Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 29, 2022 John Isner of the U.S. reacts during his second round match against Britain's Andy Murray REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Highlights on day three of the Wimbledon tennis championships on Wednesday (all times GMT):

American John Isner notched up his first victory over twice Wimbledon champion Andy Murray on his ninth attempt, winning 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4 on Centre Court.

Big-serving 15th seed Reilly Opelka's tournament was ended by Dutchman Tim van Rijthoven as the American went down 6-4 6-7(8) 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in the second round.

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Third seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia hardly broke a sweat as she swept into round three with a 6-4 6-0 thrashing of Poland's Katarzyna Kawa.

Spanish teen sensation Carlos Alcaraz proved too strong for Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor as the fifth seed moved into the third round with a 6-4 7-6(0) 6-3 win.

Greek world number five Maria Sakkari squandered nine break points but found a way past Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova 6-4 6-3.

Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner overcame a third-set wobble to beat Mikael Ymer 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-2 to reach round three of Wimbledon for the first time.

British ninth seed Cameron Norrie dug deep to book his place in the third round with a 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-0 6-2 win over Spaniard Jaume Munar.

Former champion Angelique Kerber was barely troubled in her 50th match at Wimbledon as she dispatched Poland's Magda Linette 6-3 6-3 to reach round three.

Emma Raducanu's bid for a maiden Wimbledon title ended when the British U.S. Open champion suffered a 6-3 6-3 second-round defeat by unseeded Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia.

American eight seed Jessica Pegula overcame a dogged challenge from Donna Vekic to advance to the second round with a 6-3 7-6(2) victory.

Former champion Garbine Muguruza became the latest high-profile player to exit the women's draw after she was knocked out by unseeded Greet Minnen 6-4 6-0.

Former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko made light work of Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, sailing into the third round 6-2 6-2.

Top seed Novak Djokovic sailed into the third round with a 6-1 6-4 6-2 victory over Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis.

France's Ugo Humbert upset Norwegian third seed Casper Ruud 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-4 in the second round.

Lesia Tsurenko came from a set down to oust 29th seed Anhelina Kalinina 3-6 6-4 6-3 and reach the third round.

Last year's runner-up Karolina Pliskova, the sixth seed, reached the second round after battling past Czech compatriot Tereza Martincova 7-6(1) 7-5.

Second seed Anett Kontaveit suffered a shock defeat in the second round at the hands of Germany's Jule Niemeier, bowing out 6-4 6-0 in just under an hour.

Play began on the outside courts after a spell of rain delayed the start by more than an hour.

Rain has delayed the start of play until 12:15pm local time (1115 GMT) at the earliest.

Play on outside courts has been delayed by 45 minutes due to rain. Action on Wednesday was scheduled to begin at 1000 GMT.

Reporting by Hritika Sharma, Dhruv Munjal and Rohith Nair in Bengaluru, Editing by Ed Osmond

Source: Reuters

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