Taylor Townsend looks to the sky in anguish as her backhand goes into the net.

The American recovers well as Iga Swiatek skews a couple of shots wide, before stopping to tie her shoelace.

The game heads to deuce where it produces the point of the match, with Townsend putting a volley away at the net after a between-the-legs shot from Swiatek - the crowd loved that one.

Townsend is made to work hard for it, but she goes on to secure the hold and consolidate the break.

American sixth seed Taylor Fritz leads Dusan Lajovic by two sets to love on court one.

He's broken once in each set.

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That's now eight games in a row for Arthur Fery, who breaks Damir Dzumhur at the start of the third set, but there's a delay to play as it looks like he has a nosebleed.

He has a piece of tissue stuffed up his nose while he's sat in his chair, and he is now being attended to by a member of medical staff.

Great Britain's Katie Swan, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live after claiming her second Grand Slam main-draw win against Irina-Camelia Begu: "I was 40-0 up in that final game, I got pegged back to deuce, then I had a break point against me, so seeing that ball go out on that last point was pure relief.

"I'm so happy. I've just been processing all of the emotions in the past hour. it is an unbelievable feeling to be in round two again.

"At the end of 2024, I wasn't playing tennis anymore. I was coaching in the United States and I wasn't really sure there was a way back to professional tennis. I found a doctor that helped me find my way back to playing in the end and I got to a place where I could try to start at 15k-level again, which is the lowest level in professional tennis, in April 2025. I did that and I've worked my way back to here gradually.

"I had to accept that was the level I was going to have to start at if I ever was going to come back. I didn't have a protected ranking because I had stopped playing for four months and then eight months. It was a real grind at times. I didn't stop before because I fell out of love with the sport, I just stopped because I couldn't stay healthy.

"I didn't want to retire from tennis with any regrets - and I feel like if I'd have stopped back then, that would've been the case. I'm glad that I kept going after moments like today."

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So far there's been just the one British singles winner at Wimbledon 2026 - this is what Katie Swan had to say after her victory earlier today...

This happens so often in tennis doesn't it?

After dominating the first set, Iga Swiatek now finds herself a break down at the beginning of the second.

Can Taylor Townsend build on this?

Arthur Fery won six straight games to win the second set and level the match against Damir Dzumhur.

And he's raced through the opening game of the third set too.

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Great Britain's Jack Pinnington Jones is back under way against 28th seed Brandon Nakashima of the United States on court 18.

His match failed to finish last night because of bad light.

Nakashima broke Pinnington Jones in the first game after the resumption but then was broken as he served for the match and it's on serve at 6-5 to Nakashima in the third set.

Amy Lofthouse
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

Iga Swiatek's dad, Tomasz, and sister Agata are in the Royal Box for the first match of her title defence, which is a nice touch. Tomasz is a former rower who competed for Poland at the 1988 Olympics.

They'll be pleased with that start for Swiatek. The last five sets she's played on Centre Court, she's won 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 and 6-1. Just a ridiculous run of scores.

Iga Swiatek is playing too good for Taylor Townsend at the moment with the Polish third seed pulling winners out of the hat each time the American comes into the net.

A forehand winner across court seals the game and set for defending champion Swiatek with only 30 minutes on the clock.

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Cameras show former England cricketer Stuart Broad and fiancee Mollie King in the Royal Box, while I've also heard Radio 1 DJ Greg James and Iga Swiatek's father are among other special guests at Centre Court today.

On court, Swiatek speeds through another service game and she is now one game away from wrapping up this first set.

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BBC Sport at Wimbledon

Few players will have been backed as loudly on the outdoor courts as Harry Welkenden has been this afternoon.

The 24-year-old has benefitted from a group of supporters chanting his name at every opportunity as they attempted to try to inspire him to a comeback.

It's sadly not to be for the world number 202, who becomes the 12th British player to fall at the first hurdle in the singles at this year’s championships.

There's a final chant of "We love you Harry, we do" as Welkenden leaves the court.

I will assume that is for him...

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Alex de Minaur is in the mood against Roman Andres Burruchaga.

After winning a tight opening set in a tie-break, the fifth seed has raced through the second, winning five consecutive games to take the set 6-1.

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Dom Inglot
Former British tennis player on BBC TV

That's a big win for Royer.

He really needed a confidence boost, he's had some difficult times on the tour and this year he's not been the most successful but despite going down in this match he came back and fought really hard. That's half the battle really.

Some fightback by Great Britain's Arthur Fery, who was a break of serve down at the start of the second set.

He has won five straight games and is now on the verge of levelling his first-round match against Damir Dzumhur on court 16.

Taylor Townsend sees the funny side as she gets a volley wrong at the net, with the ball plodding at her feet.

The American fails to recover fully as she mistimes a later volley at the net to give Iga Swiatek the double break.

It's a long way back for Townsend now in this first set.

Valentin Royer clenches his fist towards his coaching team as he breaks Harry Wendelken's serve and he will now have the chance to serve for the match.

Iga Swiatek is finding her groove now as the Polish third seed races through her service game in a hold to love to consolidate the break.

Dom Inglot
Former British tennis player on BBC TV

I think this is around the time where you need to be really mentally strong if you're Wendelken.

When you've had a couple of opportunities and you don't take them, in the back of your mind it can just creep in - 'did I miss the boat here? Will this come back to bite me?'

You start having that psychological hangover and you start thinking of it on your own service game.

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