Key events
Norrie 7-6 (6), 1-3 Van Assche: Norrie struggling a touch with his unforced error count creeping to 21 as they lock horns at 30-all. Make that 23 as Van Assche is gifted a break of serve with two misses on easy balls
Medvedev 6-4, 3-2 Gaston: The Russian is on the charge but Gaston holds firm to make it 30-30 after a neat crosscourt forehand winner. Medvedev cooks up a crosscourt winner of his own off the backhand to create a break point. The Russian is too passive is beaten by a beautiful slice volley from Gaston. Deuce. Medvedev hits a huge forehand that catches the line to earn a break point. Gaston saves and serves it out.
Norrie 7-6 (6), 1-2 Van Assche: Van Assche endures a punishing rally with Norrie to emerge 30-0 up. These guys are really going at it from the baseline. A slight shank from the Frenchman creates a chance but Norrie misses out wide. Van Assche holds to love again after a cracking drop shot.
Medvedev 6-4, 3-1 Gaston: The seventh seed solidifies the break with a bomb into the corner. The return flies long.
Norrie 7-6 (6), 1-1 Van Assche: Norrie leathers a defensive lob to go 30-15 up and whips an evil slice serve out wide to then hold with ease.
Norrie 7-6 (6), 0-1 Van Assche: The Frenchman responds to the loss of the first set with a quick hold to love. Bang, bang.
Hello again, quality tie-break from Norrie, well played by the 29th seed.
Medvedev 6-4, 2-1 Gaston: The Russian has just broken serve to take complete control against Hugo Gaston.
Norrie 7-6 (8-6) Van Assche: Norrie takes the first set with a forehand down the line before Van Assche misses a backhand. That truly could have gone either way. Graham is back to take you through the rest of the evening’s action.
Norrie 6-6 (6-6) Van Assche: Van Assche with the double fault! That is unideal for him and Norrie now has two set points … he can’t do anything with either as his opponents hits a fantastic forehand to save the second set point.
Norrie 6-6 (3-3) Van Assche: An easy volley is flubbed by Norrie before he missed a forehand down the line but he rectifies his mistake with a forehand winner to make it all square in the decider.
Norrie 6-6 Van Assche: Huge error from Norrie with a backhand that hits the net … we go to a tie-break.
Norrie 6-5 Van Assche: Some great serving from Norrie before sealing the game with a couple groundstrokes from the baseline. He shouts ‘Allez’ to pump himself up.
Medvedev 4-4 Gaston: Medvedev gets to deuce after being 15-40 down with a crosscourt volley before forcing an error from Gaston to get to break point. A lucky shot clips the tape to give the former world No 1 the break.
Norrie 4-4 Van Assche: Big second break from Norrie after forcing an error and following it up with a fantastic forehand into the corner.
Norrie 3-4 Van Assche: Norrie starts the game poorly and is down 15-40 but manages to smash his way out of trouble and gets to deuce before hitting a backhand winner to hold.
Medvedev 1-2 Gaston: Gaston denies his opponent breakpoint with a backhand volley before coming from behind to hold.
Norrie 2-3 Van Assche: Really poor from Norrie as multiple errors in a row means he is down 0-40. A double fault from him seals the break for Van Assche.
Norrie holds with a nice forehand down the line before the first ace of the match to hold. Meanwhile it is Medvedev 1-1 Gaston, as the Russian getting on the board with a nice forehand.
Norrie responds and breaks back! The Briton finds his rhythm after some good volleys and forcing Van Assche to the net for two break points. Norrie 1-1 Van Assche.
Early break for Van Assche! Norrie with back-to-back mistakes including a long forehand means he faces break point in the first game. The Frenchman hits a strong return and Norrie’s backhand goes straight into the net, handing his opponent the opening game.
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Hello, I am here for the next bit to cover Graham. Norrie has won the coin toss and decided to serve. Here we go!
Wong is on fire. He applies the pressure with a cheeky serve and volley to make it 30-0 but Paul fires back with a clean winner from the second serve return. 30-15. A huge serve gives Wong two shots at 6-5. Double fault, no! Second serve, Wong rolls in a dolly but Paul shanks! 6-5. Paul serving to stay in the opener.
Ooooh here we go then, Coleman Wong takes a 30-0 lead on the Paul serve. Make that 40-0, three break points. The qualifier levels it at 5-5 at the first time of asking. Shocker from Paul.
Meanwhile 29th seed Cameron Norrie is warming up.
Wong goes bombs away with a rapid hold of his own to love to make it 5-4. Paul serving for the first set.
An early double fault from Paul fails to faze the American who follows it up with three unreturnable serves. Paul holds for 5-3 after massive forehand down the line.
Coleman Wong toughs it out in a deuce game to stay in touch a break down. Paul to serve, 4-3 up.
A first taste of British intent will be on the way fairly shortly as Cameron Norrie’s match against Luca van Assche follows Donna Vekic v Talia Gibson. Vekic has just wrapped it up 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. C’mon, Cam!
Over to Tommy Paul we go at the Louis Armstrong. The American 20th seed is a break up and solidifies the advantage with a strong, easy hold to love. Paul leads Wong 4-2 in the opening set.
Jessica Pegula (3) beats Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 6-2
Ruse’s serve has deserted her and Pegula pounces with a wonderful winner down the line then another cross court for 0-40 and three match points. Big serve saves one. Big serve saves two. Net and match to third seed Jessica Pegula. Brilliant performance to cruise into round two.
That was rapid. Pegula holds to love and Ruse is serving to stay in the match.
Jessica Pegula has a good shot at an important break at 30-15 up on the Ruse serve. The Romanian finds the net, two break points for the third seed. Double fault. Break. Pegula leads 4-2 and is sitting very prettily now.
More home hopes are out on court as 20th seed Tommy Paul is taking on Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong. The qualifier has a 2-1 lead on serve in the opening set.
The American is serving nicely with a quick 30-0 lead. She has won all eight points behind her first serve so far in the set. As soon as I write that she double faults. Ouch. Double ouch as Ruse turns defence into attack to make it 30-all. Pegula knocks off an easy volley and converts the game point to take a 3-2 lead in set two.
Pegula puts the pressure back on Ruse with a quick hold for 2-1. The Romanian responds with one of her own for 2-2.
Pegula is holding nothing back as she takes a 30-0 lead against the Ruse serve but the Romanian battles back to force a couple of game points after a nasty second serve out wide. Pegula responds with a crushing open stance backhand winner. That was a beauty. Pegula fluffs a good chance to create a break point then Ruse double faults. Deuce. Big serve, advantage Ruse. Deuce after another massive backhand from Pegula. Ruse holds serve after two bombs. 1-1 in the second set.
Early upset on the outside courts. Kamilla Rakhimova knocks out 27th seed Barbora Krejcikova 7-6 (4), 6-2.
She needed seven match points on serve but got there in the end after a dismal return from the Czech. Rough day for the struggling two-time slam champion with 40 unforced errors.
During that Jessica Pegula took the first set 6-3 on Arthur Ashe. Full steam ahead.
Jessica Pegula rattles off another service game against Elena-Gabriela Ruse for a 5-3 lead in the first set on Arthur Ashe.
Jasmine Paolini (19) beats Veronika Erjavec 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Paolini is just too good. She dismantles the Erjavec serve to take a 0-40 lead and wins it at the second time of asking. The Italian looked understandably rusty after a seven-week layoff (quarter-finals of Wimbledon) but gutted it out superbly. Forza!
Paolini dumps a backhand into the net for 15-30. Not what she wanted but a huge serve saves her bacon. 30-30. A lovely whipped forehand creates the match point. Here we go. Deuce. Break point. A weak drop shot gives Erjavec the advantage in the rally but can’t take the chance and Paolini makes no mistake to take it back to deuce. Just like that the Slovene has another break point with a devilishly deep return of serve. Cracking play from Erjavec seals the break after saving a match point. 5-4 to Paolini with Erjavec serving to stay in it.
Paolini has two break points for 5-3 in the decider and crushes a forehand to clinch it. The 19th seed is serving for the match!
Jessica Pegula is up 30-15 against serve and will be hoping to get the job done this time but is pegged back to 30-30. After fighting back to deuce she breaks at the first opportunity to take a commanding 3-2 lead in the opening set against Ruse.
Meanwhile after taking my eye of the ball, it is 3-2 to Rakhimova over Krejcikova against serve in their second set. The two-time grand slam champion and 27th seed is on the ropes.
Erjavec is fighting hard but Paolini rushes the net for 30-30. She throws in a serve/volley but it fails and Erjavec has the break point. Paolini defends magnificently and goes on the offensive to send it to deuce. A magic rally finishes off with a lob at the net from Erjavec after a beautiful drop volley brings Paolini into no mans land. The Italian sends a forehand long and Erjavec is back on serve at 4-3.
Pegula is in trouble and is break point down to Ruse. The Romanian shanks one out the back though, oops. The American serves it out for 2-2.
