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

When Yannick Hanfmann steps on a tennis court, he has more than one motivation in his mind.

The 31-year-old German, who was locked in a fifth-set battle with ninth seed Taylor Fritz on Monday before rain suspended play at Wimbledon, has a plan in place for some of the money he earns as a professional tennis player. Inspired by a 2017 visit to a cheetah conservation centre in Stellenbosch, South Africa, Hanfmann aims to use his success to contribute to a cause close to his heart.

“Cheetahs were my favourite animal when I grew up and they still are,” Hanfmann told ATPTour.com last month. “I’m trying to put some money to charity every year, depending on how I play. The first few years it was the cheetahs in Stellenbosch and now it shifted to orangutans in Borneo.

“I love animals in general, but orangutans, gorillas, certain monkeys and cheetahs [are my favourites]. I see documentaries and stuff and I just can’t help but feel emotional about them. It’s something I’m passionate about.”

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As a pro travelling year-round on the ATP Tour, the time Hanfmann can devote to off-court hobbies and passions is limited. Having arrived at Wimbledon this year at a career-high No. 45 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, the German’s focus is currently solely trained on tennis, but he is keeping an open mind about his post-playing plans.

“At this point I don’t know, but [animals are] definitely something I’m passionate about, so who knows?,” said Hanfmann, when asked if he was interested in becoming more involved in environmental causes in the future. “I don’t want to rule it out. Whatever happens to me after tennis, hopefully I have a little bit of free time and maybe I can get involved with that. It would be cool.”

Hanfmann has become used to the constant travelling during his ATP Tour career, which began after a four-year stint playing U.S. college tennis at the University of Southern California. While seeing new parts of the world is among his favourite hobbies, he admits that preparing to compete against the world’s best is anything but a holiday.

“I love to travel, but maybe not necessarily for tennis, because we obviously do that a lot,” he said. “If I have a little bit of time at the end of the year, to travel with friends and family, I love that so much. You travel so much with your tennis bag and tennis stuff, I hope that after tennis maybe I can put that away and go for it a little bit more with a touristy approach.”

The global tennis merry-go-round nonetheless offers spontaneous opportunities for Hanfmann to experience new things. The German views venturing away from a tournament site to experience local life as essential for handling the relentless, week-on-week nature of the Tour.

“If I have a little bit of time, I try to do as much as I can, but the days during the tournaments are always a little bit crammed,” said Hanfmann. “The practice days are long, but there’s always a certain amount of hours I can use to get out and see some things.

“A few weeks ago, I was in Rome. Rome is amazing city, so I tried to see as much as I can. Once I lost in the tournament, that night I remember we walked basically throughout the whole city for a few hours. That was pretty nice.”

That stroll through town capped a dream fortnight for Hanfmann in the Eternal City, where he charged to his maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final as a qualifier at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. He backed up his May run on the Rome clay by reaching his first ATP Tour semi-final on grass at the Mallorca Championships last week, and he is confident of maintaining his good form further on a surface with which he has relatively little experience.

“In general, obviously my belief right now is pretty high,” said Hanfmann. “I feel like I’ve beaten a lot of good players, [even if not] on grass. It’s a bit shorter of a season [than clay]. My grass results over the years, I would say were average. Sometimes OK, sometimes good, sometimes [not good]. I think it’s the same for everyone. We don’t play on it too much, so it’s tough to say, ‘I cannot play on grass’.

“I think my serve is good, I’ve got a good transition game, so I think with a few matches under my belt I can get comfortable and really be dangerous.”

Hanfmann certainly proved that on Monday at Wimbledon, where he took 2022 quarter-finalist Fritz into a fifth set before rain intervened. If he can push on to defeat the World No. 9 for the second time this season when play resumes (he also beat Fritz in the second round in Rome), the German will advance to the second round of a major for just the third time.