Ninth seed Taylor Fritz finally booked his spot in the second round at Wimbledon on Wednesday when he overcame Yannick Hanfmann in a five-set thriller that began on Monday.

After coming off for bad light with Fritz leading 3-2 in the fifth set on Monday night, the American and his German opponent had to wait until Wednesday to complete their clash due to rain. Competing on Court 2, Fritz came out firing upon the restart, gaining a quick break to advance 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 after three hours and one minute.

“It is great. I am going to have to come back and play tomorrow. It rained all day yesterday and off and on today, so I really just wanted to get on court and play,” Fritz said. “I am glad I can just focus on the next match.”

With his 30th tour-level win of the season, Fritz avenged his defeat against Hanfmann in Rome in May. The 25-year-old, who struck 42 winners and broke the German four times, will next meet Mikael Ymer after the Swede beat Alex Molcan 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

Fritz has fond memories at Wimbledon, having advanced to the quarter-finals in 2022 when he pushed Rafael Nadal to five sets. His best result this season was a run to his fifth tour-level title in Delray Beach.

A bumper Day 3 at Wimbledon has begun after light morning rain delayed the start of play at the All England Club, where 87 matches across the men’s and women’s singles draws are set to be completed Wednesday at the grass-court major.

Play began at approximately 12:45 p.m. local time (BST) on the outside courts in south-west London, where a host of top ATP stars will be in action. On Court 2, ninth seed Taylor Fritz and Yannick Hanfmann will resume their first-round clash that was interrupted by rain on Monday with Fritz leading 3-2 on serve in the fifth set. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem will then complete their opening-round meeting, which began on Tuesday. Thiem leads the fifth-seeded Tsitsipas 6-3, 3-4.

With Centre Court and Court 1 each fitted with a roof, Daniil Medvedev will begin his campaign at 1:00 p.m. local time regardless of outside conditions. The third seed takes on home wild card Arthur Fery on Court 1, where Jannik Sinner later plays Diego Schwartzman. On Centre Court, where play begins at 1:30 p.m. BST, defending champion Novak Djokovic’s second-round clash against Jordan Thompson is the final match on Wednesday’s schedule.

Kei Nishikori continued his impressive return on the ATP Challenger Tour Tuesday with a convincing 6-1, 6-2 win in the first round of the Cranbrook Tennis Classic in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

The former No. 4 player in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings last month returned for his first action in 20 months. The 33-year-old has not missed a beat. Nishikori won his return event in Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico with the loss of just one set.

The comeback continues for Kei 💪

The former world No. 4 moves past Walton 6-1, 6-2 in Bloomfield Hills to reach the second round#ATPChallenger | @keinishikori pic.twitter.com/GR8pPLspC5

— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) July 4, 2023

On Tuesday, Nishikori lost just three games, the most lopsided scoreline of his comeback. The 12-time ATP Tour titlist saved all four break points he faced and converted four of his five break chances to advance after 66 minutes. The wild card will next play former World No. 53 Denis Kudla, who defeated Tunisian Skander Mansouri 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.

Nishikori began his comeback without a Pepperstone ATP Ranking. With his six victories, he has returned to the Top 500 of the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings.

Watch Match Replay: Kei Nishikori vs. Adam Walton

After a day in which rain wiped out most of play at Wimbledon, fans will see nearly double the action on what promises to be a manic Wednesday at The All England Club with the likes of Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem all in action.

Djokovic will play his second-round match Wednesday while players who did not compete Tuesday due to rain — or those whose matches were suspended Monday evening due to darkness — will be in first-round action.

Thiem took a 6-3, 3-4 lead over Tsitsipas on No. 2 Court before play was suspended due to rain. Thiem leads the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series 5-4.

See below for the Wednesday schedule at SW19.

CENTRE COURT – 1:30 p.m.
Ladies’ Singles – Second Round Daria Kasatkina [11] v Jodie Burrage (GBR)

Ladies’ Singles – Second Round Iga Swiatek (POL) [1] v Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)

Gentlemen’s Singles – Second Round Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2]

NO.1 COURT – 1:00 p.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Daniil Medvedev [3] v Arthur Fery (GBR)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Heather Watson (GBR) v Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) [10]

Gentlemen’s Singles – Second Round Jannik Sinner (ITA) [8] v Diego Schwartzman (ARG)

NO.2 COURT – 11 a.m.
Ladies’ Singles – First Round Maria Sakkari (GRE) [8] v Marta Kostyuk (UKR)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Yannick Hanfmann (GER) leads Taylor Fritz (USA) [9]

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Dominic Thiem (AUT) leads Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) [5]

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Alexander Zverev (GER) [19] v Gijs Brouwer (NED)

Not Before: 4:30 p.m.
Ladies’ Singles – Second Round Nadia Podoroska (ARG) v Victoria Azarenka [19]

NO.3 COURT – 11 a.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Frances Tiafoe (USA) [10] v Yibing Wu (CHN)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round George Loffhagen (GBR) leads Holger Rune (DEN) [6]

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Sonay Kartal (GBR) v Madison Keys (USA) [25]

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Jasmine Paolini (ITA) v Petra Kvitova (CZE) [9]

Not Before: 4:30 p.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – Second Round Andrey Rublev [7] v Aslan Karatsev

COURT 12 – 11 a.m.
Ladies’ Singles – First Round Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) [13] v Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Denis Shapovalov (CAN) [26] leads Radu Albot (MDA)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Matteo Berrettini (ITA) leads Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Karolina Muchova (CZE) [16] v Jule Niemeier (GER)

Not Before: 4:30 p.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – Second Round Jan Choinski (GBR) v Hubert Hurkacz (POL) [17]

COURT 18 – 11 a.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Sho Shimabukuro (JPN) v Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [21]

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Katie Boulter (GBR) leads Daria Saville (AUS)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Karolina Pliskova (CZE) [18] v Natalija Stevanovic (SRB)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) v Alex De Minaur (AUS) [15]

Not Before: 4:30 p.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – Second Round Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) [14] v Jaume Munar (ESP)

COURT 4 – 11 a.m.
Ladies’ Singles – First Round Shuai Zhang (CHN) v Donna Vekic (CRO) [20]

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) leads Zhuoxuan Bai (CHN)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) v Tommy Paul (USA) [16]

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) v Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP)

COURT 5 – 11 a.m.
Ladies’ Singles – First Round Camila Osorio (COL) v Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Alexandre Muller (FRA) leads Arthur Rinderknech (FRA)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Christopher Eubanks (USA) v Thiago Monteiro (BRA)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Marco Cecchinato (ITA) v Nicolas Jarry (CHI) [25]

Not Before: 4:30 p.m.
Ladies’ Singles – Second Round Xinyu Wang (CHN) v Sofia Kenin (USA)

COURT 6 – 11 a.m.
Ladies’ Singles – First Round Anett Kontaveit (EST) v Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Varvara Gracheva (FRA) v Camila Giorgi (ITA)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Marcos Giron (USA) leads Hugo Dellien (BOL)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Anna Blinkova

Not Before: 4:30 p.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – Second Round Tomas Barrios Vera (CHI) v David Goffin (BEL)

COURT 7 – 11 a.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Dominic Stricker (SUI) v Alexei Popyrin (AUS)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Madison Brengle (USA) leads Sara Errani (ITA)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Adrian Mannarino (FRA) v Alexander Shevchenko

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) [29] v Rebecca Marino (CAN)

Not Before: 4:30 p.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – Second Round Maximilian Marterer (GER) v Michael Mmoh (USA)

COURT 8 – 11 a.m.
Ladies’ Singles – First Round Sorana Cirstea (ROU) v Tatjana Maria (GER)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) leads Harold Mayot (FRA)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Bernarda Pera (USA) [27] leads Viktoriya Tomova (BUL)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Maxime Cressy (USA) v Laslo Djere (SRB)

Not Before: 4:30 p.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – Second Round Alexander Bublik (KAZ) [23] v J.J. Wolf (USA)

COURT 9 – 11: a.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Lloyd Harris (RSA) v Gregoire Barrere (FRA)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Ilya Ivashka v Federico Coria (ARG)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Christopher O’Connell (AUS) leads Hamad Medjedovic (SRB)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Viktorija Golubic (SUI) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)

Not Before: 4:30 p.m.
Ladies’ Singles – Second Round Alycia Parks (USA) v Ana Bogdan (ROU)

COURT 10 – 11 a.m.
Ladies’ Singles – First Round Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) v Lucia Bronzetti (ITA)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Roman Safiullin leads Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) [20]

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Nao Hibino (JPN) v Alize Cornet (FRA)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) v Yosuke Watanuki (JPN)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP)

COURT 11 – 11 a.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Jiri Lehecka (CZE) v Sebastian Ofner (AUT)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Kaja Juvan (SLO) leads Margarita Betova

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Carol Zhao (CAN) v Tamara Korpatsch (GER)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Jason Kubler (AUS) v Ugo Humbert (FRA)

Not Before: 4:30 p.m.
Ladies’ Singles – Second Round Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)

COURT 14 – 11 a.m.
Ladies’ Singles – First Round Sloane Stephens (USA) v Rebecca Peterson (SWE)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Borna Coric (CRO) [13] leads Guido Pella (ARG)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Ben Shelton (USA) [32] leads Taro Daniel (JPN)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Anna Bondar (HUN) v Bianca Andreescu (CAN)

Not Before: 4:30 p.m.
Ladies’ Singles – Second Round Diane Parry (FRA) v Petra Martic (CRO) [30]

COURT 15 – 11 a.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) [18] v Nuno Borges (POR)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Alison Riske-Amritraj (USA) v Paula Badosa (ESP)

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Marton Fucsovics (HUN) leads Tallon Griekspoor (NED) [28]

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Linda Noskova (CZE) v Dalma Galfi (HUN)

COURT 16 – 11 a.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Milos Raonic (CAN) v Dennis Novak (AUT)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Anastasia Potapova [22] leads Celine Naef (SUI)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Mirra Andreeva v Xiyu Wang (CHN)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) v Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) [26]

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) [31] v Arthur Fils (FRA)

COURT 17 – 11 a.m.
Ladies’ Singles – First Round Danielle Collins (USA) leads Julia Grabher (AUT)

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Emma Navarro (USA) leads Ekaterina Alexandrova [21]

Ladies’ Singles – First Round Greet Minnen (BEL) v Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) [17]

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Jiri Vesely (CZE) v Sebastian Korda (USA) [22]

Gentlemen’s Singles – First Round Zhizhen Zhang (CHN) v Botic Van De Zandschulp (NED)

TO BE ARRANGED
Not Before: 5 p.m.
Ladies’ Singles – Second Round Elise Mertens (BEL) [28] v Elina Svitolina (UKR)

Not Before: 5 p.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – Second Round TBD v Stan Wawrinka (SUI)

Not Before: 5 p.m.
Gentlemen’s Singles – Second Round Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v TBD