Wimbledon 2021: Barty, Federer and Williams in action on day two – live!

10.45am BST

One of yesterday’s highlights was Francis Tiafoe seeing off Stefanos Tsitsipas. Obviously it’s a shame that we won’t get to see more of the latter – the sooner he acclimatises his rrrrridiculous game to grass the better – but Tiafoe is a blue-chip talent who looked to have stagnated. But he still has time to explore the outer limits of his talent – hopefully Wayne Ferreira, his new coach will help him with that – and this was a great start.

Related: Frances Tiafoe stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas in first-round upset at Wimbledon

10.18am BST

Weather update: yes, stick with me for more invigorating nuggets. Anyway, it’s currently grey but dry, though looks likely to rain around lunchtime (and on Friday and Saturday). Coming next: kids’ telly from the 80s, and the reduced size of Monster Munch.

10.08am BST

Centre court (from 1.30pm BST)

Ashleigh Barty [1] v Carla Suarez Navarro

10.00am BST

It feels strange to set up today by harking back to yesterday, but seriously, how good was it to see Andy Murray back roaring, chuntering and fist-pumping? In a way it barely mattered that he won … except he won so it absolutely mattered, a lesson in drive, suffering and love.

Today we’ll see more of the same from Serena Williams, his former doubles partner, and Roger Federer, his always sparring partner, as they seek to establish themselves as the best to ever do it. Serena is one singles major behind Margaret Court while Federer is level with Rafael Nadal and one ahead of Novak Djokovic, both of them running out of time. But both are never more at home than on the grass of Centre Court, and for those of us lucky enough to watch, at this point it’s more about enjoying them than it is about them winning … unless they win.

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