Briton Jacob Fearnley exits Wimbledon in straight sets

Hello and welcome to coverage from Wimbledon as Great Britain’s Jacob Fearnley takes on Jaume Munar.

Fearnley needed a wild card to get into the tournament after a difficult 12 months so fighting back from two-sets down to beat American Alex Michelsen was a real shot in the arm for the Scotsman.

“I have practised with him a lot,” said the 24-year-old. “It is not an easy match, but there are worse draws out there. Two years ago, I drew Novak [Djokovic].

“You do kind of go into the match thinking you’re in it, where sometimes when I have drawn [Alexander] Zverev second round, you kind of just go in thinking, ‘Well, I’ll try and get some games’.”

Munar, the world No 44, beat Queen’s Club champion Francisco Cerundolo in the second round.

Fearnley could receive a visit from the Princess of Wales, who is at the All England Club today. Dressed ‌in ‌a ⁠blue outfit, the 44-year-old made her way to Court 18 to watch Arthur Fery and was seated ​beside British former ‌semi-finalist Tim Henman.

On arrival ‌earlier, the Princess, who is patron of the AELTC, spent time ​meeting attendees who queued up since early ​in the morning, alongside ‌the honourary ​stewards.

Fery came from a set down to beat Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-3. It is a first appearance in the third round of a grand slam for Fery, and with Shelton exiting this quarter of the draw in the first round, the youngster from Wimbledon could yet go further still.