Wimbledon Championships—London, England
World No. 3 and defending champion Novak Djokovic started his title defence in fashion on Monday at Wimbledon, ousting Quickly-woo Kwon 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Needing two hours and 27 minutes to prevail, Djokovic hit 15 aces, gained 54 % of his first serve factors and broke his opponent’s serve on 4 events.
Trying to win his twenty first profession Main throughout the fortnight, Djokovic will subsequent face Thanasi Kokkinakis. No. 5 seed Carlos Alcaraz wanted 5 thrilling units to dismiss Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4.
Elsewhere, Casper Ruud picked up his first-ever victory at Wimbledon, whereas No. 9 seed Cameron Norrie and No. 22 seed Nikoloz Basilashvili additionally prevailed. People Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe additionally superior to spherical two. Event favorite and No. 7 seed Hubert Hurkacz misplaced in 5 units to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
On the ladies’s aspect, No. 3 seed Ons Jabeur made fast work of Mirjam Bjorklund 6-1, 6-3, whereas No. 10 seed Emma Raducanu, No. 28 seed Alison Riske and No. 29 seed Anhelina Kalinina additionally superior. No. 7 seed Danielle Collins misplaced in three units to Marie Bouzkova, whereas former winner Angelique Kerber superior over Kristina Mladenovic.
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Tuesday’s motion at Wimbledon will function the return of Serena Williams to motion. The American nice will likely be vying for her twenty fourth profession Main. Ladies’s prime seed Iga Swiatek and two-time former winner Rafael Nadal may also be in motion.
First-round outcomes:
(1) Novak Djokovic Defeats Soonwoo Kwon 63 36 63 64
(3) Casper Ruud Defeats Albert Ramos-Vinolas 76(1) 76(9) 62
(5) Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Jan-Lennard Struff 46 75 46 76(3) 64
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Defeats (7) Hubert Hurkacz 76(4) 64 57 26 76(8)
(9) Cameron Norrie Defeats Pablo Andujar 60 76(3) 63
Dusan Lajovic Defeats (16) Pablo Carreno Busta 36 64 (RET)
(20) John Isner Defeats Enzo Couacaud 67(6) 76(3) 46 63 75
(22) Nikoloz Basilashvili Defeats Lukas Rosol 67(4) 76(6) 36 63 63
(23) Frances Tiafoe Defeats Andrea Vavassori 64 64 64
(30) Tommy Paul Defeats Fernando Verdasco 61 62 76(4)
Quentin Halys Defeats Benoit Paire 46 61 62 64
Ugo Humbert Defeats Tomas Martin Etcheverry 63 36 46 63 64
Thanasi Kokkinakis Defeats Kamil Majchrzak 76(5) 62 75
Adrian Mannarino Defeats Max Purcell 63 76(0) 46 46 64
Maximilian Marterer Defeats Aljaz Bedene 46 75 64 75
Jaume Munar Defeats Thiago Monteiro 62 64 75
Alejandro Tabilo Defeats Laslo Djere 76(6) 62 16 46 76(11)
Tim van Rijthoven Defeats Federico Delbonis 76(7) 61 62
Jiri Vesely Defeats Federico Coria 63 62 76(3)
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