Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Dominic Thiem in fifth-set tie-break and plays Andy Murray next in the Wimbledon grand slam.
Katie Boulter through to women’s second round, but five other British players beaten on Wednesday.
Defending men’s champion Novak Djokovic and women’s top seed Iga Swiatek win in straight sets.
“It was pretty stressful, I won’t lie,” says Tsitsipas. “For a minute i thought we were doing the repeat of Isner Mahut.” He then congratulates Thiem, who he says brings the best out of him, both players fought hard and put on a show, and he wishes his opponent all the ‘best for the future. As for tomorrow, he’s not expecting anyone to support him, but “it’s not my first rodeo”, then talks about watching Murray win his first Wimbledon as a kid. He felt the pressure Murray must’ve been under, gets goosebumps every time he thinks about it, and knows Centre Court is like Murray’s front room, so hopes they play there because he never has. Finally, he waves at Paula Badosa, his girlfriend, and is told she won her match earlier – he didn’t know, he laughs so congratulates her, then laughs that he never thought he’d play singles, doubles and mixed, but the former is with his brother and the latter with his girlfriend, so here he is. Goodness me, what a buzz that must be – my eyeballs are sweating at the thought – though I’m also laughing thinking about playing with my wife and the ruckus that’d inevitably ensue.