WRAPUP 1-Tennis-Wimbledon day three

Tenth seed Raducanu was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Caroline Garcia, ending the reigning U.S. Open champion's run and underlining why the Frenchwoman was a former top-five player herself. The Centre Court crowd then watched on as John Isner beat Andy Murray for the first time in his career, with the big-serving 37-year-old American triumphing 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4 under the floodlights with the roof closed.

WRAPUP 1-Tennis-Wimbledon day three
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Home favourites Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray were among the Grand Slam champions who made swift exits from Wimbledon on Wednesday, a day after a total of 10 Britons moved into the second round of their home slam. Tenth seed Raducanu was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Caroline Garcia, ending the reigning U.S. Open champion's run and underlining why the Frenchwoman was a former top-five player herself.

The Centre Court crowd then watched on as John Isner beat Andy Murray for the first time in his career, with the big-serving 37-year-old American triumphing 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4 under the floodlights with the roof closed. Britain's Ryan Peniston was ousted in straight sets by American Steve Johnson while Heather Watson, leading Wang Qiang 7-5 5-4, will have to wait until Thursday after their match was suspended late in the day.

British number one Cameron Norrie gave the home fans reason to cheer, however, after overcoming Jaume Munar 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-0 6-2. Top seed Novak Djokovic brushed aside Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-1 6-4 6-2 but third seed Casper Ruud was ousted by Ugo Humbert who won 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-4.

The women's draw had upsets with second seed Anett Kontaveit going down 6-4 6-0 to Jule Niemeier while 2017 champion Garbine Muguruza lost 6-4 6-0 to Greet Minnen. But fifth seed Maria Sakkari advanced with a 6-4 6-3 win over Viktoriya Tomova.

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2023 ISNER QUELLS MURRAY CHALLENGE American John Isner notched up his first victory over twice Wimbledon champion Andy Murray on his ninth attempt, winning 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4 on Centre Court.

1950 OPELKA KNOCKED OUT Big-serving 15th seed Reilly Opelka's tournament was ended by Dutchman Tim van Rijthoven as the American went down 6-4 6-7(8) 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in the second round.

1928 JABEUR CRUSHES KAWA Third seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia hardly broke a sweat as she swept into round three with a 6-4 6-0 thrashing of Poland's Katarzyna Kawa.

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.

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.

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