Djokovic saved by rain; Federer, Serena, Venus win; Paes, Bopanna advance at Wimbledon on Day 5: As it happened

0146 hrs IST: We leave you with this laugh!

Vaguely rings a bell… https://t.co/5z2akJp1to

— Kevin Anderson (@kevinanderson18) 1 July 2016

0144 hrs IST: And that’s all from SW19! No play today. But for fourth time in Wimbledon’s history, there will be play scheduled on middle Sunday. Something that has been done in 1991, 1997, 2004 and 2016.

0132 hrs IST: Federer beats Evans in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. Next up for him: Dimitrov or S Johnson

0117 hrs IST: Meanwhile Djokovic and Querrey are unlikely to come out tonight. Something that’s pissed many of us!

Rain not ideal for that #Querrey train! He was rolling and didn’t look like he was slowing down #Djokovic

— Heather Watson (@HeatherWatson92) 1 July 2016

0107 hrs IST: Evans’ backhand goes long and Federer takes the second set 6-2. Leads two sets to love.

0105 hrs IST: Deep winner down the line from Evans on the forehand and Federer will serve for the second set at 5-2.

0054 hrs IST: Error by Evans and Federer has taken a 4-0 lead in just 13 minutes into the second set

0043 hrs IST: Roger Federer has the first set in the bag against Briton Dan Evans. 6-4 after 36 minutes

0029 hrs IST: Play has been suspended on Court 1 where Querrey leads Djokovic 7-6, 6-1! Rain brings out the covers and how Djokovic needed that. The Serb has come from behind four times after losing the first two sets. He desperately needs to make that five!

0024 hrs IST: And Djokovic gets broken once again. Querrey up 5-1 now. UPSET ALERT!

0019 hrs IST: Going south for Djokovic at the moment, Querrey holds serve to lead 4-1 in second set

0017 hrs IST: On center court, Federer has started off by breaking Dan Evans. The Briton now serving at 0-2.

0004 hrs IST: Some uncharacteristic errors by Novak. Querrey goes down the line to force an error from Djokovic to win the first set 7-6 (6)

0003 hrs IST: From 5-2 up, Querrey changes ends with Djokovic at 6-6

2357 hrs IST: Hopping over to Court 1 where Djokovic and Sam Querrey are into the tie break. 2-2 at the moment with no mini-breaks.

2346 hrs IST: Serena prevails! Three aces in a row! She wins 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 in two hours 26 minutes!

2343 hrs IST: Forehand error by McHale and Serena to serve for match at 5-4 after changeover

2342 hrs IST: And Serena follows that up with a forehand winner on the serve placed in the extreme corner.

2342 hrs IST: Serena’s drop isn’t good enough and McHale chases it down to bring it back to deuce.

2337 hrs IST: Absolutely incredible point by both Serena and McHale. Touching each inch of the court and Serena sends it long with McHale gasping for breath!

2328 hrs IST: McHale alleviates all the pressure with an ace on game point. She’s up 4-3.

2316 hrs IST: Djokovic – on Court 1 – has just begun under bright sunshine.

2313 hrs IST: On Court 2, Nick Kyrgios has beaten Dustin Brown 6-7, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a little over two hours

2310 hrs IST: Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski beat Yen-Hsun Lu and Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 6-3 in 42 minutes.

2307 hrs IST: Two doubles in the game and Serena has the break to go 2-1 up in the third.

2302 hrs IST: After numerous rain delays, Venus Williams beats Daria Kasatkina 7-5. 4-6, 10-8

2252 hrs IST: Five games in a row for Serena and she’s levelled things to win second set 6-2.

2250 hrs IST: Venus can’t convert a second match point on Court 1. Stays on serve though. Kasatkina to serve to keep it going. 8-7 to the American

2228 hrs IST: A few matches cancelled then: Sock-Raonic, Halep-Bertens, Goffin-Istomin, Safarova-Cepelova, Witthoeft-Kerber and Cornet-Keys

2226 hrs IST: Raining outside but centre court with its roof has just applauded 24-year-old Christina Mchale who has just taken the first set 7-6 vs Serena Williams!

2137 hrs IST: Venus gets to her second match point against Kasatkina and a downpour comes. Play is suspended.

2135 hrs IST: Serena Williams pulls it back in the first set. Serena 4-4 vs Mchale

2128 hrs IST: Russia’s Kuznetsova takes a 1-0 lead in the first set over Moore

2125 hrs IST: Strycova defeats Rodina by 6-4 6-0 to make her place into the third round

2118 hrs IST: CENTRE COURT! World no. 1 Serena Williams trailing 3-1 in first set against Mchale

2115 hrs IST: Argentina’s Monaco faces early exit as he loses to 12th seed Tsonga 6-1 6-4 6-3

2115 hrs IST: Czech 10th seed Berdych into the third round of Wimbledon as he defeats Becker 6-4 6-1 6-2

2101 hrs IST: Bopanna and Mergea 6-6 in third set vs Draganja and Mektic

2100 hrs IST: Mchale wins first game vs Serena in the first set. Mchale leads 1-0.

2049 hrs IST: Nick Kyrgios trailing in third set. Brown leads 4-1!

2042 hrs IST: Serena Williams and Christina Mchale are on the Centre court, warming up.

2240 hrs IST: 29th seed Kasatkina wins second set 6-4 vs Venus.

2033 hrs IST: Bopanna and Mergea win the first set 7-5 vs Draganja and Mektic

2027 hrs IST: This is one of the superb stories of tennis. Del Potro who has undergone four wrist injuries, forced to change his style of backhand and introduced a backhand slice in the process has beaten the number 4 seed. The ovation from the centre court crowd totally deserved.

2022 hrs IST: Remarkable comeback by Del Potro to beat number 4 seed Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. Huge feat given his wrist injury issues over the past three years. A standing ovation for the Argentine.

1952 hrs IST: On Court 1, Venus Williams has won the first set 7-5 vs Kasatkina.

1940 hrs IST: And Del Potro wins the third set 7-2 in the tiebreak! He’s up two sets to one!

1932 hrs IST: Del Potro serving to stay in it in the third. And he holds. Tiebreak.

1845 hrs IST: Del Porto is back in it after winning the second set against Wawrinka 6-3. It’s tied 1-1 in the match

1824 hrs IST: Del Potro leads Wawrinka 3-1 in the second set. A better display from the Argentine. Less unforced errors

1821 hrs IST: Venus has raced to a 2-0 lead in the first set against Kasatkina. She was ready for it even after the rain delay

1810 hrs IST: Venus Williams is also out on court 1 and will be playing against Kasatkina of Russia

1806 hrs IST: Wawrinka wins the first set! It went till deuce but Del Potro falls short and Wawrinka takes it 6-3

1800 hrs IST: Del Potro with the hold but it will be Wawrinka, who leads 5-3 in the first set, who will be serving for the set

1757 hrs IST: Stan Wawrinka pockets the seventh game with an ace and leads 5-2. He will be breaking for the set

1751 hrs IST: Wawrinka’s second serve is 108 miles per hour and Del Potro’s return is long, too fast to control for him. Fifth game to Wawrinka who leads 4-1 now

1748 hrs IST: Unforced error from Del Porto and Wawrinka has drawn first blood, breaks Del Porto. Wawrinka leads 3-1 in the first set

1744 hrs IST: Stan Wawrinka serves an ace and holds again! He leads 2-1 in the first set. He is clearly dominating Del Potro

1742 hrs IST: Hold for Del Potro as well and he makes it 1-1 in the first set. Wawrinka to serve again

1739 hrs IST: Good start for Wawrinka he holds to love and takes a 1-0 lead in the first set

1736 hrs IST: We are all set for the clash. Wawrinka will serve first to Del Potro

1730 hrs IST: Stan Wawrinka and Del Potro are on the Centre Court, warming-up. Del Potro leads Wawrinka 3-2 in head to head record

1715 hrs IST: Stan Wawrinka will play Juan Martin del Potro in a short while from now. Both are Grand Slam champions

1700 hrs IST: Kyrgios and Brown take court and it’s Brown is leading 30-15 in the first game when rain arrives to halt play

1645 hrs IST: Rain and rain at Wimbledon. Only court 1 will have play

1615 hrs IST: Nick Kyrgios vs Dustin Brown will be on court 2

1600 hrs IST: This is bad news. We have to wait till 1700 hrs IST before play starts

There will be no play before 11:30am today at #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/OuQG4QUq54

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) 1 July 2016

1545 hrs IST: Only rain and no play at Wimbledon so far today

Venus Williams accuses Wimbledon of sex discrimination over court schedule

Live Tennis Score, Wimbledon, Day 5: Venus Williams won 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Court 18 against Maria Sakkari. (Source: Reuters)

Venus Williams accused Wimbledon officials of discriminating against its women champions and wants “equality” when it comes to scheduling matches on its two biggest showcourts.

Muguruza stunned by qualifier Jana Cepelova

Live Tennis Score, Wimbledon 2016, Day 5: Garbine Muguruza had been one of the favourites for the title. (Source: Reuters)

Second seed Garbine Muguruza, bidding to add the Wimbledon crown to her French Open title, was beaten in the second round on Thursday by Slovakian qualifier Jana Cepelova 6-3 6-2 in the shock of the tournament so far.