HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Wimbledon day four

Highlights of the fourth day at Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Thursday (times GMT): 1354 EVANS THROUGH IN STRAIGHT SETS

Unseeded Briton Dan Evans overcame the challenge of Georgia's 18th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3 6-2 7-6(2) to win on Court Two in his 100th tour-level match. 1340 KVITOVA SURVIVES EARLY SCARE TO ADVANCE

Sixth seed Petra Kvitova beat France's Kristina Mladenovic 7-5 6-2 to move into the third round despite a couple of hiccups in the first set. The Czech, coming back to the tour after recovering from an arm injury, saved three set points in the opening set before stepping up her game to wrap up the second set in 31 minutes.

1335 JOHNSON GOES THE DISTANCE TO BEAT DE MINAUR American Steve Johnson got the better of 20-year-old Alex De Minaur, beating the Australian 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 3-6 6-3 in three hours and 21 minutes.

De Minaur, the 25th seed, was able to convert only three of 10 break points while Johnson made up for his 45 unforced errors by hitting 49 winners to advance. READ MORE

Barty cheered on by Aussie fans on distant Court Two Dart frustrated as mixed doubles partner Clarke teams up with Gauff

Tomic fined for playing below standards at Wimbledon Thursday's order of play at Wimbledon

Williams looks to build Wimbledon momentum against teenager Juvan FACTBOX-Serena Williams v Kaja Juvan

Regular as clockwork, Djokovic eases into Wimbledon third round Wimbledon ready to roll out green carpet for 'Serena and Andy' premier

Gauff backs up Venus win to reach third round Genius Kyrgios a danger to Nadal, says Wilander

Khachanov and Medvedev continue Russian advance Impressive Azarenka back in the mix

Halep, Azarenka set up clash of ex-number ones Verdasco hits back to beat British hope Edmund

Karen Khachanov v Feliciano Lopez - match stats Pliskova on fast lane to success against Puig

Next big thing Opelka blasts past Wawrinka Evergreen Lopez faces Khachanov test

FACTBOX-Karen Khachanov v Feliciano Lopez Impressive Azarenka powers into third round

Murray and Serena to face Chilean/German duo Australian broadcaster defends Barty snub

Best quotes and fact of the day at Wimbledon 1235 WILDCARD DART OUTLASTS HADDAD MAIA

British wildcard Harriet Dart is through to the third round for the first time in her career after a 7-6(4) 3-6 6-1 victory over Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in a marathon match lasting two hours 24 minutes. The 22-year-old will next face top seed Ash Barty, who beat Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets earlier on Thursday.

1230 EASTBOURNE CHAMP FRITZ OUSTED American Taylor Fritz, who claimed his maiden ATP title in Eastbourne last week, lost 6-4 6-3 5-7 7-6(2) to German Jan-Lennard Struff, who struck 66 winners to move into the third round.

1210 NADAL COULD HAVE PLAYED SOCCER - MOURINHO Former Real Madrid and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is at Wimbledon and said world number two Rafa Nadal could have been a successful soccer player.

"I think he could have been a fantastic football player," Mourinho said. "(His uncle Miguel Angel Nadal) was my player at Barcelona in 1996. I know Rafa can play football well. "He could (play) with his physicality and mentality. Thankfully he wasn't because, for tennis, he is what he is."

1145 QUERREY THROUGH IN STRAIGHT SETS American Sam Querrey was barely troubled in his 6-3 6-2 6-3 win over Russian Andrey Rublev, firing 26 aces and 55 winners.

1110 BARTY STROLLS INTO THIRD ROUND Top seed Ash Barty needed less than an hour to dispatch Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck 6-1 6-3 and move into the third round.

The Australian world number one broke Van Uytvanck five times in a 55-minute match on Court Two, hitting 14 winners. 1107 STEPHENS EASES PAST YAFAN

American ninth seed Sloane Stephens crushed China's Wang Yafan 6-0 6-2 in 54 minutes. 1010 PLAY UNDER WAY AT WIMBLEDON

Play began in bright sunshine with temperatures hovering around 21 degrees Celsius and a forecast high of 24C.