Broady, 22, is ranked 234 in the world. She became the world No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and achieved this ranking for the sixth time on February 18, 2013.
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Heather Watson, who has done well her before, did not even get on court against Germany’s Annika Beck, but home interest is guaranteed in the second round after Tara Moore took full advantage of having been granted a wildcard to claim her first win at this tournament in some style as the world no. 227 saw off Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck, a woman ranked exactly100 places above her, 6-3,6-2.
Ninth seed Madison Keys was a 6-3, 6-1 victor over Germany’s Laura Siegemund while Romanian fifth seed Simona Halep, a semifinalist in 2014, beat Slovakia’s Anna Karolína Schmiedlova 6-4, 6-1.
Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Serena Williams advanced to the second round of Wimbledon on Tuesday in contrasting fashion.
“I would be lying if I said I feel fresh, but I don’t feel fatigue”.
But there was never any hint she would not go on to beat the Grand Slam debutant, securing victory with a successful challenge to set up a tie against compatriot Christina McHale. “We don’t talk about the reward”, he said.
Reigning Wimbledon champion Serena Williams appeared a little flustered in her first-round match Tuesday, but eventually dispatched Swiss qualifier Amra Sadikovic 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
Its very rare that everything works perfectly the first round. “This is what is giving other players hope”, said John McEnroe, US legend and coach of Milos Raonic, commentating for the BBC. But its not a big deal. “I think about winning Wimbledon”. In all, 14 matches were suspended in progress and 17 were postponed altogether.
While the match between favored Kuznetsova and competitor Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark played out as anticipated, it also demonstrated how far the latter has fallen in the past several years.
And neither Murray or Williams struggled with their opening round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
USA player Serena Williams reacts after a point against Switzerland’s Amra Sadikovic during their women’s singles first round match on the second day of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2016.
World No. 1 Serena Williams has failed in her last three attempts to capture her 22nd career Grand Slam singles title.
Williams dismissed the notion of a mental stumbling block.
“I think more or less about winning Australia, I think about winning the French Open”, Williams said. I think about winning the French Open.
“I’m happy. Finally I won a match here in Wimbledon”. “I don’t necessarily think about winning ’22″‘. Well, maybe not everyone, but I’ve been pretty low. “There’s nothing… mentally too hard for me”. “It was definitely tough, but I always expect the best from everyone”. But she broke right back.
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Turns out that was Sadikovic’s idea. She was a bit awe-struck by the occasion and rightly so. On the other hand, her opponent was one of the two players in the singles (the other is British ATP sensation Marcus Willis) who was, until recently, feeding balls to kids as a teaching pro at a tennis club. “I always say, ‘Not everyone is going to like the way I look.’ Everyone has different types”. “I felt I was where I needed to be”.
