on the market. Tomova’s grunting has gone up just a few decibels in frustration and the drop shot, which has labored nicely for her to date, thumps into the online to compound her woes.

She nets twice extra in succession and that palms over one other break and the set!