Broady, who this time past year was virtually living out of the back of his auto as he reached the second round, joked that he would try to get inside his Davis Cup teammates’ head before the match. He is the second seed and could face Djokovic only in the finals.
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“Of course, (the) situation this year is quite different from previous years because I’m coming in with a Roland Garros title for the first time”, he said on Sunday.
“It was a great accomplishment to win four Grand Slams in a row twice in my career”.
Williams took a stunning loss in the US Open semifinals a year ago, and has fallen short in the finals of each of this season’s first two slam events.
Roger Federer is back in Grand Slam action – and back to his winning ways.
French Open champion Garbine Muguruza had to work hard to transfer her punch on Paris clay to Wimbledon’s grass yesterday, beating Camila Giorgi 6-2 5-7 6-4 with a performance of powerful baseline tennis.
World number two Andy Murray believes he might not be the only British player to thrive at this year’s Wimbledon and has backed some of the other 14 local hopefuls to make their mark at the grass-court grand slam.
Djokovic’s first match will be played against James Ward, an unseeded opponent but one who is risky nonetheless.
That said, Federer has reached the final of each of the last two editions of Wimbledon and is a seven-time champion at SW19.
Duval, the world number 572, skipped Wimbledon past year as she recovered from cancer surgery.
Murray will follow women’s top seed and defending champion Serena Williams, who opens up her bid for a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title against Switzerland’s Amra Sadikovic.
“It doesn’t matter who I play”, she said.
During the first round of Wimbledon, at the center court, Novak Djokovic, world’s number one and defending champion, won against Briton James Ward 6-0 7-6 6-4.
“It is interesting how players react when they do get the opportunity to go on a big stage, some people freeze and some people fight, it will be interesting to see how he handles it”. She said she plans to take time off and not play until the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.
The holder of all four grand slam titles appeared to be hurtling towards his 29th successive win at a major when he opened his Wimbledon defence by jumping out to a 6-0 3-0 lead. And soon enough, the rank outsider had three break point chances at 5-5.
Williams concedes she knows little about her unheralded opponent.
Women’s ninth seed Madison Keys was a 6-3, 6-1 victor over Germany’s Laura Siegemund. He’ll face Britain’s James Ward, who is ranked 177th in the world and received a wild-card entry.
Fresh off his first career French Open title, Novak Djokovic now has his eyes on another milestone: the calendar Grand Slam. “He was playing club tennis I heard”.
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During their two years together, Lendl helped Murray (left) deal with his outbursts and the British No1 profited as he was crowned Wimbledon champion in 2013, the year after winning his first Grand Slam at the US Open.
