A man bungee jumping from a crane at Martyrs Square in Beirut. AFP
A man bungee jumping from a crane at Martyrs Square in Beirut. AFP
A mural by French painter Antonin Katre on a facade of the 'Pyramid' tower which was built in Abidjan in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse. Reuters
A mural by French painter Antonin Katre on a facade of the 'Pyramid' tower which was built in Abidjan in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse. Reuters
Momix dancers perform a scene from 'Light Reigns' during a performance at Queens Theatre in New York. AFP
Momix dancers perform a scene from 'Light Reigns' during a performance at Queens Theatre in New York. AFP
The pack of cyclists during the men's elite race of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day event. AFP
The pack of cyclists during the men's elite race of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day event. AFP
Icelandic stallions at a stud farm in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt. AFP
Icelandic stallions at a stud farm in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt. AFP
Festivalgoers attend the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. AP
Festivalgoers attend the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. AP
A muddy Atlantic Puffin on the island of Skomer, off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. Reuters
A muddy Atlantic Puffin on the island of Skomer, off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. Reuters
A woman takes pictures of the public art installation titled Inside Out: Habour and the City, by the French artist JR, at Harbour City, Hong Kong. Reuters
A woman takes pictures of the public art installation titled Inside Out: Habour and the City, by the French artist JR, at Harbour City, Hong Kong. Reuters
The Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, over Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch. AFP
The Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, over Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch. AFP
Police remove asphalt next to the hand of a climate activist who glued his hand to the road in Berlin. AP
Police remove asphalt next to the hand of a climate activist who glued his hand to the road in Berlin. AP
A Kyrgiz hunter spins a lure for a falcon during the Salburun hunting festival in the village of Bokonbayevo, near Lake Issyk-Kul, some 300 km from Bishkek, on April 23, 2023. (Photo by VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP)
A Kyrgiz hunter spins a lure for a falcon during the Salburun hunting festival in the village of Bokonbayevo, near Lake Issyk-Kul, some 300 km from Bishkek, on April 23, 2023. (Photo by VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP)

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Centre Court

Starting at 10am:

Lucrezia Stefanini v Elena Rybakina (6)

Aryna Sabalenka (4) v Polona Hercog

Sofia Kenin (1) v Zhaoxuan Yan

Kristina Mladenovic v Garbine Muguruza (5)

Sorana Cirstea v Karolina Pliskova (3)

Jessica Pegula v Elina Svitolina (2)

Court 1

Starting at 10am:

Sara Sorribes Tormo v Nadia Podoroska

Marketa Vondrousova v Su-Wei Hsieh

Elise Mertens (7) v Alize Cornet

Tamara Zidansek v Jennifer Brady (11)

Heather Watson v Jodie Burrage

Vera Zvonareva v Amandine Hesse

Court 2

Starting at 10am:

Arantxa Rus v Xiyu Wang

Maria Kostyuk v Lucie Hradecka

Karolina Muchova v Danka Kovinic

Cori Gauff v Ulrikke Eikeri

Mona Barthel v Anastasia Gasanova

Court 3

Starting at 10am:

Kateryna Bondarenko v Yafan Wang

Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Anna Bondar

Bianca Turati v Yaroslava Shvedova

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