Evans, 36, was controversially not awarded a singles wildcard<\/a> into Wimbledon despite a career that featured a Davis Cup title in 2015, a Washington Open title in 2023, a career-high ranking of 23 and a memorable doubles partnership with Andy Murray<\/a> at the 2024 Olympics. <\/p>\n Evans, who lost in the second round of Wimbledon qualifying, has also been denied the chance to wave farewell to the sport in front of a show-court, with his doubles opener against ninth seeds Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger Vasselin scheduled on Court 15. <\/p>\n Later, Novak Djokovic<\/a> battles Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/a> as defending champion Jannik Sinner<\/a> and world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> also return to action. There\u2019s also an eye-catching contests between two French Open winners, current champion Mirra Andreeva<\/a> and Barbora Krejcikova<\/a>, who is also a former Wimbledon champion. <\/p>\n Last night, Serena Williams<\/a> said she \u201crelished and enjoyed\u201d her return to Centre Court as the 23-time grand slam champion played her first singles match in four years. Williams went down fighting as she was beaten by Maya Joint in a thrilling three-set battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow latest scores and updates from Wimbledon, below <\/p>\n Wimbledon LIVE: Latest tennis scores and updates<\/a>Dan Evans underway<\/p>\n Drawing ninth seeds Nys and Roger-Vasselin was a bit of a stroke of bad luck for Evans and Searle, and the duo hold easily to get things underway on Court 15.<\/p>\n They put pressure on Searle\u2019s serve and earn a break point at 30-40, sealed with a lovely winner down the line by Roger-Vasselin. They lead 2-0.<\/p>\n Flo Clifford1 July 2026 11:15<\/p>\n <\/a>Dan Evans begins farewell campaign<\/p>\n The sun is shining for day three and what is possibly Dan Evans\u2019 last-ever match, after he announced he will retire after this Championships.<\/p>\n Having not received a singles wildcard he is only in doubles action alongside former boys\u2019 champion Henry Searle, facing Monaco\u2019s Hugo Nys and French veteran Edouard Roger-Vasselin. <\/p>\n The match has been put on the tiny Court 15, and predictably, considering Evans\u2019 popularity and the fact that this might be his final competitive outing, it is absolutely packed, with large queues outside as people try to catch a glimpse. <\/p>\n Flo Clifford1 July 2026 11:10<\/p>\n <\/a>Wimbledon 2026: Day three order of play and tournament schedule<\/p>\n Novak Djokovic battles Stefanos Tsitsipas in the match of the day on day three at Wimbledon as defending champion Jannik Sinner and world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka also return to action.<\/p>\n Djokovic and Tsitsipas have met in two grand slam finals, with the 24-time grand slam champion beating the Greek to win the 2019 French Open and 2023 Australian Open.<\/p>\n Tsitsipas is a former world No 3 who is plotting a return to the top after tumbling down the rankings, while Djokovic, 39, is bidding for a record 25th grand slam title after being pushed to four sets by China\u2019s Yibing Wu on Monday.<\/p>\n Sinner, who survived a five-set battle on Monday, returns to action against Portugal\u2019s Nuno Borges, while Sabalenka faces McCartney Kessler.<\/p>\n The match of the day in the women\u2019s singles is between two French Open winners, current champion Mirra Andreeva and Barbora Krejcikova, the 2021 winner. Krejcikova is also the 2024 Wimbledon champion.<\/p>\n There are no British players in action in the singles on day three after Monday\u2019s wipeout, but Dan Evans plays at Wimbledon for the final time alongside former junior champion Henry Searle in the men\u2019s doubles.<\/p>\n Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 11:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Dan Evans criticises lack of ‘classy gesture’ over final wildcard row<\/p>\n Last month, Dan Evans criticised the Lawn Tennis Association for not giving him the \u201cclassy gesture\u201d of a wildcard into Queen\u2019s Club. He lost in Marcos Giron in qualifying and later said: \u201cIt would have been a classy gesture to give me a wildcard, but obviously that was lacking on this occasion and I was in qualifying. <\/p>\n \u201cI think wildcards are a good thing for Brits. I would say you hope to do enough years of service for your country to maybe get one in your last tournament at Queen\u2019s, but that wasn\u2019t the way they went. They went with some younger guys and that\u2019s their prerogative.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked before Wimbledon if he hoped for a wildcard, Evans replied: \u201cI feel I\u2019ve done plenty of time helping British tennis, off the court, and on the court, so I hope I get one.\u201d<\/p>\n It didn\u2019t arrive, however, and Evans was knocked out in the second round of qualifying. <\/p>\n Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 10:50<\/p>\n <\/a>Dan Evans: A career of grit, graft and heart <\/p>\n Dan Evans gave up the defence of his Washington title to play alongside Andy Murray at the Paris Olympics, in what turned out to be the final tournament of Murray\u2019s career. <\/p>\n Because he was not in Washington to defend his ranking points, Evans fell more than 100 places to outside the world\u2019s top 170.<\/p>\n A month later, Evans created history when he won the longest ever match at the US Open. Evans beat Karen Khachanov 6-7 (6) 7-6 (2) 7-6 (4) 4-6 6-4 victory in five hours 35 minutes, which broke a 32-year-old record at Flushing Meadows. <\/p>\n Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 10:40<\/p>\n <\/a>Dan Evans announces retirement after Wimbledon<\/p>\n Dan Evans announced he would be retiring following this summer\u2019s Wimbledon, at the age of 36.<\/p>\n A former world No 21, Evans is best known for his exploits representing Great Britain at the Davis Cup, where he was part of the winning team in 2015. He also memorably teamed up with Andy Murray in the men\u2019s doubles at the Paris Olympics in 2024, reaching the quarter-finals in the Scot\u2019s final professional tournament.<\/p>\n Evans won two ATP Tour titles, his biggest the ATP 500 in Washington in 2023, and the ATP 250 Murray River Open in 2021, when he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime to lift the trophy.<\/p>\n Flo Clifford 1 July 2026 10:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Serena Williams avoids $50,000 fine after breaking Wimbledon rule<\/p>\n Serena Williams will not receive a fine after she did not attend post-match media opportunities following her first-round defeat to Maya Joint at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n The 2026 Grand Slam rule book, adhered to by Wimbledon as well as the other three majors, states that \u201cboth winning and losing players or teams will be required to attend post-match media opportunities following the conclusion of each match\u201d.<\/p>\n The rule book says the media opportunities \u201cenable players to put across their opinions on their performance and provide valuable exposure to the media and fans\u201d and \u201chelp drive engagement with the sport\u201d. Violation of the rule can lead to a fine of up to $50,000.<\/p>\n But the All England Club were satisfied that Williams provided a quote and saw no reason to penalise the 23-time grand slam champion. The rule book also states that players can skip media on \u201creasonable grounds\u201d.<\/p>\n Williams, who was watched by both of her young daughters on Centre Court, played for two hours and 22 minutes on her first match in four years and did not finish the match until around 10pm local time.<\/p>\n Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 10:20<\/p>\n <\/a>15 defeats, four wins and two withdrawals: Follow the progress of the British players at Wimbledon<\/p>\n Katie Swan, Arthur Fery, Jacob Fearnley and Jan Choinski won on Tuesday to reach the second round after a Monday wipeout in the singles<\/p>\n Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 10:10<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6b30ac09b82ebd99b4fe0c1804828a1aY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzUxMjEwMDM4-2.80824533.jpg\")
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