HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Wimbledon day three

Highlights on day three of the Wimbledon tennis championships on Wednesday (all times GMT): 1905 ALCARAZ SINKS GRIEKSPOOR

Spanish teen sensation Carlos Alcaraz proved too strong for Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor as the fifth seed moved into the third round with a 6-4 7-6(0) 6-3 win. 1838 SAKKARI TOPPLES TOMOVA

Greek world number five Maria Sakkari squandered nine break points but found a way past Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova 6-4 6-3. READ MORE:

Raducanu gets Wimbledon reality check from Garcia Normal service resumes as Djokovic outclasses Kokkinakis

Djokovic could join Nadal, Federer, Murray at Laver Cup No racket, no problem as Humbert upsets third seed Ruud

Tsurenko flies flag for Ukraine in Wimbledon third round Venus Williams to team up with Jamie Murray on Wimbledon return

Swiatek announces charity event for people affected by Ukraine war Record-chasing Isner bids to serve up Murray upset

Wimbledon order of play on Wednesday Serena diminished at Wimbledon, but flame flickers still

1820 SINNER SURVIVES YMER SCARE Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner overcame a third-set wobble to beat Mikael Ymer 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-2 to reach round three of Wimbledon for the first time.

1700 NORRIE TAKES DOWN MUNAR IN FIVE SETS British ninth seed Cameron Norrie dug deep to book his place in the third round with a 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-0 6-2 win over Spaniard Jaume Munar.

1645 KERBER OUTCLASSES LINETTE Former champion Angelique Kerber was barely troubled in her 50th match at Wimbledon as she dispatched Poland's Magda Linette 6-3 6-3 to reach round three.

1631 RADUCANU OUSTED BY GARCIA Emma Raducanu's bid for a maiden Wimbledon title ended when the British U.S. Open champion suffered a 6-3 6-3 second-round defeat by unseeded Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia.

1505 PEGULA SEES OFF VEKIC American eight seed Jessica Pegula overcame a dogged challenge from Donna Vekic to advance to the second round with a 6-3 7-6(2) victory.

1501 MUGURUZA CRASHES OUT Former champion Garbine Muguruza became the latest high-profile player to exit the women's draw after she was knocked out by unseeded Greet Minnen 6-4 6-0.

1455 OSTAPENKO EASES PAST WICKMAYER Former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko made light work of Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, sailing into the third round 6-2 6-2.

1439 DJOKOVIC MOVES INTO THIRD ROUND Top seed Novak Djokovic sailed into the third round with a 6-1 6-4 6-2 victory over Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis.

1430 THIRD SEED RUUD KNOCKED OUT France's Ugo Humbert upset Norwegian third seed Casper Ruud 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-4 in the second round.

1415 TSURENKO COMES OUT ON TOP IN ALL-UKRAINIAN CLASH Lesia Tsurenko came from a set down to oust 29th seed Anhelina Kalinina 3-6 6-4 6-3 and reach the third round.

1335 PLISKOVA OVERCOMES MARTINCOVA CHALLENGE Last year's runner-up Karolina Pliskova, the sixth seed, reached the second round after battling past Czech compatriot Tereza Martincova 7-6(1) 7-5.

1306 KONTAVEIT STUNNED BY UNSEEDED NIEMEIER Second seed Anett Kontaveit suffered a shock defeat in the second round at the hands of Germany's Jule Niemeier, bowing out 6-4 6-0 in just under an hour.

1145 PLAY UNDER WAY Play began on the outside courts after a spell of rain delayed the start by more than an hour.

1055 START PUSHED BACK TO 1115 Rain has delayed the start of play until 12:15pm local time (1115 GMT) at the earliest.

1010 PLAY DELAYED DUE TO RAIN Play on outside courts has been delayed by 45 minutes due to rain. Action on Wednesday was scheduled to begin at 1000 GMT.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)