July arrives, and Wimbledon comes alive. Down the hill from the hustle and bustle of the town, and across Church Road from the All England Club, lies Wimbledon Park – and for two weeks, it is no ordinary public space.

Wimbledon’s daily queue is perhaps as synonymous with the tournament as the top-tier tennis itself. Since 1922, legions of fans have joined the back of the line in anticipation of prising a highly-valued grounds pass. In an era where sporting hospitality is on the rise (granted, Wimbledon offers plenty of pomp) and demand from the general public frequently outstrips tickets, Wimbledon’s humble queue offers something extremely rare.

Unlucky in the public ballot? This is your second chance. What’s more, with 500 tickets available for each of Centre Court, Court 1 and Court 2 every day, you are in fact the maker of your own destiny.

The feverish roar from Novak Djokovic eventually arrived deep into the second set. Jordan Thompson caught the Serbian’s attention with rare consistency from his serve, so routinely bludgeoned toward the champion at over 130mph. But despite 21 aces for the Australian, it is Djokovic’s ability to dance on Centre Court, switching between fire and ice, that makes his game at Wimbledon almost perfect, as proven by this straight-sets (6-3, 7-6, 7-5).

A breeze swept across Centre Court just after 5pm, boosting the hopes of the heavy-hitting Thompson, aiming to end one of the great sporting streaks of the modern era: 29 consecutive wins since 2017, with fortress Centre Court not breached since 2013.

Djokovic has wrestled even the most ardent Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal fans into submission in the exhausting debate surrounding who is the greatest man to ever pick up a racket. Yet the appreciation for this titan shines brighter than ever.

Watson made the fourth round in 2022, her best run at the All England Club, and enjoyed herself on Court One last summer but it was a different story this time.

Former French Open winner Krejcikova showed her growing confidence on grass with a dominant display to send the home favourite packing after one hour and 38 minutes.

Perhaps when he is old and grey, Arthur Fery will still remember the sound – the sincerity in the cheers, the warmth in the applause as the crowd welcomed him to Wimbledon. There he was: the world No 391 with a boyish face on a man’s frame, his bag a flash of red against the pristine green turf as he led out the world No 3, Daniil Medvedev, for the toughest of opening tasks at the grass-court slam.

“Definitely haven’t had that before,” the 20-year-old Briton would reflect later in the day. “Walking out to a packed Court 1, that was super special. I definitely couldn’t really get ready for that, no matter what I did before.”

It didn’t take long for the first of many, many, “Come on, Arthur!”s to echo down from the stands (thankfully there were no ironic “Come on, Tim!”s), that initial call acknowledged by Fery with a vigorous nod of the head, before whistles rung around the arena. There was even a charm in the youthful exuberance with which he skipped to the baseline, after standing face to face with Medvedev for the toin coss, where the Russian towered over the wildcard.

Former England captain Beckham watched from the Royal Box as Britain’s Burrage was routed 6-0 6-2 by Russian 11th seed Daria Kasatkina.

“It was a good experience. Obviously not the result that I wanted. The first set was pretty brutal,” said Burrage, 24.

The 24-year-old arrived with high hopes after reaching the Nottingham final last month and then knocking out Caty McNally on Monday for her first win at a grand slam and a likely place in the top 100.

But she found herself staring down the barrel of a humiliating ‘double-bagel’ in the second round after dropping the first set without winning a game.

Two protesters have been arrested after disrupting Wimbledon by throwing orange-coloured confetti and jigsaw pieces on Court 18.

Tournament organisers announced on Twitter the pair were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage after running on to the court during a match between Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro.

The Metropolitan Police said on Twitter that a man and a woman were in custody after the incident.

Just Stop Oil has named the activists as Deborah Wilde and Simon Milner-Edwards.

The feverish roar from Novak Djokovic eventually arrived deep into the second set. Jordan Thompson caught the Serbian’s attention with rare consistency from his serve, so routinely bludgeoned toward the champion at over 130mph. But despite 21 aces for the Australian, it is Djokovic’s ability to dance on Centre Court, switching between fire and ice, that makes his game at Wimbledon almost perfect, as proven by this straight-sets (6-3, 7-6, 7-5).

A breeze swept across Centre Court just after 5pm, boosting the hopes of the heavy-hitting Thompson, aiming to end one of the great sporting streaks of the modern era: 29 consecutive wins since 2017, with fortress Centre Court not breached since 2013.

Djokovic has wrestled even the most ardent Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal fans into submission in the exhausting debate surrounding who is the greatest man to ever pick up a racket. Yet the appreciation for this titan shines brighter than ever.

Read the full report from Jack Rathborn on Centre Court:

Stefanos Tsitsipas has triumphed in a ‘pretty stressful’ five-set thriller against Dominic Thiem. After nearly four hours on court Tsitipas won a final set tiebreak to get through 3-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-6 (10-8).

He now plays Andy Murray in the second round which will be another challenge in itself.

“I’m not expecting anyone to support me,” he joked in his post-match interview. “Hopefully, I can bring out my best game. He’s a tough competitor.”

Katie Boulter expects Wimbledon to beef up their security after her first-round match with Daria Saville was disrupted by the second Just Stop Oil protest of the day.

The British number one was on Court 18 when an activist ran on and threw orange confetti and jigsaw pieces just two hours after two people had done the same thing.

It came at a tricky moment for her as she trailed 4-2 in a first-set tie-break, but, having helped with the clean-up operation on the court, Boulter won the first nine points after the resumption which set up a 7-6 (4) 6-2 victory.