Aryna Sabalenka has come back after being two points from dropping the opening set of her second-round Wimbledon match three times.

Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and the end of London's tropical heatwave ensured that a sense of normality returned to the lawns of Wimbledon on Wednesday after two sweat-soaked days of shocks, although Jasmine Paolini's exit meant the surprises did not end.

For one game at least, it looked like Carlos Alcaraz could be in for another surprisingly tough encounter on Wimbledon's Centre Court.

The Spaniard reaches the third round as last year’s women’s runner-up joins a record-breaking exit of top seeds.

A British Wimbledon debutant ranked at 733 is “staying present in the moment” ahead of his match against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, his coach has said. Oliver Tarvet, 21, from St Albans, Hertfordshire,