Drama Unfolds at Wimbledon: Upsets, Wildcards, and Rain Delays!

The third day of the Wimbledon tennis championships featured American Christopher Eubanks’s defeat by Frenchman Quentin Halys, Coco Gauff's victory over Anca Todoni, and Andy Murray's mixed doubles wildcard with Emma Raducanu. The day also saw rain delays, adding unpredictability to the event.

Drama Unfolds at Wimbledon: Upsets, Wildcards, and Rain Delays!
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Highlights of the third day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Wednesday (times GMT): 1350 EUBANKS KNOCKED OUT BY HALYS

American Christopher Eubanks, who reached the quarter-finals last year, suffered a 6-4 6-4 6-2 loss to Frenchman Quentin Halys. 1312 GAUFF DISMANTLES TODONI

American second seed Coco Gauff, the U.S. Open champion, secured a comprehensive 6-2 6-1 victory over 19-year-old Romanian qualifier Anca Todoni to reach the third round. 1130 MURRAY, RADUCANU TO PLAY MIXED DOUBLES

Twice Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will team up with 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, 21, in the mixed doubles after the British duo were awarded a wildcard. Murray is also competing in the men's doubles with his brother Jamie, a seven-times Grand Slam doubles champion, after pulling out of his singles opener against Czech Tomas Machac on Tuesday due to a back problem.

1010 PLAY DELAYED DUE TO RAIN The start of play on the outside courts was delayed due to rain.

ORDER OF PLAY Centre Court (1230 GMT):

Alexandre Muller (France) v 5-Daniil Medvedev (Russia) Naomi Osaka (Japan) v 19-Emma Navarro (U.S.)

1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v Matteo Berrettini (Italy) Court One (1200 GMT):

Anca Todoni (Romania) v 2-Coco Gauff (U.S.) 3-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) v Aleksandar Vukic (Australia)

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Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini set for all-Italian Wimbledon showdown Wimbledon order of play on Wednesday Coco Gauff crushes qualifier Anca Todoni to reach Wimbledon third round Andy Murray to team up with Emma Raducanu in Wimbledon mixed doubles Making third straight final would be a dream, says Ons Jabeur Marketa Vondrousova out with a whimper, agony for Andy Murray, delight for Novak Djokovic Defending champion Marketa Vondrousova falls at first Wimbledon hurdle No knee worries as Novak Djokovic eases past Vit Kopriva into Wimbledon round two

Iga Swiatek downs Sofia Kenin in battle of Grand Slam champions Andrey Rublev crashes out of Wimbledon to Grand Slam debutant Francisco Comesana Britain's Jack Draper seizes spotlight after Murray misery

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