With the rain coming down over SW19, once again the Centre Court and No1 Court roofs have come to our rescue.
On Centre, Carlos Alcaraz has just got underway against Ugo Humbert. 1-1 first set.
And on No1, French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini is on fire against Madison Keys, taking the first set 6-3 and then breaking in the opening game of the second.
Oh dear! The heavens have opened once again and play is suspended on the outside courts.
It’s going to be another one of those days…
The covers came on No2 Court with Donna Vekic leading Paula Badosa 5-2 30-0.
We are finally set to get underway on Day 7 of the 2024 Championships!
Madison Keys and Jasmine Paolini have taken to No1 Court for their fourth round battle.
Around the grounds, the covers are off and we are also set to get going.
Emma Raducanu has been hitting on site ahead of her fourth round match with Lulu Sun later today.
Thankfully, there’s no sign of any strapping around the 21-year-old’s right wrist.
Raducanu pulled out of yesterday’s mixed doubles first round alongside Andy Murray due to “right wrist stiffness”.
Novak Djokovic laid out his burning concerns about the future of tennis, saying: At club level it’s an endangered species.
The Serbian, a dad of two, spoke out about the state of the sport after winning through to the Last 16 of Wimbledon.
He said: “Collectively we all have to come together and understand how to maintain the sport’s foundation.
“Or create a new foundation, a cornerstone of really what tennis is about, which is the base level.
“Now we have Padel that’s growing and emerging. People kind of have fun with it.
“Tennis is the king or queen of all racquet sports. But on a club level, tennis is endangered.
“If we don’t do something about it, globally or collectively, Padel or Pickleball as it’s called in the States, they’re going to convert all the tennis clubs. It’s just more economical.
“You can build three Padel courts on one tennis court.
“You do the simple maths. It’s just much more financially-viable for an owner of a club to have those courts.”
Novak Djokovic has spoken out on Centre Court’s reaction to England beating Switzerland at Euro 2024, after enjoying a fun exchange with opponent Alexei Popyrin on court.
The Serbian, 37, said: “I think you could feel, kind of sense the energy of the stadium, that everyone was wondering what the result is.
“I was expecting it to come. If England was to score or to win, a huge eruption of the positive emotions and cheering would come from the stadium, which happened. I assume that England won at that point.
“Popyrin and I did a little fun mocking of shooting a penalty. He reached for it. It was a fun moment. I think then we could actually focus, along with the crowd, on the tennis match.
“It was a big match, obviously. It happened in the middle of our match when it started. Once the roof was closed, obviously the atmosphere became even more loud and electric, as it always is.”
