Wimbledon 2021: Talking points from week 1 at SW19
July 04, 2021 13:41 ISTBefore heading to 'Maniac Monday', we take a look back at some of the top moments from week 1 at the Wimbledon
Before heading to 'Maniac Monday', we take a look back at some of the top moments from week 1 at the Wimbledon
Eight-time champion Roger Federer and two-time defending champ Novak Djokovic will both face opponents who never had been past the first round at Wimbledon before this year.
Medvedev recovered to win 6-7 (3), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 on No. 1 Court. He missed three match points at 5-0 in the final set but served out the match on his second attempt.
The 39-year-old Federer beat Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 on Centre Court.
Sania and Mattek-Sands suffered the defeat in straight sets.
The 18-year-old Raducanu converted her third match point to beat veteran Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 7-5 on No. 1 Court.
On the women’s side, 17-year-old Coco Gauff will be first on Centre Court to play Kaja Juvan. Top-ranked Ash Barty takes on Kateřina Siniaková
Up in a Centre Court guest box, the body language of his father, 1998 Australian Open champion Petr, was strikingly similar. Arms in the air, then leaning forward, reaching for the railing in front of his seat.
And still, after a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 loss at Centre Court to No. 10 seed Denis Shapovalov on Friday night, Murray was left asking himself a rather glum question.
The top-ranked Djokovic has won 17 consecutive matches at Wimbledon, where he is the two-time defending champion.
Experienced duo Sania and Rohan beat Ankita and Ramanathan 6-2, 7-6(5) in just over an hour on Court 8.
The 34-year-old Sania will become the first female athlete to represent India at four Olympics when she competes at Tokyo 2020.
Sania, who has bagged three Grand Slam doubles and as many mixed doubles titles thus far, has won the Wimbledon ladies doubles title in 2015
Federer, who along with Rafael Nadal has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in Open Era, was in great form.
World No. 53 Nishikori, a two-time quarter-finalist in 2018 and 2019, lost to Thompson in four sets, 5-6, 4-6, 7-5, 3-6.
Elina was Magda's first-ever top-10 scalp.
Zverev, who lost in the second round of Halle Open, hammered 13 aces and committed only two double faults.
Federer said last weekend he would wait until after Wimbledon ends on July 11 to decide whether he will head to Japan.
Sania has been the lone Indian competing at the biggest stage of the game since 2005.
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