HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Wimbledon day five

HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Wimbledon day five
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Highlights of day five of the Wimbledon tennis championships on Friday (all times GMT): 1505 JABEUR DUMPS MUGURUZA OUT

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to reach the second week of Wimbledon as she rallied from a set down to beat 2017 champion Garbine Muguruza 5-7 6-3 6-2. 1430 SAMSONOVA OUSTS STEPHENS

Russian wildcard Liudmila Samsonova earned her 10th straight win on grass as she stunned former U.S. Open winner Sloane Stephens 6-2 2-6 6-4 to reach the last-16 of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career. READ MORE:

Pliskova trumps Martincova in Czech battle to move into Wimbledon last-16 Swiatek crushes Begu to reach Wimbledon last 16

In-form Samsonova powers past Stephens to reach Wimbledon last 16 Shapovalov seeks taste of Centre Court against battle-scarred idol Murray

Federer gets his sparkle back as sun shines at Wimbledon Hit or miss, but Ostapenko blazes into third round

Medvedev crushes teenager Alcaraz to reach third round Gauff conquers Centre Court nerves to beat Vesnina at Wimbledon

Teenage wildcard Raducanu keeps home flag flying in women's singles Barty wins Blinkova battle to reach Wimbledon third round

Kyrgios delights in Mager victory at Wimbledon Struggling Svitolina joins exodus of women's seeds at Wimbledon

Wimbledon order of play on Friday 1315 RUBLEV PASSES FOGNINI TEST

Fifth seeded Russian Andrey Rublev booked a place in the second week of the tournament for the first time with a 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-2 win over Italian Fabio Fognini. 1310 SABALENKA RACES INTO LAST 16

Second seed Aryna Sabalenka broke Colombian teenager Maria Camila Osorio Serrano's serve six times in an impressive 6-0 6-3 victory, booking a place in the Wimbledon fourth round for the first time in her career. 1140 PLISKOVA TOPPLES MARTINCOVA IN ALL-CZECH CLASH

Eighth seed Karolina Pliskova, one of the four top-10 seeded players left in the women's draw, struck 30 winners in a dominant 6-3 6-3 victory over fellow Czech Tereza Martincova. 1058 SWIATEK ADVANCES IN 55 MINUTES

Former French Open champion Iga Swiatek beat Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1 6-0 in 55 minutes to move into the fourth round where she will face Jabeur. The seventh seed fired 11 winners while Begu made 25 unforced errors.

1000 PLAY GETS UNDERWAY Play on the fifth day of Wimbledon began on time under mostly cloudy conditions, with the temperature hovering around 19 degrees Celsius (66.2°F).

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