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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):

1:45 p.m.

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The Duchess of Cambridge put in some work in the kitchens during a visit to Wimbledon on Day 5.

The duchess, formerly known as Kate Middleton, helped prepare strawberry desserts in one of the kitchens at the All England Club which has been used to distribute hot meals as part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Kate wore a brown apron and a white and blue face mask as she cored strawberries and prepared other dessert items that will be served at the tournament.

She also visited one of the outside courts to watch Jamie Murray of Britain play a doubles match.

The duchess is a patron of the All England Club and has been a regular visitor to the royal box on Centre Court, often alongside her husband, Prince William.

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1:10 p.m.

Frances Tiafoe’s Wimbledon run is over after losing in the third round to 25th-seeded Karen Khachanov.

Tiafoe produced a major upset by beating third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the first round but didn’t come anywhere close to that performance against Khachanov. The American never earned a break point and lost 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Tiafoe had beaten Vasek Pospisil in straight sets in the second round. He also reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2018.

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12 p.m.

Former French Open champion Iga Swiatek became the first player to reach the fourth round of this year’s Wimbledon after brushing aside an error-prone Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1, 6-0.

The seventh-seeded Swiatek had only won one match on grass in her career before this tournament but the Polish player needed just 55 minutes on Friday to move into the second week. She lost in the first round in her only previous appearance at the All England Club in 2019.

Against Begu, Swiatek won 86% of points on her first serve and finished with just six unforced errors, compared to 25 for the Romanian.

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11 a.m.

Novak Djokovic will have to play his third-round match away from Centre Court in order to make room for two British men.

The top-ranked Serb will face American qualifier Denis Kudla on No. 1 Court as he tries to maintain his bid for a third straight Wimbledon title, and sixth overall.

Tournament organizers have placed 22nd-seeded Daniel Evans of Britain on Centre Court instead. Evans will take on Sebastian Korda of the United States before two-time champion Andy Murray plays No. 10 Denis Shapovalov.

In the women’s draw, second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka faces Maria Osorio Serrano and former French Open champion Iga Swiatek takes on Irina-Camelia Begu.

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