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Wimbledon day four: Roger Federer, Ashleigh Barty in action

| 01 July 2021

Wimbledon day four: Roger Federer, Ashleigh Barty in action

Roger Federer faces France's Richard Gasquet and Ashleigh Barty tackles Anna Blinkova of Russia.

Roger Federer faces another Frenchman in round two having struggled to see off Adrian Mannarino on Tuesday.

The eight-time champion will be hoping to find more rhythm when he faces Richard Gasquet on Centre Court.

World number one Ashleigh Barty opens proceedings on Centre against Russian Anna Blinkova.

Here, the PA news agency looks ahead to day four at Wimbledon.

Order of play

Centre Court

THURSDAY'S ORDER OF PLAY (CENTRE COURT, FROM 13:30 BST)

Barty vs BlinkovaVesnina vs GauffFederer vs Gasquet#Wimbledon

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 30, 2021

Court One

THURSDAY'S ORDER OF PLAY (No.1 COURT, FROM 13:00 BST)

Bolt vs NorrieAlcaraz vs MedvedevAzarenka vs Cirstea#Wimbledon

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 30, 2021

Brit watch

British players in 2021 Wimbledon singles (PA Graphics)

Match of the day

Wimbledon 2021 – Day Three – The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club — **Cameron Norrie** beat Lucas Pouille in round one (Adam Davy/PA)

British number two Cameron Norrie faces the unpredictable Australian wild card Alex Bolt, who is growing in confidence and looking a dangerous player despite his lowly ranking of 149. To add to the pressure on Norrie, the winner could be up against Federer.