The women’s draw has been blown wide open with the early exits of top seeds Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Qinwe Xheng and Jasmine Paolini but world No 1 Arnya Sabalenka is still going strong and faces Britain’s best hope Emma Raducanu in the final match of the day on Centre Court.
Raducanu will be hoping to spring a shock on Sabalenka, while fellow Briton Sonny Kartal will fancy her chances of getting past France’s Diane Parry and reach the second week of the tournament for the first time when they play as the first match on Court No 1.
Meanwhile, in the men’s draw, Britain’s Cameron Norrie faces Matia Bellucci in the match that follows Kartal vs Parry.
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and fifth seed Taylor Fritz are also in action.
Friday’s order of play
Centre Court
Show courts and courts with British players only
Centre Court
From 1.30pm
Taylor Fritz (USA) [5] vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Esp) [26]
Jan-Lennard Struff (Ger) vs Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) [2]
Aryna Sabalenka [1] 1 vs Emma Raducanu (GB)
Court 1
From 1pm
Diane Parry (Fra) vs Sonay Kartal (GB)
Mattia Bellucci (Ita vs Cameron Norrie (GB)
Elise Mertens (Bel) [24] vs Elina Svitolina (Ukr) [14]
Court 2
From 11am
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Naomi Osaka (Jpn)
Laura Siegemund (Ger) vs Madison Keys (US) [6]
Nicolas Jarry (Chi) vs Joao Fonseca (Bra)
Court 3
From 11am
Dalma Galfi (Hun) vs Amanda Anisimova (US) [13]
Andrey Rublev [14] vs Adrian Mannarino (Fra)
Nuno Borges (Por) vs Karen Khachanov [17]
Court 12
From 11am
Solana Sierra (Arg) vs Cristina Bucsa (Esp)
Kamilla Rakhimova vs Linda Noskova (Cze) [30]
Kamil Majchrzak (Pol) vs Arthur Rinderknech (Fra)
Court 18
From 11am
Luciano Darderi (Ita) vs Jordan Thompson (Aus)
Who is in the Royal Box?
Among Thursday’s contingent were adventurer Bear Grylls, Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis and Clive Woodward, who managed the England rugby team to World Cup glory in 2003. Actor Rory Kinnear, star of The Imitation Game and James Bond was also in attendance, as was former Undertones lead singer Feargal Sharkey. TV personality Deborah Meaden was present, while Lindsay Burrow – widow of former rugby league player and MND campaigner Rob Burrow – made an appearance.