Wimbledon LIVE: John McEnroe scolds BBC pundit as Coco Gauff removed from court
You may not have seen that Petra Kvitova waved an emotional farewell to Wimbledon yesterday.
The two-time former SW19 champion, now 35, lost to Emma Navarro on Court 1 ahead of her retirement later this year.
"I will miss Wimbledon, I will miss tennis, I will miss you fans," the teary-eyed Czech, who won here in 2011 and 2014, said.
"But I am ready for the next chapter of life as well. I can't wait to be back as a member."
Stefanos Tsitsipas revealed he's been left 'without answers' following his first-round defeat at Wimbledon.
The Greek ace has been suffering with a back problem, which forced him to retire from his opening match on Monday.
Speaking afterwards, the two-time Slam finalist said: “It's tough to describe.
"I mean, I'm battling many wars these days. It's really painful to see myself in a situation like this.
“I feel like I'm left without answers. I don't know. I've tried everything. I've done an incredible job with my fitness.
"I've done an incredible job with my physiotherapy, so I've maximised on everything that I possibly can do.
“Right now, I'm just absolutely left with no answers. I don't know what to do.”
Here's how we're looking on the showcourts today...
There's seven Brits in singles action this morning and this afternoon, here's what courts they're on:
Centre Court: Oliver Tarvet vs Carlos Alcaraz
Centre Court: Emma Raducanu vs Marketa Vondrousova
Court 1: Cameron Norrie vs Frances Tiafoe
Court 1: Katie Boulter vs Solana Sierra
Court 2: Nuno Borges vs Billy Harris
Court 2: Arthur Fery vs Luciano Darderi
Court 3: Viktoriya Tomova vs Sonay Kartal
There's a fear that the decision to move the Wimbledon finals to a later start time could affect the trophy presentation photos.
Both the men's and women's finals will start at a later time in the day to make the matches more accessible for US audiences.
But as it could clash with the sunset, there is a fear that long shadows might be present on the photos.
Oliver Tarvet is in one of the headline matches today - the Brit, ranked 733rd in the world, faces defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the second match on Centre Court.
And Tarvet's coach Ryan Keckley truly believes the American university student can cause the greatest shock in Wimbledon history.
"In my opinion, Oli has proven himself worthy of any candidate here," he said.
"That's the beauty about sport, you just never know. Do I think he has the capability of going out there and beating him? Absolutely, because every challenge that we put in front of him, he's done sensational.
"Our goal is to try to get him to play free right from the beginning. He's been himself over the course of this week, the same way he was in San Diego playing all these different college tennis matches.
"He plays without fear. Has he faced the like of Alcaraz’s level? No, he hasn't but I know he's up for the challenge. I know he's excited about it. We all. and I think British tennis as well, want to see how he handles that moment."
The BBC is reportedly at risk of having its Wimbledon coverage decimated.
It's claimed an increased interest in tennis could see rival broadcasters bid for the Wimbledon rights when the contract expires in 2027.
Sky Sports and TNT Sports are among those who could pinch coverage.
UK law states Wimbledon must be accessible on terrestrial television, but it doesn't have to be exclusive.
Novak Djokovic credited "miracle pills" for his first-round win over Alexandre Muller last night after struggling on Centre Court.
Djokovic won the first 6-1 but lost the second via a tiebreak and then required a medical timeout in set three.
But the seven-time Wimbledon winner roared into the second round after medical assistance.
"I went from feeling my absolute best to my absolute worst for around 45 minutes," Djokovic said.
"Whether it was a stomach bug, I don't know what it was. My energy came back after the doctor's miracle pills and I managed to finish on a good note.
"I wasn't thinking about that [retiring from the match] as an option. Hopefully when it comes down the energy will come back and that is what happened."
Despite the late court change, Coco Gauff insists the last-minute switch to Court 1 did NOT lead to her first-round defeat.
She said after losing 7-6, 6-1 to Dayana Yastremska: "Not necessarily court change, but obviously I was preparing to play a little bit later. I found out about 6:35 that we would not be before 7:30.
"At that point I hadn't really eaten yet. I was trying to hold off because I thought maybe we were going after Novak. I don't think it really affected the match today, to be honest.
"I've played with quick turnarounds and things like that. Yeah, I figured we would be moved at some point, but we don't know. But I definitely don't think the court change affected the way the match went."
Coco Gauff's preparations for Tuesday's clash against Dayana Yastremska at Wimbledon were disrupted when the American was removed from Centre Court.
Gauff had been due to play on Centre, but due to delays with other matches at the championships, the recently crowned French Open winner was changed to Court 1 at the 11th hour.
Because of Jack Draper's opponent retiring early, a slot in Court 1 became available.
It appeared to throw Gauff, as she lost to Yastremska in straight sets, becoming yet another big-name casualty at this year's Wimbledon.
John McEnroe wasn't afraid to scold a fellow BBC pundit following Jack Draper's comfortable first-round victory.
The British No.1's clash against Sebastian Baez was described as being like a "practice match" by commentator Simon Reed.
McEnroe, who was on co-commentary duty, said: "I don't think the All England Club will be too happy with you saying this first-round match on Court 1 is practice."
Reed, attempting to save face, replied: "You know what I mean."
Wimbledon bosses strive to ensure matches on Centre Court and Court 1 are of the highest quality.
It's been a sweltering start to Wimbledon both on and off the court, with the hot temperatures having been replicated by players at this year's championships.
Seeded players have been falling at will across both the men's and women's draws, with the unpredictability of Wimbledon striking early.
The action continues on day three, with Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and Emma Raducanu just some of the big names in action.
Stick around as we cover all of the latest news, scores and opinions from Wednesday at Wimbledon.
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