Jamie Murray was forced to do press-ups as a punishment by his hardline partner Taylor Townsend after their mixed doubles win at Wimbledon.
Britain’s Murray and American Townsend needed two tie-breaks, the second a marathon ending 15-13, to beat Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Jan Zielinski. Murray had earlier won in the men’s doubles with Australian partner Michael Venus in three sets against Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler.
But that gruelling schedule did not stop Townsend from making the Scot do a forfeit alongside her for not serving well enough.
“It was punishment for me to keep bloody serving in the net,” said Murray. “I was like blowing it all of the time. She was like, ‘oh my God, we should do some press-ups’.
“She did outlast me. I said to her ‘keep going, I don’t want to fail in front of all of these people’. I was happy to bow out after 10. I don’t like them.”
Monday’s order of play
Centre Court, 1.30pm
(13) Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra) v (3) Elena Rybakina (Kaz)
(6) Ons Jabeur (Tun) v (9) Petra Kvitova (Cze)
(1) Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (Spa) v Matteo Berrettini (Ita)
Court 1, 1pm
(3) Daniil Medvedev (Rus) v Jiri Lehecka (Cze)
(21) Ekaterina Alexandrova (Rus) v (2) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr)
(21) Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) v (6) Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (Den)
Court 2, 11am
(25) Madison Keys (USA) v Mirra Andreeva (Rus)
Christopher Eubanks (USA) v (5) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre)
(5) Santiago Gonzalez (Mex) & Edouard Roger-Vasselin (Fra) v Toby Samuel (Gbr) & Connor Thomson (Gbr)
Court 3, 11am
Jacob Fearnley (Gbr) & Johannus Monday (Gbr) v (6) Rohan Bopanna (Ind) & Matthew Ebden (Aus)
(1) Wesley Koolhof (Ned) & Neal Skupski (Gbr) v Rinky Hijikata (Aus) & Jason Kubler (Aus)
Kevin Krawietz (Ger) & Zhaoxuan Yang (Chn) v (5) Matthew Ebden (Aus) & Ellen Perez (Aus)
(14) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) & Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra) v Laura Siegemund (Ger) & Vera Zvonareva (Rus)
Court 12, 11am
Caroline Garcia (Fra) & Luisa Stefani (Bra) v Timea Babos (Hun) & Kirsten Flipkens (Bel)
Robert Galloway (USA) & Lloyd George Harris (Rsa) v (2) Ivan Dodig (Cro) & Austin Krajicek (USA)
(9) Nikola Mektic (Cro) & Mate Pavic (Cro) v Francisco Cabral (Por) & Rafael Matos (Bra)
Ivan Dodig (Cro) & Latisha Chan (Tpe) v Joe Salisbury (Gbr) & Heather Watson (Gbr)
Court 14, 11am
Fang-Hsien Wu (Tpe) & Lin Zhu (Chn) v (16) Caroline Dolehide (USA) & Shuai Zhang (Chn)
Marie Bouzkova (Cze) & Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spa) v (12) Hao-Ching Chan (Tpe) & Latisha Chan (Tpe)
Court 15, 11am
Lidziya Marozava (Blr) & Ingrid Martins (Bra) v Oksana Kalashnikova (Geo) & Iryna Shymanovich (Blr)
(13) Miyu Kato (Jpn) & Aldila Sutjiadi (Ina) v Su-Wei Hsieh (Tpe) & Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Cze)
Nicolas Mahut (Fra) & Anna Danilina (Kaz) v Andrea Vavassori (Ita) & Ludmilla Samsonova (Rus)
(8) Jean-Julien Rojer (Ned) & Ena Shibahara (Jpn) v Matwe Middelkoop (Ned) & Aldila Sutjiadi (Ina)
Court 17, 11am
Miriam Kolodziejova (Cze) & Marketa Vondrousova (Cze) v (15) Marta Kostyuk (Ukr) & Elena Gabriela Ruse (Rom)
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Spa) & Adrian Mannarino (Fra) v (4) Hugo Nys (Mon) & Jan Zielinski (Pol)
Romain Arneodo (Mon) & Tristan-Samuel Weissborn (Aut) v (12) Sander Gille (Bel) & Joran Vliegen (Bel)
(4) Wesley Koolhof (Ned) & Leylah Annie Fernandez (Can) v Jonny O’Mara (Gbr) & Olivia Nicholls (Gbr)
Court 18, 11am
Ariel Behar (Uru) & Adam Pavlasek (Cze) v (8) Fabrice Martin (Fra) & Andreas Mies (Ger)
Naiktha Bains (Gbr) & Maia Lumsden (Gbr) v Viktoria Hruncakova (Slo) & Tereza Mihalikova (Svk)
Sadio Doumbia (Fra) & Fabien Reboul (Fra) v (16) Marcelo Melo (Bra) & John Peers (Aus)
Marcelo Arevalo (Esa) & Marta Kostyuk (Ukr) v Jamie Murray (Gbr) & Taylor Townsend (USA)
How to watch Wimbledon 2023 on TV in the UK
Live coverage
Wimbledon is shown on BBC One and iPlayer until 9pm for the first week, unless coverage needs to be extended until the 11pm curfew. Clare Balding has taken over lead presenting duties from Sue Barker.
Each morning, Isa Guha will begin the coverage at 11am. Former Wimbledon champions, including John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King and Pat Cash will be part of the team alongside the likes of Tim Henman, Tracy Austin, Annabel Croft, Johanna Konta, Anne Keothavong and Sania Mirza.
Highlights
Today at Wimbledon follows the live coverage at 9pm daily on BBC Two and iPlayer, presented by Qasa Alom.
How to watch Wimbledon on TV in the US
ESPN has the rights to show the grass-court grand slam in the US. Coverage begins each day at 6am Eastern Time.
When is the Wimbledon final?
The men’s final is Sunday, July 16.
The women’s final is Saturday, July 15.
What is the Wimbledon prize money?
The Wimbledon total prize pool is £44.7 million, up 11.2 per cent on 2022.
The men’s and women’s singles champions will each take home £2.35 million and the runners-up will earn £1.175 million.
Prize money for progression to earlier rounds is as follows: first round (£55,000); second round (£85,000); third round (£131,000); round of 16 (£207,000); quarter-finals (£340,000); semi-finals (£600,000).
Why is Emma Raducanu not playing at Wimbledon?
Emma Raducanu will not compete at Wimbledon after undergoing surgery on both hands and her left ankle.
Who are the defending champions?
Last year, Novak Djokovic recovered from a set down in the final to beat Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6.
Elena Rybakina won a maiden major singles title when she fought back to beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Latest odds?
Men’s singles
Novak Djokovic 8/11Carlos Alcaraz 7/2Jannik Sinner 14/1Daniil Medvedev 18/1Stefanos Tsitsipas 20/1
Women’s singles
Iga Swiatek 9/5Elena Rybakina 11/2 Aryna Sabalenka 6/1Ons Jabeur 14/1 Petra Kvitova 15/1
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