20:26
D. Medvedev – A. Mannarino 1:2
What a nice rally. Marrarino goes to the net after his return, but Medvedev suspects this and hits the pass ball exactly in the opposite direction of the Frenchman and regains the advantage for the sixth time.
20:24
D. Medvedev – A. Mannarino 1:2
Again Medvedev has problems with a shot from Marratino and hits the backhand cross too deep and the ball lands again in the net. Again, Marratino equalizes after Medvedev’s advantage for the debut.
20:22
D. Medvedev – A. Mannarino 1:2
After that both fight for every point in long rallies and twice there is again a 40:40. Among other things, Medvedev hits his backhand cross a little too long and there is a debut again. The two have been playing for the point for more than five minutes.
20:21
D. Medvedev – A. Mannarino 1:2
Another unforced error from Marrinino with the backhand and Medvedev has the advantage, but the world number three’s nerves flutter again and he brings the Frenchman back into play with a double fault.
20:19
D. Medvedev – A. Mannarino 1:2
The next two points belong to the Russian. He benefts twice from his opponent’s avoidable mistakes and has a cue ball when the score is 40:30. But he lets it lie with a long volley with the backhand and there is a debut.
20:18
D. Medvedev – A. Mannarino 1:2
Now a hard-fought service game by Medvedev. After a backhand error by Mannarino into the net, the chick leads 15:0, but the 1.98m tall Russian hits his forehand too deep and it lands in the net. 15:15. After that, the Frenchman takes control of the game and hits a stop just behind the net with his forehand and gets the 30:15.
20:15
D. Medvedev – A. Mannarino 1:2
Mannarino quickly goes to the net after his serve and surprises Medvedev with a short stop with his backhand, the 27-year-old still runs the ball, but his backhand longline lands in touch and Mannarino leads 2-1 in the first set
20:14
D. Medvedev – A. Mannarino 1:1
Medvedev misses the chance to 40:30 with a forehand longline that is too long and the 35-year-old Frenchman has the ball.
20:12
D. Medvedev – A. Mannarino 1:1
After that, the French don’t come together as much. The 1.80m tall Mannarino first makes a forehand error into the net and then the number three in the world hits a passing shot just longline to 30:30.
20:12
D. Medvedev – A. Mannarino 1:1
But now the 35-year-old has found his match and scores the point with a backhand volley to make it 30-0.
20:10
D. Medvedev – A. Mannarino 1:1
The world number three is coming into service much better and is quickly leading 30-0. Then the Russian hits an ace and has three cue balls. Medvedev uses his first game ball and benefits from his opponent’s backhand longline that is too long. The Russian equalizes to 1: 1 in the first set.
20:07
D.Medvedev – A.Mannarino 0:1
Then Mannarino benefited from two avoidable backhand mistakes by the Russian and got the first point in the first set.
20:05
D.Medvedev – A.Mannarino 0-0
The Frenchman’s first service is contested and the two players take nothing. With the score at 30:15 for the 35-year-old, he hits a backhand into the net and Medvedev equalizes at 30:30.
20:05
D.Medvedev – A.Mannarino 0-0
Here we go! Mannarino opens the first set with his service game.
20:04
Record speaks for the French
Medvedev and Mannarino have met six times in their careers. The current number three in the world was only able to win two of the six games. Most recently, he won 7-5 and 7-5 against the French in s’Hertogenbosch in 2022. The 35-year-old Frenchman, on the other hand, won four matches against the Russian. This included a match in Wimbledon in 2018. When the 35-year-old prevailed in five sets with 6: 4, 6: 3, 4: 6, 5: 7 and 6: 3. Most recently, at the tournament in the Netherlands in s’Hertogenbosch, Mannarino won the round of 16 match against the Russians 4:6, 6:4 and 6:2.
20:00
The players are here – it’s about to start!
Daniil Medvedev and Adrian Mannrino step onto the lawn on court two and warm up – it’ll start in a few minutes!
19:58
Good season on grass
Adrian Mannarino made it to the final at the preparatory tournament in Mallorca last week and won the semifinals against German Yannick Hanfmann, among others. In the final, the Frenchman clearly lost in two sets against the American Eubanks. With little time to rest, the 35-year-old went to Wimbledon. In the first round he didn’t give his opponent a chance and defeated the Russian Shevchenko after 92 minutes 6:3, 6:3 and 6:2. By reaching the second round, the 35th in the world rankings underlined his good grass pitch season. In addition to reaching the finals at the tournament in Mallorca, he also reached the quarterfinals in s’Hertogenbosch and at an ATP tournament in London. Can the 1.80m tall Frenchman overthrow favorite Medvedev?
19:53
Medvedev sovereign in the second round
Daniil Medvedev was faced with a tough challenge in the first round of Wimbledon by world No. 391 Arthur Fery, but he successfully overcame it. After the Russian had to give up his service game once in each of the first two sets and narrowly won the sets 7:5 and 6:4, he showed no weakness in the third set and won the third set 6:3. The current world number three has never reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. Now the 27-year-old is in the second round against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, against whom he lost in five sets in Wimbledon in 2018.
19:49
Women’s match is over – it’s about to start!
Bencic prevailed in the third set in a tie-break with 10:2 against the American Collins and is in the 3rd round of Wimbledon. This means Medvedev’s match against Mannarino can start right away. The players will be out on the pitch and warming up in a few minutes.
19:39
New start time for 8.15pm
Since the women’s match between Collins and Bencic goes into a tie-break in the third set, the match between Medvedev and Mannarino will probably start around 8:15 p.m. at the earliest.
19:29
Start probably around 8 p.m
The women’s match continues on court two between Collins and Bencic. Thus, the start of the match between Daniil Medvedev and Adrian Mannarino is pushed back. It is currently expected to start at 8 p.m.
18:37
The start time is pushed further back
Since Bencic took the second set for himself and thus equalized after sets against the American Collins, the women’s match went into the third set. This means that the start of the Medvedev game will also be pushed back further. A starting time of 7:40 p.m. is currently being considered
18:20
Beginning around 7 p.m. at the earliest
The women’s match between Collins and Bencic is currently in the second set, but since the two players hardly take anything, the start of the Medvedev match was corrected back again. The organizers are currently expecting a start around 7 p.m.
16:31
Good evening
The game between Daniil Medvedev and Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, which was scheduled for 5 p.m., is postponed a little. His compatriot Andrey Rublev is currently playing against Aslan Karatsev on court two. After that, however, the women’s match between the American Danielle Collins and the Swiss Belinda Bencic takes place. The start of the Medvedev match is currently scheduled for 6:30 p.m.