Serena Williams returns to Wimbledon and makes a stunning return to singles action at the age of 44 after a nightmare day for British players at the Championships.
Williams will play Australia’s Maya Joint in her first singles match since the 2022 US Open, having only returned to the sport earlier this month and playing two doubles matches.
The 23-time grand slam champion and mother of two admitted she will be “nervous” as she makes her long-awaited return, and said she will have “no expectations” when she plays the world No 53.
Elsewhere, British players are still searching for their first win after a devastating opening day on Monday. Jack Draper followed Emma Raducanu in withdrawing due to injury, before Cameron Norrie was one of 10 British players to lose in round one.
Today, Katie Boulter, Jacob Fearnley and Arthur Fery are among the home players looking to reach the second round and avoid an unthinkable wipeout.
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Day two updates
Katie Boulter is an early break of serve down to Italian youngster Tyra Grant, who leads the first set 4-3.
Last year’s runner-up Amanda Anisimova leads Lina Gjorcheska 4-1, former Australian Open champion Madison Keys is 3-2 up on compatriot Kayla Day, and British wildcard Harry Wendelken leads Valentin Royer 3-2.
Brits to watch on day two
After yesterday’s horror show, when a record 10 Brits lost on the opening day – the worst return since records began in 2000 – we’re still searching for our first British winner of this year’s Championships.
Nine Brits play on day two: Katie Boulter opens play on Court 3 against Italian qualifier Tyra Grant, with wildcard Toby Samuel playing French Open semi-finalist and 15th seed Jakub Mensik in the third match on the same court.
On Court 18, wildcard Jack Pinnington Jones resumes his match against 28th seed Brandon Nakashima, which was postponed due to bad light yesterday evening with the Brit two sets down.
19th seed Karen Khachanov then plays Billy Harris, another British qualifier, on the same court.
Wildcards Harry Wendelken and Jacob Fearnley play Valentin Royer of France and the USA’s Alex Michelsen on courts 14 and 15 respectively, with Court 16 serving up a Brit-fest as wildcards Katie Swan, Arthur Fery and direct entrant Jan Choinski play Irina-Camelia Begu, Damir Dzumhur, and Vit Kopriva back-to-back.
Wimbledon order of play
🏟️ No.3 Court
11:00AM Start
- Katie Boulter (GBR) v Tyra Caterina Grant (ITA)
- Alex de Minaur (AUS) [5] v Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG)
- Jakub Mensik (CZE) [15] v Toby Samuel (GBR)
- Not Before 5:00pm: Nadia Podoroska (ARG) v Marta Kostyuk (UKR) [12]
Wimbledon order of play
🏟️ No.2 Court
11:00AM Start
- Amanda Anisimova (USA) [6] v Lina Gjorcheska (MKD)
- Otto Virtanen (FIN) v Ben Shelton (USA) [4]
- Elina Svitolina (UKR) [8] v Daria Snigur (UKR)
- Mariano Navone (ARG) v Flavio Cobolli (ITA) [9]
Wimbledon order of play
🏟️ No.1 Court
1:00PM Start
- Taylor Fritz (USA) [6] v Dusan Lajovic (SRB)
- Lois Boisson (FRA) v Elena Rybakina (KAZ) [2]
- Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v Matteo Berrettini (ITA)
Wimbledon order of play
Day 2- Tuesday 30 June
🏟️ Centre Court
1:30PM Start
- Taylor Townsend (USA) v Iga Swiatek (POL) [3]
- Alexander Blockx (BEL) v Alexander Zverev (GER) [2]
- Serena Williams (USA) v Maya Joint (AUS)
What’s in store for day two?
Serena Williams headlines the Wimbledon order of play on day two of the Championships as the 23-time grand slam champion makes her return to singles after four years away.
Williams, 44, has not played a singles match since the 2022 US Open but will take her comeback to the next level when the wild card steps onto Centre Court to play Australia’s Maya Joint.
After Jack Draper’s withdrawal from Wimbledon due to a relapse of his arm injury, denying a first-round blockbuster against Taylor Fritz, British players will be out to claim a first win of the Championships after yesterday’s wipeout.
Defending women’s champion Iga Swiatek will open play on Centre Court, with Amanda Anisimova, Ben Shelton and French Open champion Alexander Zverev the other stars in first-round action on day two.
Welcome
Hello and welcome to day two of Wimbledon!
There’s an action-packed day in store, with defending champion Iga Swiatek opening play on Centre Court and plenty of Brits in action. But all eyes will be on Centre later this afternoon as a certain Serena Williams makes her comeback to singles after four years away. Don’t go anywhere!
