Highlights of the third day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Wednesday (times GMT):
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Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart and Katie Swan have also been knocked out, with British number one Katie Boulter and 266th-ranked Sonay Kartal left carrying home hopes in the tournament.Croatian 13th seed Borna Coric suffered a shock 6-3 7-5 4-6 3-6 6-1 first-round defeat by Argentina's Guido Pella in a match lasting three-and-a-half hours.
"I feel confident and happy which doesn't happen often at Wimbledon," Swiatek said. "I learned a lot and I can adjust my game now to grass courts. I'm getting there for sure."American ninth seed Taylor Fritz dug deep to oust German Yannick Hanfmann 6-4 2-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 in a first-round match that lasted three hours and was suspended due to rain.Brazilian 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva 3-6 6-0 6-4.
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