oulter vs Rybakina LIVE!
Katie Boulter must beat defending champion Elena Rybakina on Centre Court this evening if she is to keep her Wimbledon run going. The 26-year-old is the last British player standing in either singles draw, after Andy Murray, Cam Norrie and Liam Broady were all beaten in quick succession on Friday.
It has been a testing week already for Boulter, with her first-round match interrupted by both rain and protesters and three sets then required to get past Viktoriya Tomova on Thursday. She has already matched her best Grand Slam run, achieved 12 months ago at SW19, and another victory here would be by far the biggest of her career.
Rybakina had a limited build-up to her Wimbledon title defence as she battled illness, with the third seed yet to produce her best tennis this week. Shelby Rogers and Alize Cornet have both caused the 24-year-old some problems, and Boulter will be confident of doing likewise with the Centre Court crowf firmly behind her. Follow updates from Katie Boulter vs Elena Rybakina at Wimbledon LIVE from Centre Court below!
Live updates
How she did it
Rybakina was 17th seed last summer when she lifted the Wimbledon trophy to win her first Grand Slam.
Her route to victory saw her beat CoCo Vandeweghe, Bianca Andreescu, Zheng Qinwen, Petra Martic, Ajla Tomljanovic, Simona Halep, and finally third seed Ons Jabeur in the final.
Jabeur, as it happens, is in action right now on Centre Court. Her third-round match against Andreescu must finish before Boulter and Rybakina can face off.
Welcome
Hello and welcome to The Evening Standard’s live coverage of Katie Boulter’s third-round match against defending champion Elena Rybakina at Wimbledon.
Boulter is the last Brit standing after Andy Murray, Liam Broady and Cameron Norrie all fell at SW19 yesterday.
She faces quite the competitor today…
