Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and the end of London's tropical heatwave ensured that a sense of normality returned to the lawns of Wimbledon on Wednesday after two sweat-soaked days of shocks, although Jasmine Paolini's exit meant the surprises did not end.

Carlos Alcaraz followed a marathon opener with a second-round sweep, cruising at Wimbledon 2025 on Wednesday in London. Women's No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka also advanced, while American Frances Tiafoe suffered an upset loss.

Ladbrokes and William Hill both give Fritz odds of 18/1 (5.3 percent) on winning Wimbledon this year. For the former, he is preceded by 2024 Wimbledon winner Alcaraz on 11/10 (47.6 percent), Sinner with 13/8 (38.1 percent), Djokovic on 11/2 (15.4 percent) and Draper with 10/1 (9.1 percent).

Late-night finishes and five-set matches are becoming a habit for Taylor Fritz at this year’s Wimbledon . This time, though, he managed to wrap up his win over Gabriel Diallo before the match was suspended — making sure the fifth-seeded American won’t have to come back on court for a fourth straight day.

Taylor Fritz was on the receiving end of a 153mph serve from Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at Wimbledon, who twice broke the record in their first round clash

Wimbledon Tennis Championships march into Day 4 with more second-round action in men’s and women’s singles and continued first-round play in men’s and women’s doubles.

If you want to catch every match of Wimbledon and don’t currently subscribe to ESPN+, cable or a live TV streaming service, in the U.K. the tournament will air free on BBC iPlayer, and in Australia a majority of the action is streaming free with ads on 9Now.

Gauff is now just the third player in women's singles history to lose in the first round at Wimbledon after winning the French Open. Yastremska came out on fire and never cooled down, looking more like the higher seed despite not being seeded at all.

Gauff, the No. 2 seed, was ousted in straight sets just weeks after winning her second Grand Slam title at the French Open.