Three Brits have secured their spots in the third round at Wimbledon after Emma Raducanu, Cam Norrie and Sonay Kartal secured impressive wins at SW19.However, qualifier Oliver Tarvet lost out in the biggest match of his life on Centre Court against Carlos Alcaraz and Katie Boulter lost out in the seond round to lucky loser Solana Sierra. Billy Harris also exited in straight sets.Wild card Arthur Fery was two sets down against Italy's Luciano Darderi before dwindling light paused play. The Brit will be hoping to pull off a comeback win when the match continues tomorrow.Raducanu downs former champion VondrousovaBritish No.1 Raducanu need just an hour and 23 minutes to knock out 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in a dominant 6-3, 6-3 win on Centre Court.It was a clinical performance from Raducanu, who won 64% of return points (14/22) off the Czech's second serve and converted four of her 11 break point opportunities on her way to sealing one of the best wins of her season so far.There, the former US Open champion faces a blockbuster meeting against world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in one of the must-watch matches of the tournament.Standout wins for Norrie & KartalNorrie came back from a set down to beat 12th seed Frances Tiafoe, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 to reach the third round for the second year in a row.After dropping the opening set, Norrie managed to flip the pressure onto his opponent throughout the remainder of the match. The British No.3 fended off five of the six break points he faced across the last three sets before converting five of his own to cause yet another upset at this year's tournament.Kartal beat world No.111 Viktoriya Tomova 6-2, 6-2 in just 68 minutes to book a third round clash with France’s Diane Parry.Off the back of her second top 25 win of the summer against Jelena Ostapenko in the first round, Kartal was in inspired form on Court No.3. The 23-year-old converted five of six break points in two dominant sets of tennis – amassing an impressive 23 winners.Next up, Norrie will play Mattia Bellucci, while Kartal takes on Diane Parry.Dream runs come to an end for Tarvet & HarrisBritish qualifier Tarvet put in a strong showing against two-time champion Alcaraz but lost out on his Centre Court debut 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.Tarvet managed to break the five-time major champion in both the second and third sets but the Spaniard proved a level above throughout the match.After two hours and 18 minutes, Alcaraz comfortably served out the victory to extend his impressive win streak to 20 matches.Following Norrie's match on No.1 Court, Boulter bowed out to Argentina's Solana Sierra 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-1.The British No.2 looked to have a stonghold in the match after coming through a tight tie-break on her third set point, but Boulter struggled on serve throughout the match.Boulter hit 14 double faults in the match and the world No.101 broke five times in a row across the second and third sets to seal an upset win.Elsewhere, wild card Harris bowed out to world No.37 Nuno Borges 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(7).The Brit had two set points in the third set tie-break before the Portuguese star reeled off five of the last six points.Keep an eye out as well for all the Brits starting doubles action across the outside courts today.
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