Angelique Kerber served up the third 6-0, 6-0 scoreline of the tournament on Tuesday, beating Carina Witthoeft on Court No. 18. Two people had to be taken to hospital after seeing first aiders. Last year, he beat seven-time champion Roger Federer in the final.
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Defending women’s champion Petra Kvitova won their first-round match in straight sets. Querrey chased down the shot but returned it into the net.
“Hopefully I can get a good night’s sleep in tonight”.
“Is that what they do?”
Responded his interlocutor: “Well, it depends how the interviews go, Andy”.
The 17th-seeded American, best known for winning an 11-hour, 5-minute match over three days at the All England Club in 2010, defeated 148th-ranked wild-card entry Matthew Ebden of Australia 6-2, 7-6 (8), 6-4 on Wednesday, with the help of 23 aces. But the 2013 runner-up turned things around by breaking right back and then won the last five games of the decider, closing the match out with a backhand victor.
While some players struggled, the majority seemed untroubled.
Tomic battled on to wrap up his win in one hour and 59 minutes, ensuring he would avoid prolonging his heat-induced misery any longer.
“Because the points are much quicker, you don’t feel it as much”, said Andy Murray, the 2013 Wimbledon men’s champion.
The fifth-seeded Wozniacki looked headed for a routine victory when leading 5-1 in the second set but was broken twice when serving for the match. Last year, the Russian lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon.
In early men’s matches, 11th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov beat Steve Johnson of the United States 7-6 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (2).
Play has started at Wimbledon after a rain delay of about 45 minutes.
Organizers said more showers could come throughout the day.
Play on the outside courts on Friday will start at 12.15pm instead of 11.30am.
National Hockey League star Henrik Lundqvist is among the guests invited to the Royal Box on Centre Court. Those were the first double bagels at Wimbledon in six years. Michael and Carole Middleton, the parents of Prince William’s wife Kate, will also be in the Royal Box.
Among others in the Royal Box on Tuesday: England soccer coach Roy Hodgson and three-time Wimbledon champion Maria Bueno of Brazil.
LONDON, July 1 Bernard Tomic questioned Wimbledon’s heat rule which allows women players some respite but not men as on-court temperatures edged over 41 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
Close to 100 spectators sought medical attention on the first day of the competition, with roughly a third of those people reporting feeling faint amid the heat, according to the Independent.
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Djokovic gave Nieminen a warm embrace at the net and joined the Centre Crowd in applauding for the Finn as they walked off the court.
