Roger Federer beats Sam Querrey at Wimbledon 2015: key match stats

There were no reports of injuries, but firefighters were called to the scene.

He wrote “fractured my finger during the match yesterday but going to battle in the dubs with my man @VasekPospisil”. But he and Pospisil have reached the second round of the doubles tournament. Camilla was joined by her sister Annabel Elliot, the interior designer.

Venus advanced Wednesday by beating Yulia Putintseva 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Droitwich Dolphins junior swimmers made it three wins from three events when they won the third round of the Nuneaton League by 58 points at Tamworth on Saturday.

Two down, five to go.

Responded his interlocutor: “Well, it depends how the interviews go, Andy”.

Federer was both amused and pleased when told of the American’s reaction to his moment of magic.

Roger Federer admitted he loves being Wimbledon’s great entertainer after producing a candidate for shot of the tournament in his demolition of Sam Querrey.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands eliminated seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the second round at Wimbledon.

The 17-time Grand Slam victor remains on course for another piece of silverware, courtesy of a comprehensive 6-4 6-2 6-2 victory over Sam Querrey in the second round this afternoon.

The previous record was 34.6 C (94.28 F) in the summer of 1976.

The heat will be less extreme on Thursday and showers are also forecast, but the Scot’s match – first up on the roofless Court No. 1 – should be finished.

Tennis players struggled in sweltering conditions and a ball boy collapsed on court.

A ball boy fainted on Court No 17 amid soaring temperatures of 35.7C with the sun out in full force and humidity also high. “We wish him a speedy recovery”.

Wimbledon referee Andrew Jarrett said on Tuesday the WTA heat rule had been implemented twice before at SW19, in 2006 and 2009.

Lisicki was outplayed in the first set and was broken to start the second.

“But then I was like I feel better nearly shuffling my feet and giving myself, with the right grip, without changing that anymore, to hitting a lob. It s been too hot”. Love-30, I wouldn’t have hit a shot like that, no chance.

“Against him, you have to go out with a different mindset and different belief”, Tomic said. I do not know. It’s a tough one.

One of the young guns in men’s tennis knocked out one of the game’s veterans.

Third seed Murray, the 2013 champion, brushed aside Robin Haase, the world number 78 from the Netherlands, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 in just 87 minutes.

Haas, who is 37, on Monday became the oldest man to win a match at Wimbledon since Jimmy Connors in 1991.

However, the slightly cooler conditions didn’t mean the American world number one wanted to hang around longer than necessary as she took another step closer to winning her fourth successive major. Kvitova’s only dropped point on serve came on a double fault in the final game of the match. Last year, the Russian lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon. She has been back in the final at the All England Club only once since then, losing to Petra Kvitova in 2011.

Murray, the 2013 champion, has never failed to get past the second round at Wimbledon. They played on grass at the tuneup tournament in Halle, Germany, last year, and Brown won 6-4, 6-1.

“It s quite hot”, said an All England Club spokesman. Vandeweghe beat Stosur in the second round of this year’s Australian Open.

Fifth seed Kei Nishikori spared his battered body further punishment after he pulled out of his second-round match against Santiago Giraldo with a calf strain.

Play was due to start as scheduled on Centre Court and Court 1 at 1 p.m.

All England Club chief executive Richard Lewis says “we will be asking all those in the grounds at the time to observe the silence out of respect to the victims in Tunisia and their families”.

“I saw her briefly after the match”, Murray said. The temperature is expected to settle in the low 30’s (°C).