Wimbledon 2021: Andy Murray v Oscar Otte, Venus Williams v Ons Jabeur – live!

4.03pm EDT 16:03

We’re looking at about a 10-minute delay with Murray and Otte at 2-all in the fourth as they close the roof. This moments after Otte set Tennis Twitter ablaze by hinting at a different type of grass. High drama on Centre Court!

3.56pm EDT 15:56

Murray slips on the baseline and goes down in a heap, gripping his groin area. Center Court falls silent. But he’s up and he’s not called a trainer. Play continues. Otte holds and they’re still on serve early in the fourth.

Andy Murray holds his groin after a slip on the baseline. Photograph: Javier García/BPI/REX/Shutterstock Murray down. Photograph: Javier García/BPI/REX/Shutterstock

Meanwhile, Britain’s Liam Broady has fallen 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-4 to the No 9 seed Diego Schwartzman, who moves through to the third round at a second straight Wimbledon. And the No 16 seed Félix Auger-Aliassime wins 6-3 6-3 6-3 over Thiago Monteiro in just over two hours.

Updated at 3.59pm EDT

3.43pm EDT 15:43

A bit of a quiet news dump amid all the happenings at the moment, but world No 6 Sofia Kenin has just confirmed in her post-match presser that she won’t be playing in the Summer Olympics, saying that her not being permitted to travel with anyone to Tokyo due to coronavirus restrictions was the reason behind her decision.

The US Olympic women’s singles roster – the top four American women in the WTA rankings after the French Open – was expected to be Kenin, Jennifer Brady, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula (following the withdrawal of Serena Williams). Kenin’s decision to not attend would apparently open the door for Madison Keys, who reached the Wimbledon third round earlier today with a 6-1 6-4 win over Lauren Davis.

3.37pm EDT 15:37

Otte wins the third set and leads Murray 3-6 6-4 6-4!

The German qualifier Oscar Otte calmly holds to take the third set and Andy Murray is in serious trouble, one set away from a second-round exit.

Kim Sears looks on. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Updated at 3.41pm EDT

3.31pm EDT 15:31

Otte backs up the break with a drama-free hold for 5-3 as this second-rounder moves into a third hour. Murray responds in kind, holding at love. Now Otte will serve for the third set after the changeover … and perhaps an even longer wait. The chair umpire is out of her chair and it seems they may be looking into closing the roof. Or not! It’s announced a linesperson is not feeling well and they’re waiting until a replacement can arrive.

3.25pm EDT 15:25

Murray and Otte make it to 3-all in the third with neither player getting a look at a break point in the set. But Murray quickly comes undone in the seventh game, falling behind 0-40 to bring about triple break point for the German. Murray saves the first two but nets a forehand on the third after Otte paints the baseline with a flat groundstroke. For the first time today, the world No 151 is ahead.

3.19pm EDT 15:19

Jabeur [21] beats Venus Williams 7-5 6-0!

Ons Jabeur’s wonderful variety was on full display in a masterful second set. She wins eight games on the trot to take out the 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008 Wimbledon champion in straight sets. Venus’s 90th grand slam is finished as far as singles is concerned … thought a hotly anticipated teaming with Nick Kyrgios in the mixed doubles awaits.

Ons Jabeur of Tunisia celebrates winning against Venus Williams. Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA

Updated at 3.35pm EDT

3.13pm EDT 15:13

It’s started to slip away from Venus Williams, who has just sprayed a running forehand into the net to fall behind a double break against Ons Jabeur on No1.

Elsewhere, Sebastian Korda – son of 1998 Australian Open champion Petr and brother of newly minted Women’s PGA Championship winner and world No 1 Nelly – has just taken a two-set lead over Antoine Hoang on Court 6.

3.04pm EDT 15:04

Otte wins the second set to level with Murray 3-6 6-4!

Oscar Otte calmly holds at love to take the second set from Andy Murray on Centre Court. They’re on even terms with a best-of-three forthcoming. Other results trickling in: Madison Keys and Karolina Pliskova are through with elementary straight-sets wins over Lauren Davis and Donna Vekic, respectively; and a bit of a eye-popping scoreline as Viktorija Golubic rolls 6-2 6-0 over last year’s French Open quarter-finalist Danielle Collins.

Murray drops the second set. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Oscar Otte takes the second set. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Updated at 3.09pm EDT

2.56pm EDT 14:56

Jabeur [21] wins the first set against Venus Williams 7-5!

Ons Jabeur has just served out a touch-and-go first set against Venus Williams, who will require another fightback to extend her run at a sixth Wimbledon title after being made to work so hard in the first round.

Venus Williams goes a set and two games down. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters

Elsewhere, Liudmila Samsonova has won 6-4 3-6 6-3 over No 22 seed Jessie Pegula to extend her win streak to nine matches. Samsonova was able to earn a main-draw wild card into the women’s singles after her storybook run to the Berlin title as a qualifier.

Also not to be overlooked: the 19-year-old Colombian qualifier Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, who rallied from 0-4 and 3-5 down in the opening set to win 7-5, 6-2 over No 32 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Updated at 3.18pm EDT

2.47pm EDT 14:47

Murray has come apart for a spell in the second set, falling behind 3-3 0-40 on his serve and watching helplessly on the next point as Otte crushes a forehand winner into the corner. Otte backs up the break, then goes ahead once more on Murray’s serve to earn a pair of break (and set) point opportunities. Murray brushes them aside and scratches out the hard-won hold, but Otte will have a chance to serve it out after the change of ends.

Andy Murray. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Updated at 2.50pm EDT

2.41pm EDT 14:41

No player on the women’s tour shone brighter than Sofia Kenin in 2020. But the No 4 seed has struggled to regain that heady form this season and found no refuge today at SW19: making 41 unforced errors in a 45-minute defeat to 82nd-ranked Madison Brengle. The Australian Open champion of a year ago becomes the fifth top-10 seed in the women’s singles to go out in the first round, breaking the previous record of four (2018).

Meanwhile on Court 5, Frances Tiafoe impressively backs up his first-round upset of third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win over Vasek Pospisil.

2.31pm EDT 14:31

Murray breaks Otte early in the second, but then turns in a surprisingly loose service game at 3-1 to give the German a pair of break-point chances. He needs only one of them, converting it to get back on serve in the second. Otte to serve at 6-3 3-2.

Andy Murray loses his serve. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Updated at 2.34pm EDT

2.23pm EDT 14:23

One on the outer courts to keep an eye on is Jessie Pegula, my dark-horse pick to make a deep run this fortnight. The No 22 seed has struck a rich vein of form over the last year – cracking the top 25 for the first time last week – including a quarter-final run at the Australian Open. The 27-year-old American is currently on serve in a deciding set with the young Russian Ludmilla Samsonova on Court 16.

Elsewhere, the 2017 champion Garbiñe Muguruza has just seen off Dutch qualifier Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, 6-1 6-4, to reach the third round. She’s dropped only six games through two rounds and will face either Ons Jabeur and Venus Williams, who are under way on No1.

Venus Williams plays a forehand volley at the net in her Ladies’ Singles Second Round match against Ons Jabeur of Tunisia. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Updated at 2.32pm EDT

2.03pm EDT 14:03

With that, my watch is did. Bryan Graham will coax you through the rest of this match and the various others still in progress.

2.02pm EDT 14:02

Murray takes the first set against Otte 6-3!

Otte goes long with a forehand, challenges, and though for some reason Hawkeye can’t be shown on the screen, the umpire confirms the ball was out. Slowly, Otte is becoming vexed, but an ace at 30-all calms him down … only for a double to noise him up. This invites Murray to attack, and he spanks a pair of backhands for set point, then lands a backhand return right on the line. Otte just about shovels it back, leaving most of the court for the clean-up forehand which follows. That was pretty good from Murray, taking an arm when Otte offered him a fingernail.

Biggest fans: Kim Murray (far left) and and mother Judy Murray (far right) on Centre Court. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock

Updated at 2.14pm EDT

1.57pm EDT 13:57

Murray isn’t playing that well, and serving at 4-3 30-all, Otte lets out a yelp because he wastes the chance to attack a second serve. His return flies out, and one serve-volley later it’s 5-3.

Andy Murray frustrated with himself after missing a shot. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA

Updated at 2.04pm EDT

1.53pm EDT 13:53

Venus and Jabeur are out on No1; I fancy the latter for this one, and for a decent run too.

1.52pm EDT 13:52

Muguruza has taken the first set against Pattinama Kerkhove 6-1 and they’re on serve at 2-3 in the second; Tiafoe leads Pospisil by two sets to love; Schwartzman leads Broady 5-2 after losing the first set; and Fognini is 2-1 up and a break up on Djere.

1.49pm EDT 13:49

Otte makes Murray fight hard for his consolidation and Murray isn’t overly enamoured with his play, but a netted backhand eventually secures the game to 30. He leads 4-2.

Updated at 1.55pm EDT

1.44pm EDT 13:44

Murray earns himself two break points the first of which Otte saves with a serve down the middle … and the second. But Murray’s backhand earns him another, then Otte goes long with one of his own – by a fibre! – and that’s 3-2! Can Murray consolidate?

Andy Murray goes ahead. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Updated at 1.48pm EDT

1.37pm EDT 13:37

Right, housekeeping done and time to focus principally on Otte v Murray, who are 2-2 in set one.

Murray’s opponent Oscar Otte of Germany. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Updated at 1.45pm EDT

1.34pm EDT 13:34

Swiatek [7] beats Zvonareva 6-1 6-3!

It took her a while to get over the line, but that’s another very impressive performance from Swiatek – she’s going to win a chunk of majors, and is among the leading contenders for this one. Next up, it’s Begu or Martic, who are 4-4 in the opening set.

1.32pm EDT 13:32

Khachanov [25] beats Gerasimov 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3!

He meets Tiafoe or Pospisil next.

1.31pm EDT 13:31

Elsewhere: Tiafoe leads Pospisil by a set and break, Schwartzman trails Broady by a set but is up a break.

Updated at 1.51pm EDT

1.30pm EDT 13:30

Next on No1: Ons Jabeur [21] v Venus Williams. That should be a jazzer.

1.30pm EDT 13:30

Evans says it got a bit nervy towards the end then says he was nervy at the start too, but it’s great to have fans back and he’s happy to be in round three. Having played yesterday, he’s looking forward to a day off tomorrow and watching everyone else.

1.28pm EDT 13:28

Evans [22] beats Lajovic 6-3 6-3 6-4!

That was a good performance to dispose of a difficult opponent, and Evans meets Hoang or Korda next; currently, Korda leads 2-0 in the first.

Daniel Evans celebrates victory after winning his Men’s Singles Second Round match against Dusan Lajovic of Serbia. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Updated at 1.34pm EDT

1.25pm EDT 13:25

Evans gets himself a match point on Lajovic’s serve and can’t convert, but he’s soon at 3-0 on his as he serve for it a second time…

1.24pm EDT 13:24

Swiatek has pieced up Zvonareva something fierce; it’s now 6-1 5-1.

1.23pm EDT 13:23

Murray slips right at the start of the warm-up but he’s fine. I don’t like to go on – ok, ok – but what he’s put himself through to get to where he is now is beyond my comprehension, so seeing him out there is a treat.

1.20pm EDT 13:20

This has been an excellent performance from Evans, who rode Lajovic’s hot period in set one and has emphasised his superiority since then. Even now, when he finds himself break point down, a body-serve elicits a long, loopy return … but Lajovic hangs in there as my keyboard batteries die, and eventually retrieves one of Evans’ two breaks.

1.19pm EDT 13:19

But on Centre, here comes Murray – it’s so good to see him – and the welcome is a big one so Otte has a little grin and wave to the crowd

Back on familiar turf: Andy Murray walks onto centre court for his Gentlemen’s Singles second round match against Oscar Otte Photograph: Steven Paston/PA

Updated at 1.24pm EDT

1.13pm EDT 13:13

Evans breaks again, and at 5-2 in set three will shortly serve for the match.

1.05pm EDT 13:05

At 2-2 and 15-40 in set three, a succession of punishing forehands to Lajovic’s backhand allows Evans to open up the forehand side, a backhand slice eventually eliciting the error that establishes the break. Evans is three holds away from round three.

Updated at 1.06pm EDT

1.02pm EDT 13:02

On No3, Pattinama Kerkhove and Muguruza [11] are just underway. If Muguruza’s healthy, there aren’t many able to compete with her best.

1.00pm EDT 13:00

Swiatek [7] wins the first set against Zvonareva 6-1!

She’s looking great out there; I can’t think of many who cover the ground quicker.

12.58pm EDT 12:58

Sabalenka says it’d be weird if the crowd supported her more than Boulter, but she really wanted to make them unhappy, she laughs. She appreciated the atmosphere, really missed the crowd, and is happy with the win in a great match. She was nervous at the start but fought hard, and asks that the crowd support her next time. She comes over extremely pleasant, and I’d love to see her make her first grand slam quarter-final.

12.55pm EDT 12:55

Sabalenka [2] beats Boulter 4-6 6-3 6-3!

Sabalenka roars with delight and relief before congratulating Boulter on a belter of a performance. She meets Alexandrova [32] or Osorio Serrano next.

Aryna Sabalenka celebrates winning her first round match against Katie Boulter. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Updated at 2.39pm EDT

12.53pm EDT 12:53

Evans [22] wins the second set and now leads Lajovic 6-3 6-3!

He’s got just a little bit too much, and you can see the improvement from his previous match to this one.

Dan Evans of Great Britain celebrates winning the first set . Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Updated at 12.55pm EDT

12.51pm EDT 12:51

This is such a performance from Boulter, who won’t just let Sabalenka bully her way to victory. At 3-4 and 30-all, she yanks Saba to the net then nonchalantly flicks a lob over her head for break point … but can’t control her next return. No matter. With most of the court to aim at, she hits what should’ve been a winner straight at her opponent, only to put away a much harder shot at the net! Again, though, she can’t make it count, nor the next time, Sabalenka saving the fourth break point with an ace. Boulter then does a tremendous job of chasing about to save game point, her reward a huge cheer from Centre Court. Sabalenka then saves one more chance for 4-4 before finally ending a 10-minute exchange with a succession of lusty forehands. This has been a brilliant match. Boulter 6-4 3-6 3-5 Sabalenka

12.36pm EDT 12:36

This time, Sabalenka consolidates easily enough, and at 4-2 is very close to round three.

Aryna Sabalenka fires a forehand. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Updated at 2.40pm EDT