France's Harmony Tan celebrates after beating Serena Williams of the US in a first round women’s singles match on day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (John Walton/PA via AP)

The upsets are stealing the show as Wimbledon 2022 enters its third round of play on Friday, July 1 (7/1/2022), with some exciting matchups ahead.

Round 3 of Wimbledon, a.k.a. The Championships, will be broadcast on ESPN starting at 6 a.m. ET on Friday, and can be streamed live on DirecTV Stream, ESPN+ and other live TV services.

While top seeded players like Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek are through to round 3, upsets abound further into the field. Emma Raducanu will exit the tournament earlier than expected following a shock 6-3, 6-3 upset by France’s Caroline Garcia. Harmony Tan continued her upset streak, which started with Serena Williams in Round 1, by beating 32nd-seeded Sara Sorribes Tormo.

On the men’s side, Ugo Humbert upset the No. 3 seed Casper Ruud in a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 comeback, while Alejandro Davidovich Fokina exited the tournament in bizarre fashion Wednesday after he was given a point penalty on match point for launching a ball out of All England Lawn Tennis stadium.

What is the Wimbledon 2022 TV schedule?

ESPN will provide coverage starting at 6 a.m. on both days of Round 3, while the Tennis Channel will rebroadcast coverage later in the day. ABC will pick up the main TV feed at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Here’s the schedule.

Looking for a specific matchup? Check the complete schedule on Wimbledon.com.

The remaining round schedule is:

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Can I bet on the tournament?

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Preview by The Associated Press

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO FRIDAY

Six-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic will make his way back to Centre Court on Day 5 at the All England Club. The top-seeded Djokovic will face another Serbian player, Miomir Kecmanovic, for a spot in the fourth round. Ons Jabeur will be first in the main stadium against 19-year-old Diane Parry. Jabeur reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals last year and has yet to drop a set this year. The final match on Centre Court will pit American player Steve Johnson against ninth-seeded Cam Norrie. Former champion Angelique Kerber and up-and-coming Carlos Alcaraz will be on No. 1 Court.

Cloudy. High of 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius).

Women’s Second Round: No. 1 Iga Swiatek beat Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; No. 4 Paula Badosa beat Irina Bara 6-3, 6-2; Katie Boulter beat No. 6 Karolina Pliskova 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4; No. 8 Jessica Pegula beat Harriet Dart 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; No. 11 Coco Gauff beat Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-2, 6-3; No. 13 Barbora Krejcikova beat Viktorija Golubic 6-3, 6-4; No. 16 Simona Halep beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 6-4; No. 20 Amanda Anisimova beat Lauren Davis 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; No. 25 Petra Kvitova beat Ana Bogdan 6-1, 7-6 (5); Harmony Tan beat No. 32 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 6-4.

Men’s Second Round: No. 2 Rafael Nadal beat Ricardas Berankis 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Jordan Thompson 6-2, 6-3, 7-5; No. 11 Taylor Fritz beat Alastair Gray 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-3; Liam Broady beat No. 12 Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 4-6, 0-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1; Brandon Nakashima beat No. 13 Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6); Daniel Elahi Galan beat No. 17 Roberto Bautista Agut walkover; Nick Kyrgios beat No. 26 Filip Krajinovic 6-2, 6-3, 6-1; No. 29 Jenson Brooksby beat Benjamin Bonzi 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3.

8 — The number of American men who will be in the third round at Wimbledon, the most at any Grand Slam tournament since 1996.

“I think when she’s playing well, it’s very difficult to stop her because her shots are little bit different, with a lot of power. She’s able to move well. Yeah, when she’s with confidence, I think she has shots that are very difficult to stop for the rest of the girls.” — Nadal speaking about Swiatek, who has talked about how much the 22-time Grand Slam champion has inspired her.

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