Cornet holds to lovepublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 6 July 2023
Cornet 2-6 2-2 Rybakina*
It's the set of strong serving now. No incidents to report as Alize Cornet strolls to her first love-hold of the match.
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Cornet 2-6 2-2 Rybakina*
It's the set of strong serving now. No incidents to report as Alize Cornet strolls to her first love-hold of the match.
*Cornet 2-6 1-2 Rybakina
Elena Rybakina is giving nothing away with her body language, and nothing away on serve.
Another ace helps her hold to 15 and she immediately paces to her chair to take on some more water.
Cornet 2-6 1-1 Rybakina*
Alize Cornet stops the rot, holding to 15 to get on the board in the second set.
*Cornet 2-6 0-1 Rybakina
Martina Navratilova
Nine-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV
Rybakina wasn’t that good as a junior, so she didn’t get much funding from the Russian federation.
She made the best decision of her life to sign up with the Kazakhstan federation and get financial support.
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*Cornet 2-6 0-1 Rybakina
Well, Cornet wins another two points on Rybakina's serve at the start of the second set, but she can't build on it as the defending champion eases to another hold with an ace.
Cornet 2-6 0-0 Rybakina*
Alize Cornet won just one point on Elena Rybakina's serve during the entirety of the first set.
Just one point!
Cornet 2-6 0-0 Rybakina*
Wow. In just 26 minutes Elena Rybakina has raced through the first set, sealing it at the first time of asking with a superb forehand winner down the line.
It's a long way back for France's Alize Cornet now.
*Cornet 2-5 Rybakina
Another error from Alize Cornet gifts Elena Rybakina three set points.
*Cornet 2-5 Rybakina
0-30. Elena Rybakina is two points away. Alize Cornet can't find a first serve.
*Cornet 2-5 Rybakina
With another hold to love, Elena Rybakina has the first set in her sights.
Alize Cornet will serve to stay in it.
Cornet 2-4 Rybakina*
Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon
Oooooh.
A mistake from Cornet where she mistimed the shot and it ballooned out of court caused her to slap her thigh several times in frustration.
It draws a 'ooo-oooo' from the crowd - the sort of sound you make when someone is just being slightly sassy.
Cornet 2-4 Rybakina*
Alize Cornet just about scrapes to a hold, despite a massively mistimed forehand, benefitting from a wayward Elena Rybakina shot to close out the game.
*Cornet 1-4 Rybakina
Any worries of Elena Rybakina losing the momentum are stopped with the defending champion holding to love.
This opening set has barely got going. It's already nearly over.
We're witnessing a blistering performance from the Kazakh.
*Cornet 1-4 Rybakina
Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon
Alize Cornet finally gets herself on the board in the fourth game.
This has been a much better start than Elena Rybakina's first match on Centre Court where she lost the first set.
It's fairly empty on Wimbledon's main stage at the moment, I imagine people are still grabbing refreshments after that mammoth Liam Broady match and haven't quite had time to make their way back to their seats yet.
The wind is also just picking up a little so it will be interesting to see if that affects things.
So far Rybakina is running away with this first set.
Cornet 1-3 Rybakina*
Well that's some save from 0-40. Alize Cornet fires in two strong first serves to take control of the next two points and sneak to a hold.
*Cornet 0-3 Rybakina
Saved for a third time. Rybakina lashes a forehand long.
*Cornet 0-3 Rybakina
Better from Cornet who stays in two rallies to take us to 30-40.
*Cornet 0-3 Rybakina
Alize Cornet can barely win a point, let alone a game.
Elena Rybakina races to 0-40 in double-quick time and looks set to go two breaks up.
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