John Lloyd
Former GB Davis Cup captain on BBC Two

I know it is literally the old cliche, but Roman Safiullin will be thinking about taking this next game one point at a time. He just cannot afford to do anything else. He is in the zone right now, the bottom line is he doesn't want to come out of that.

If he wins this match, I don't think he will have played a better match in his life. It will be interesting to see what he says afterwards because this is a masterclass of grass-court tennis.

The perfect start for Naomi Osaka. She breaks Daria Kasatkina in her opening service game, once again getting on top of the point with a heavy return before smacking a backhand winner.

Daria Kasatkina floats a serve into Naomi Osaka's zone and the 14th seed pounds home a forehand. It's been attack, attack, attack from her so far.

Naomi Osaka can't capitalise. Daria Kasatkina breathes a sigh of relief.

Loose from Daria Kasatkina, sending a backhand wide.

Naomi Osaka is on the front foot early in this match.

She attacks the net again for 30-15 and then forces deuce with some deep returning which Daria Kasatkina can't handle.

Peter Odgers
Commentator on BBC Two

It goes from bad to worse for Joao Fonseca! We keep waiting for Roman Safiullin's level to drop, but it just will not.

He breaks first in set three - and suddenly the finish line is very much in sight for him.

Well, that first game had a little bit of everything.

Naomi Osaka came into the net on the opening point, prompting Daria Kasatkina into a lob with landed just long, while the next couple of points featured lengthy baseline exchanges.

Osaka closed out the hold to 15 with an ace.

Is this the decisive moment?

Roman Safiullin gets another break point and converts it on this occasion with a forehand down the line that Joao Fonseca can't get back.

Fonseca on the brink of a third-round exit and qualifier Safiullin, ranked 132nd in the world, is on the brink of the last 16.

Trouble for Joao Fonseca as Roman Safiullin puts away a volley at the net for two break points.

Fonseca saves the first of them and then dives at full stretch to volley a winner to save the second. Any World Cup goalkeeper would have been proud of that one!

Meanwhile, Anna Kalinskaya has completed the break back on Court Three and is now 2-1 up in the decider against Belinda Bencic.

Emily Salley
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

Usually the show courts don’t fill up until play is under way, but there are plenty of people who got to Court One early to make sure they saw Naomi Osaka’s entrance.

Another day, another showstopper outfit. She’s swapped the kimono and obi - traditional Japanese wear - for a full-length, flower-patterned robe that floats behind her as she strides out.

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Daria Kasatkina, a former top-10 player, has seen her ranking slump to 65th over the past 18 months due to a downturn in form and a hip injury which plagued the first half of her 2026 season.

After exiting the French Open in the third round, she lost all three of her matches on grass - including bowing out of Eastbourne in qualifying - and has taken the scenic route into the third round at Wimbledon.

She required three sets to see off 18-year-old Brit Mimi Xu in round one before coming from behind to beat Janice Tjen on Wednesday.

Kasatkina is attempting to reach the second week at Wimbledon for the second time.

Belinda Bencic shows her frustration after falling 0-40 down on serve, her coach telling her to keep her head up from the stand.

She responds with three straight points to get back to deuce.

John Lloyd
Former GB Davis Cup captain on BBC Two

Forehand exchanges are Joao Fonseca's biggest weapon, so the fact that Roman Safiullin is hitting his forehands better than him is dream-like stuff.

It is incredible. I think his forehands, his variety and his body serves have been the main factors for his lead here. He has executed all of those things unbelievably well today.

Anna Kalinskaya left the court at the end of the second set for a bathroom break, while Belinda Bencic prowled around at the back of the court, desperate to get the third set going.

And Bencic has made the perfect start to the decider, breaking to 15.

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Naomi Osaka is enjoying arguably the most productive grass-court swing of her career.

She reached her maiden final on the surface at Bad-Homburg in June but was forced to retire in the second set with an injured right ankle.

Since arriving in London, she's cruised into round three with consecutive straight-sets wins over Elsa Jacquemot and Anastasia Gasanova.

Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, has won all three of her previous meetings with Daria Kasatkina.

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John Lloyd
Former GB Davis Cup captain on BBC Two

I know Joao Fonseca didn't break serve there, but hopefully in his mind he is thinking: 'OK, I'm getting closer'.

If he takes care of business and holds his serve, I reckon he is getting closer. It could only be a matter of time, not that there's that much time left. It does feel like there could be one more opportunity for him to break though.

Fonseca has had five break points in the match but is yet to take one.

The start of the comeback? Joao Fonseca gets a break point but Roman Safiullin, as he has been throughout the match, is equal to the task and saves it.

The Russian qualifier leads by two sets and it's 2-1 on serve in the third.