Lopez, who has reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals on three occasions, took the first set 6-3 against Federico Delbonis of Argentina on Court 7.
A quick look at Wimbledon results and fixtures ahead.
The Indian, ranked 85, lost his first round 6-2 3-6 3-6 2-6 in two hour and 38 minutes to the Italian.
Serena Williams has been checked five times in 2018 by June, more than other U.S. women and men in the sport.
The All England Club announced Murray's withdrawal a day before the grass-court Grand Slam tournament begins.
Wozniacki, who was runner-up last year, triumphed 7-5, 7-6 (5) in just under two hours, sealing the match with a backhand down the line.
The AITA at its Executive Meeting (EC) discussed the matter and accepted Bopanna and Sharan's request.
Williams is returning to the grass-court tournament for the first time since 2016 after missing it last year while pregnant.
Federer and Nadal will resume their famed rivalry at Wimbledon.
Sania spoke about how people around her family reacted and mocked her when she decided to take up tennis as a career and how she managed to overcome the hate.
Serena Williams, who has returned to competitive tennis following the birth of her daughter last September, is currently ranked 183rd.
Kyrgios has won four titles on the ATP Tour and is widely considered to be a talented and temperamental player, but has a history of sanctions for his behavior on and off the court.
Tomas Berdych, the 2010 Wimbledon runner-up, has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament because of a bad back.
Rafael Nadal returned to the top spot in the ATP world singles rankings released on Monday while Switzerland's Roger Federer came in second.
Kvitova hadn't dropped a set in Birmingham but was tested by Rybarikova before eventually prevailing 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
The top-seeded Croat first won the Wimbledon warm-up event in 2012, but was the runner-up in 2013 and also lost to Feliciano Lopez in last year's final.
Federer, who skipped the entire clay-court season for the second year in a row, had been going for his 99th title, one week after taking his 18th grass-court title in Stuttgart.
Djokovic will face Marin Cilic in Sunday's final after the top-seeded Croat defeated Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4).
Federer fired 12 aces and saved six of the seven break points he faced to end Kudla's 10-set winning streak in Halle.
After winning a record-extending 11th French Open title earlier this month, the Spaniard withdrew from the Queen's Club Championships, a key Wimbledon tune-up played in London from June 18 to June 24.
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