Roger Federer lost to Frenchman Richard Gasquet the first time they played each other in 2005, but is 18-1 against his familiar foil since, including victories in their past 10 meetings.
The veteran tennis star faced five break points in the 22-point opening game before she held, and things went downhill from there as she lost to No. 21 Ons Jabeur 7-5, 6-0.
Andy Murray showed that at age 34, even after two hip operations, he can win a five-setter at Wimbledon.
No.3 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine survived a scare in first round as Alison van Uytvanck of Belgium stretched her. Elina won 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
While Djokovic endured an up-and-down performance on the slippery surface and rose from one spill muttering in frustration, he had little trouble with Anderson.
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Serena Williams and her latest bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title ended with her “heartbroken” and in tears after just 30 minutes and less than a set.
On the men’s side, top-ranked Novak Djokovic faces Kevin Anderson in the first match on Centre Court. It’s a rematch of the 2018 final, which Djokovic won
Korda won his debut at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament, eliminating No. 15 seed Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5) after nearly 3 1/2 hours on Tuesday
Williams' departure makes a wide-open women’s draw even more so. As it was, defending champion Simona Halep and four-time major champ Naomi Osaka withdrew before the tournament started.
The 39-year-old, who has won 20 Grand Slam titles, bagged the first set 6-4 before losing the next two 6-7(3) and 3-6. He came back to win the fourth 6-2 in a games that lasted two hours and 44 minutes.
The 24-year-old slammed 20 aces and won 77 per cent of his first-service points to progress into the second round in 94 minutes.
Tennis fans gave the creators of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine a standing ovation at Wimbledon's Centre Court on Monday, the first day of the tournament.
Williams is playing at Wimbledon for the 23rd time. She has won the grass-court tournament five times, most recently in 2008.
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On the men's side, eight-time champion Roger Federer faces Adrian Mannarino and has won all six of their previous matches.
After wasting a pair of match points and ceding the third set, Murray pulled out the seesaw of a victory over Basilashvili by the score of 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, eliciting more roars.
Stephens, a former top 10 player now ranked 73rd, committed only 14 unforced errors. Her best showing at Wimbledon was in 2013, when she reached the quarterfinals.
The 57th-ranked Tiafoe applied pressure by charging the net often and won 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. He had been 0-11 previously against players ranked in the top five.
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