Monday, July 3, 2017

Factbox: Highlights of Wimbledon first day

Highlights from day one of the Wimbledon championships on Monday (all times GMT):

2015 OSTAPENKO SURVIVES SASNOVICH SCARE

– French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko booked her place in the second round with a 6-0 1-6 6-3 win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus.

2010 SUAREZ NAVARRO DUMPS BOUCHARD OUT

– Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro beat former Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 1-6 6-1 6-1 to reach the second round.

2000 AZARENKA MOVES INTO SECOND ROUND

– Former world number one Victoria Azarenka came back from a set down to claim a 3-6 6-2 6-1 victory over American teenager Catherine Bellis.

1900 WAWRINKA SUFFERS SHOCK EXIT

– Fifth seed Stan Wawrinka, a three-times grand slam champion, suffered a 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1 defeat by Russian Daniil Medvedev in the first round at Wimbledon.

– Medvedev has reached a career high 49 in the world rankings after a semi-final appearance at Eastbourne last week.

1800 HOME FAVORITES KONTA, WATSON MOVE INTO SECOND ROUND

– Britain’s sixth seed Johanna Konta moved into the second round with a 6-2 6-2 win over Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei.

– The Briton fired 17 winners to avenge her French Open first round defeat by Hsieh.

– Konta’s compatriot Heather Watson also progressed with a 6-1 7-6(5) win over Maryna Zanevska of Belgium.

1630 CILIC MOVES INTO SECOND ROUND

– Seventh-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic was in fine form as he defeated German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-2 6-3 in the opening round.

1625 NADAL STORMS PAST MILLMAN

– Two-times winner Rafael Nadal was in sublime form on his way to a 6-1 6-4 6-2 win over John Millman of Australia.

– The Spaniard hit 17 forehand winners to seal the victory in an hour and 46 minutes.

MORE: Factbox: Highlights of Wimbledon first day | Reuters


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