The British are through to the second round of Wimbledon singles with the best team performance in a quarter of a century.
Fan favorites Emma Raducanu and Sir Andy Murray are among those to advance to the next round in the highest team GB attendance since 1997 – while tennis titan Serena Williams has already been knocked out in the first round.
British women’s runner-up Harriet Dart has yet to play her first-round singles match after it was postponed on Tuesday, and if she wins, it will put GB second-round qualifiers to 10 – the highest number since 1984.
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) hopes this will attract more crowds after attendance was remarkably low on day one.
Just over 36,600 people attended the SW19 venue on Monday, compared to a record 42,000 expected by organisers.
The tournament has already been hit by the coronavirus, with last year’s runner-up and one of this year’s favorites for this year’s men’s title, Italian Matteo Berrettini, testing positive on Tuesday.
His withdrawal follows that of Croatian former finalist Marin Cilic, who announced on Monday that he had also tested positive.
Williams, 40, suffered a surprise defeat in her first singles match against France’s Harmony Tan.
Day three heralds the return of 19-year-old Raducanu against Caroline Garcia after her stunning Center Court victory, while veteran Murray will play American John Isner.
Jodie Burrage, who was knocked out on day one in a match where she brought a fainting ball boy to life with Percy Pig candies, returns to the courts with Eden Silva in the first round of doubles.
The Met Office forecasts sunshine and light winds for south-east London on Wednesday with a chance of rain and maximum temperatures of 22C.