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06/29 09:02 CDT Play is underway in ideal conditions on the opening day of
Wimbledon
Play is underway in ideal conditions on the opening day of Wimbledon
By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports Writer
LONDON (AP) --- Play is underway in the 139th edition of Wimbledon.
Among the early matches on the opening day of the grass-court Grand Slam:
Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula beat Darja Vidmanova 7-5, 6-3; rising Spanish
teenager Rafael Jodar, in his Wimbledon debut, beat Felix Gill 6-3, 6-3, 7-5;
and French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska, who needed a wild-card entry, was
beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 by Mananchaya Sawangkaew.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner was opening play on Centre Court against
Miomir Kecmanovic with David Beckham looking on from the Royal Box, followed by
top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka against Teodora Kostovic and seven-time champion
Novak Djokovic against Wu Yibing.
Meanwhile, former top-five player Jack Draper withdrew ahead of his match
against Taylor Fritz on Tuesday because of an arm injury. Draper is now ranked
No. 131.
Conditions were ideal Monday with sunny skies and the temperature 20 degrees
Celsius (68 Fahrenheit) and forecast to rise only to 24 C (75 F).
Serena Williams will play her opening match on Tuesday against 20-year-old Maya
Joint of Australia --- marking the first time she competes in singles in nearly
four years. Then she'll play doubles with older sister Venus Williams later in
the week.
Wimbledon was first held in 1877.
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