Summary

  • GB's Dan Evans loses to Federer 4-6 2-6 2-6 on Centre

  • Play will be held on Sunday to clear backlog

  • Djokovic 6-7 1-6 Querrey when rain stopped play

  • GB's Tara Moore loses 1-6 6-2 3-6 to Kuznetsova

  • Serena Williams beats Christina McHale 6-7 6-2 6-4

Live Reporting

Mike Henson and Caroline Chapman

  1. BBC Coverage

  2. V Williams 7-5 4-6 9-8 Kasatkina*

    Again, we stay with serve in the deciding set on Court One.

    The outside courts are slowly getting back up and running after a rain delay. To follow all the action, click here.

    Venus WilliamsGetty Images

  3. *V Williams 7-5 4-6 8-8 Kasatkina

    Daria Kasatkina looks like she's going to hold to love but Venus Williams fights her way back into the game.

    However, the Russian places a backhand winner past her American opponent to level the set again.

    This could be a while...

  4. Game and second set Serena

    S Williams 6-7 (7-9) 6-2 McHale

    Serena Williams sweeps back to parity, although Christina McHale did make her work for it by taking the final game to deuce.

    Serena settles back onto her courtside stool with a 1000-yard stare into the middle distance.

    McHale nips off court for a comfort break.

  5. V WIlliams 7-5 4-6 8-7 Kasatkina*

    So Venus Williams is unable to capitalise on the match point she held before the rain break but she's held her serve to go 8-7 ahead against Daria Kasatkina in the deciding set. 

    Russian 19-year-old Kasatkina takes a water break, and while in her seat she studies a piece of paper with some sort of game plan on it.

    Meanwhile, Mama Williams has finally arrived back in her seat. 

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  6. *S Williams 6-7 (7-9) 5-2 McHale

    Over on Centre Court, Serena Williams is about to serve for the second set against Christina McHale.

    Play is set to resume on the rest of the outside courts away from Court One shortly.

  7. It was the racquet's fault

    McHale wins the first set

    Serena didn't take losing the first set too well...

  8. Lindsay Davenport
    Former Wimbledon champion on BBC TV

    Venus' mum and coach have not made it back to their seats yet. It's such a bizarre situation.

  9. Kasatkina saves match point

    V WIlliams 7-5 4-6 7-6 Kasatkina

    Over on Court One, pretty much bang on time, Venus Williams and Daria Kasatkina take up the cudgels.

    And we begin after an hour and 12 minutes delay with match point Venus.

    Saved! On we go...

  11. Williams breaks again

    *S Williams 6-7 (7-9) 4-1 McHale

    Christina McHale has stirred the embers under Serena Williams.

    The top seed goes a double break up and this looked like it is on a one-way ticket to a decider.

  12. Williams breaks

    S Williams 6-7 (7-9) 3-1 *McHale

    Serena Williams edges a break up in the second set.

  13. What a time for rain

    Venus walks off for rain

    While Serena's battling away on Centre, spare a thought for her sister Venus, who could well have won her match already, if it wasn't for the rain...

  14. Cancelled matches

    The following matches have been called off today because of the weather:

    3rd match on Court One:

    Jack Sock (USA) [27] vs Milos Raonic (CAN) [6]

    4th match on court two:

    Simona Halep (Rom) [5] vs Kiki Bertens (NED) [26]

    3rd match on court three:

    David Goffin (BEL) [11] vs Denis Istomin (UZB)

    4th match on court three:

    Lucie Safarova (CZE) [28] vs Jana Cepelova (SVK)

    3rd match on court 12:

    Carina Witthoeft (GER) vs Angelique Kerber (GER) [4]

    3rd match on court 18:

    Alize Cornet (FRA) vs Madison Keys (USA) [9]

  15. 'How close can you be?'

    Close Hawk-Eye call

    They weren't back out long on Centre Court when Hawk-Eye got involved - I think it would be fair to say this was a tight call.

  16. S Williams 6-7 (7-9) 1-1 McHale

    We have just seen a replay of Serena's racquet tantrum after losing the first set. Grass courts are less effective at smashing bats so when Serena looks down to find her racquet still in one piece, she chucks it away behind her.

    It skims along the surface and into the lap of a television cameraman say in the dugout around the court.

    Harrison is engaged to McHale's older sister Lauren.

  17. Game and first set McHale

    Williams 6-7 (7-9) McHale

    Serena Williams was bossing the rally on her own serve, but cracks a forehand into the top of the net as he goes for the kill.

    The set is gone. 

    And Serena's racquet bears the brunt of its owner's frustration, thrashed on the ground as she takes her seat at court side.

    Serena WilliamsGetty Images

  18. Williams 6-6 (7-7) McHale

    Drama on Centre Court.

    Serena Williams facing up to a second set point, wallops away a monster backhand to knock back Christina McHale.

    On we go.

  19. Rain situation

    Rain radarAccuweather

    It is spitting and spotting away from Centre Court, but I think it is also slowing.

    Having said that a big finger of rain is still stretching out into south west London from the centre on Accuweather's rain radar.

    Who knows.

  20. S.Williams 6-6 McHale

    Tie-break time on Centre Court.

    Serena Williams and Christina McHale have been nip and tuck through the opening set and - after a break each - we are heading to a shoot-out.