LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) – Highlights on day one of the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday (all times GMT):
1743 ALCARAZ SEES OFF STRUFF
Spanish 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz, the youngest man in the draw, came through a tight opening match with a 4-6 7-5 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 victory over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff.
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Rusty Djokovic sees off Korean Kwon to advance read more
Jabeur crushes Bjorklund to reach Wimbledon second round read more
Raducanu triumphs on Centre Court debut read more
Medvedev still swinging on grass in golf game with Schweinsteiger read more
Confident Jabeur sets sights on top ranking read more
Third seed Ruud seals maiden Wimbledon win at third attempt read more
Davidovich Fokina seals topsy-turvy upset win over Hurkacz read more
Britain’s Norrie eases through after rain delay read more
Britain’s Burrage plays Wimbledon Good Samaritan before early exit read more
Wimbledon order of play on Monday
1717 RADUCANU OFF TO WINNING START
Emma Raducanu marked her Centre Court debut with a 6-4 6-4 win over 10th seed Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium. Britain’s U.S. Open champion was playing her first match since retiring from a match due to a rib injury three weeks ago.
1633 DAVIDOVICH FOKINA SENDS HURKACZ PACKING
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina stunned seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz, a semi-finalist last year, 7-6(4) 6-4 5-7 2-6 7-6(8) to secure his first win at Wimbledon on his second appearance.
Joining the Spaniard in the next round was third seed Casper Ruud, who beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6(1) 7-6(9) 6-2.
1510 HOLDER DJOKOVIC GETS PAST KWON
Defending champion Novak Djokovic beat South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 on Centre Court for his 80th match win at Wimbledon, which made the Serb the first player to record 80 singles victories at all four Grand Slams.
Briton Cameron Norrie, the ninth seed, beat Pablo Andujar 6-0 7-6(3) 6-3.
1355 RAIN HALTS PLAY ON OUTSIDE COURTS AGAIN
Play was suspended on the outside courts due to rain as action continued under the closed roofs on Centre Court and Court One.
1303 JABEUR SAILS INTO SECOND ROUND
Third seed Ons Jabeur powered past Mirjam Bjorklund 6-1 6-3. The Tunisian, a quarter-finalist last year, showed no signs of being hampered by the knee injury that forced her out of the Eastbourne tune-up event.
1212 PLAY RESUMES AFTER RAIN DELAY
Play got underway again following a suspension due to rain.
1008 PLAY UNDERWAY
Play began under cloudy skies at Wimbledon, with the temperature hovering around 19 degrees Celsius (66.2 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Reporting by Hritika Sharma and Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, Editing by Ed Osmond
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