The second round of Wimbledon will see the British No.1 and No.2 in both the women’s and men’s game go head-to-head. 

Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart both picked up victories to set up their second contest of the summer so far, while Jack Draper’s five-set epic and Cam Norrie’s late evening victory sets up their third meeting.

Meanwhile, Jacob Fearnley got his first ever Grand Slam victory and Dan Evans will have to return tomorrow to finish his match against 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo trailing 6-2, 3-3.

However, wild cards Billy Harris, Henry Searle and Francesca Jones were beaten their opening matches as Paul Jubb and Jan Choinski also lost in five sets.

32^nd seed Boulter had to dig deep to defeated former Wimbledon semi-finalist and Lexus Surbiton Trophy runner-up Tatjana Maria 7-6(8), 7-5.

Maria’s heavy slice and relentless fight made it a difficult contest for the Briton, who came back from a break down in both sets to edge out a close victory.

Next she’ll play British No.2 Dart, who knocked out Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai 6-4, 6-0 in an hour and 18 minutes earlier in the day.

A comfortable win for Dart saw the 27-year-old win eight straight games from 4-4 in the opener and saving the only two break points faced throughout the match. This is the third time she’s made the second round at Wimbledon in her career.

Boulter defeated Dart in three sets during their previous meeting in Nottingham this summer.

Wins for both players today means that for the first time since 1987 there will be five British women in the second round of the women’s singles.

Draper claimed his first five-set win at Wimbledon in front of the Centre Court crowd against Swedish No.1 Elias Ymer 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in three and a half hours.

A spirited performance from the 28-year-old Swede saw him pass the Brit at the net twice to break for a second time in the fourth set and push for the decider.

As the roof closed and the pair settled in for a final set, Draper’s growing experience in the decisive moments of big matches shone through. The Stuttgart champion held his nerve in the fifth and lost just three points on serve the rest of the way. Ymer meanwhile had one poor service game – closing out on a double fault at 0-40 down – which gave Draper the one break needed to come through.

The young Brit paid tribute to Andy Murray in his post match interview after Murray pulled out of the singles earlier in the day. 

“I wouldn’t be here without Andy,” he said. “Incredible guy off the court, so funny, so genuine, so kind and what a competitor and what a champion. Thank you very much.”

Draper will take on Norrie next after the 2022 semi-finalist re-discovered his form to beat Facundo Diaz Acosta 7-5, 7-5, 6-3.

Norrie broke the Argentine eight times over two hours and 17 minutes to make his fifth Wimbledon second round.

Norrie currently holds a 2-0 head-to-head record against Draper with win at the cinch Championships and Miami Open.

Rothesay Open Nottingham champion Fearnley realised a childhood dream out on Court 8 as he picked up his first Wimbledon win over Alejandro Moro Canas 7-5, 6-4, 7-6(12).

The win sets up a meeting with the seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, where he’ll likely play his first match on one of the big show courts.

A fearless display from the 22-year-old Brit on his maiden appearance at the tournament saw him rack up an impressive 47 winners over three set without being broken once. Despite the Spaniard’s fight in the third set tie-break Fearnley kept his foot on the gas and closed out the win on his sixth match point.

However, Harris’s Wimbledon main draw debut ended in defeat against world No.63 Jaume Munar 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Harris leaves SW19 off the back of semi-final runs at the Rothesay International Eastbourne, Rothesay Open Nottingham and Lexus Surbiton Trophy as well as a quarter-final at the cinch Championships, and has reached a new career-high ranking at world No.116.

Reigning boys’ singles champion Searle made an impressive start against world No.46 Marcos Giron but eventually lost out 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 29 minutes.

Having made the transition to the men’s game only this year, Searle showed once again he can compete at the highest level – especially on the grass. His big serve proved an advantage – hitting 17 aces in the match – but his 43 unforced errors compared to Giron’s 26 ultimately proved the difference.

23-year-old Jones lost her first round match against former world No.14 Petra Martic 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

The British star made a bright start in a bid for her maidn Grand Slam victory, but an injury in the final set made it difficult for Jones to come through in the decisive moments of the match.

Jubb’s hopes of a first Wimbledon victory came to an end at the hands of Brazil’s Thiago Seyboth Wild after epic battle ending 1-6, 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4, 7-5.

The 24-year-old from Hull had led by two sets and seemed to be cruising before the first of several rain delays insued. Jubb missed his one an only match point opportunity in the third set tie-break before losing a pivotal set on a forehand that landed less than one millimetre into the tramline.

Confidence rising, Seyboth Wild momentum away from the Brit and despite missing on his first four match points before being broken back in the fifth, closed out the win in four hours.

Choinski lost out in another five-set thriller against world No.37 Luciano Darderi 7-5, 4-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 in just over three and a half hours.

The 28-year-old Brit – who claimed his first Grand Slam victory at The Championships last year – had three break points at 1-1 in the fourth set but failed to convert. In the deciding fifth set, the Italian won all but two points on serve to see out the victory.