Wimbledon – Nakashima v Kyrgios, Garin v De Minaur; Rybakina through – live!

Hello! De Minaur gets to 15-40, and now has two match points!

Updated at 10.12 EDT

Which is to say yes, there are Aussie men in each of our featured matches, De Minaur noting that he’s never seen Kubler in a bad mood. He’ll be in one himself, though, if he loses to Garin having led by two sets to love, but he leads 5-4 in the decider and still looks the likelier winner. Kyrgios, meanwhile, takes more shoulder treatment at 3-4 in set three.

On No1, Fritz has won the first three games. one of them a break. Kubler, his opponent, is a 29-year-old Aussie who has, in recent times, started to fulfil his potential – he’s a former world junior no1.

BBC show us an interesting graphic, noting that the consistency of Kyrgios’ ball-toss is what facilitates his serve: it means he knows where it it’ll be, and also that it’s almost impossible for his opponent to get a read on him. But he’s got the trainer out for his shoulder, so we have a little break with Nakashima leading 3-2 in the third.

On No1, Kubler and Fritz are away, and what an opportunity this is for them. The winner here meets Nadal or Van der Zandschulp in the quarters.

Back on Centre, we’re on serve in set three, Kyrgios rushing through yet another dismissive love hold for 2-2. It’s hard to look beyond him at the moment, because his serve is so reliable that even if we go to breakers, you’d back him.

A netted backhand gives De Minaur 15-30, but Garin fights back for his hold, then De Minaur rushes through a love hold for 3-2 in the fifth. He’s serving really well again now, so I’d back him to see this home, but a couple of decent returns or a double and some second serve will is all it’ll take to make those words look silly.

On Court 3, Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, seeded nine, have lost the first set on a breaker to John Peers and Filip Polasek, sseded seven.

I say that, but here we are at 30-all … so here comes a booming serve, handing Kyrgios set point; delivery into the body, a return into the net, and it’s one set apiece! Will class and experience now take over, or can Nakashima reassert?

And yup, De Minaur secures the break-back. This has been a really excellent match, on which point we’re brewing on Centre, where Kyrgios is now serving at 4-6 5-4. I don’t know how many points Nakashima has won receiving in this set, but it’s not many.

“I hope you are getting a swell of Australian tennis fans to you right now,” emails John Murphy, “as Channel Nine binned De Minaur’s interesting match to televise the lower-ranked player for people hoping for a bit of drama. Would’ve liked to have watched the rest of the quality match that I’d watched from the start. Please keep us up to date.”

I can see why they did that, but Kyrgios is also a very fine player, just as this De Minaur-Garin match is dramatic. On which point, Garin broke in the opening game of set five … though now trails 0-30 hoping to consolidate.

Next on No1: Jason Kubler v Taylor Fritz.

At the second time of asking, Garin serves out in set four to level the match 2-6 5-7 7-6(3) 6-4. De Minaur doesn’t look demoralised at forsaking his advantage though, so I’d expect him to give this final set his best.

Garin returns the ball to De Minaur. Photograph: Sébastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images

Updated at 09.38 EDT

Rybakina thanks everyone who came to support, then a wide shot shows us Rishi Persad is wearing white pumps with his blue blazer and beige chinos. I don’t know. Anyway, Rybakina says Martic improved through the match but she’s pleased with how she responded and after watching Wimbledon on telly as a kid, she’s happy to move on.

Back to De Minaur, he saved a further set point on advantage, such that Garin is now serving for the fourth set at 5-4. A decider looks imminent.

She served out beautifully, meets Cornet or Tomljanovic next, and given the current way of things in women’s tennis – anyone can win anything – she can win this thing.

Rybakina of Kazakhstan celebrates after winning the against Martic of Croatia. Photograph: Kieran Galvin/EPA

Updated at 09.40 EDT

Kyrgios is serving beautifully now, consolidating his break and just this moment securing another love hold for 4-2 in set two. He’s putting in effort, and incredibly, that’s making a difference.

As I type that, Garin forces two set points; De Minaur saves both, one with an ace and one with a big serve, while on No1, Martic holds to force Rybakina into serving for the match. Can she keep loose?

Back on Court 2, De Minaur has retrieved one of Garin’s fourth-set breaks, now serving at 3-5. It might not be enough to win this set, but he’ll be happy to get going again with a decider looking imminent.

Rybakina has dropped just two points on serve this set, but can she hold it down with the line in sight? I said earlier that I felt Martic was the better player, but to clarify, I didn’t mean for evermore – at 23, her opponent will do some serious improving over the next few years. But in the meantime, she’s looking at a last-eight match with either Tomljanovic or Cornet, and will fancy herself against either, if she can get through this.

Martic hasn’t played the big points well so far and she tightens on an overhand forehand, netting to give Rybakina break point. But she saves it superbly, mashing forehands until she can nail one down the line … only to find that Rybakina isn’t letting her off the hook. She forces another break point. Martic mets tamely, and suddenly this is nearly one, Rybakina leading 7-5 4-2.

Meantime, an error from Nakashima hands Kyrgios break point, and he whips a backhand return cross-court … only for it to drop wide, just. Still, Nakashima doubles – that’s his second in the game – then frames a forehand! It’s tough at the top, and Kyrgios now trails 4-6 2-1.

Perhaps Kyrgios thought he could win this without extending himself, but the way Nakashima is playing, that’s not going to happen. They take a hold apiece at the start of set two, but it feels like Kyrgios is waiting to blaze successive winners, rather than working his opponent to work opportunities.

Nakashima breaks to take the first set off Kyrgios 6-4! He is playing beautifully, while Kyrgios is playing in flashes.

Nakashima reacts after winning the first set. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA The shoes of Nakashima are pictured as he jumps to return the ball. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

Updated at 09.46 EDT

Rybakina holds for 2-1 in set two, with the aid of a net-cord. But Martic is, I think, coming – though I might just be saying that because she’s in my accumulator. I think she’s a better player than Rybakina though, and as I type that, she unleashes a gorgeous hooked, wrongfooting forehand. This isn’t over, not by a long chalk.

Thanks John and hi everyone. It’s not quite Manic Monday, but there’s loads to get us going. In particular, I’m buzzing for Badosa v Halep, but also enjoying the three matches we’ve got going on the now, so let’s wade right in to those.

And, with that, I shall pass you over to Daniel Harris for the afternoon session, and two matches that, while at different junctures, are very tight. It was Rybakina 7-5 Martic in the first set on Court No 1.

Kyrgios, by the way, has already dished out an underarm serve. Nakashima appears unruffled so far by the ruckus being brought to him. It’s 4-3, and new balls. The same cannot be said of De Minaur, who is now 2-0 down to Garin, whose drop-shot winner squeaked over the line, off the let-cord. A five-setter seems inevitable and the Chilean appears to have the greater energy.

An early break in the fourth set, with Garin, in the ascendancy and the beneficiary of De Minaur missing a gaper of a chance at the net. 0-1 in the fourth set. 1-2 on sets.

Alex De Minaur loses his serve early in the fourth. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Updated at 08.58 EDT

While De Minaur has failed to put away Garin, his possible next opponents, Nakashima and Kyrgios are at 3-2, serve being held. Already, Kyrgios is having an open dialogue with the umpire though it all seems to be cordial so far, and he is let sprawling by a lovely passing shot from his opponent. Kyrgios was complaining about the camber of the baseline. There’s always something.

De Minaur serves, and swiftly holds. Here’s the tie-breaker, and his chance to put Garin away. 6-6. He punches a volley for 1-1, despite a challenge from Garin. Great call from the line judge. Good serve and it’s 2-1 De Minaur. Garin spots the chance for a winner but then misjudges his forehand. 3-1 to De Minaur. An ace makes it 3-2. Then it’s 3-3 as Garin advances and crashes one beyond De Minaur’s reach. Then it’s De Minaur’s turn to get too excited and miss, to go 4-3 down. Then Garin’s serve and volleying takes him to 5-3, real dogged play from him. His serve is just as good for the next and there’s three set points. And, on the De Minaur serve, Garin is offered an overhead he isn’t going to miss. That set took over an hour, and there’s some way longer to go now. 2-6 5-7 7-6