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LONDON – The last of Wimbledon: (all local time):
4:10 pm
Five-time champion Venus Williams advanced to the second round at Wimbledon with a 6-7 (3), 6- Victory of 2, 6-1 against Johanna Larsson
Having struggled to set a pace against her Swedish opponent in the first set, Williams, ninth seed, won 10 straight matches of 1 -2 second to take control.
The 38-year-old American, the oldest of the draw, reached the 2017 final where she was beaten by Garbine Muguruza
Serena, Williams's sister, is expected to bring her back to Wimbledon more late Monday.
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15h50
Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki qualified for the second round at Wimbledon with a 6-0, 6-3 win over American Varvara Lepchenko.
Wozniacki took 59 minutes to complete the victory over Center Court, finishing with a winner of the service.
The second-seeded Dane never made it past the All England Club's round of 16, but showed good form on grbad by winning his second title at Eastbourne last week.
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Roger Federer feels generous at Wimbledon
The defending champion gave his headband to a young woman in the crowd after winning a two-set victory in the first round of the Grand Slam. leaving a lot more before the end of the fortnight.
The girl waved a sign saying, "Can I have your headband acclaimed !!", and a post-match interviewer pointed out that Federer could expect more requests "[19659016"Andtheywantawatchacararacketashirttheycanhaveeverythingatthattime"saysFederer19659002] Wimbledon winner eight times defeated Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 6-3, 6-4
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New look, same old domination for Roger Federer at Wimbledon [19659002] The eight-time champion started his title defense in style at the All England Club, dismissing Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 in 79 minutes on center court
Lajovic held the service in the opening match, but it was as good as it was the case for the 58th ranked Serbian. Federer took over the next nine matches and was in cruise control after that.
The 36-year-old Swiss star showed all the repertoire of shots that made him the best male player in Wimbledon.
The only things that were unfamiliar to him about Federer were his clothes. He was wearing a Uniqlo outfit for the first time after ending his longstanding partnership with Nike in apparel.
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14h25
U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens came out of Wimbledon after a 6-1, 6-3 loss to Donna Vekic
Stephens, seeded number four, produced an error-prone display on first place. Stephens confirmed his triumph of the US Open 2017 by reaching the final of the French Open last month, Stephens was considered a contender for the title at the All England Club.
Vekic 55th rank pbades in the second year. Round for the third time in his career after recording his first victory over a top-ranked player.
The 22-year-old Croatian then faces Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova or Rebecca Peterson of Sweden.
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Last year, Marin Cilic easily qualified for the second round at Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 victory over the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka.
The third Croatian favorite struck 21 aces and a total of 44 winners – compared to an ace and six winners for Nishioka – to a full victory in 1 hour, 46 minutes.
American Sam Querrey, who lost to Cilic in the semifinals last year, also advanced in two sets. He defeated Jordan Thompson, of Australia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
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13h40
Last year's semi-finalist, Magdalena Rybarikova, is became the first player to leave Wimbledon. [19659002] The Slovakian 19th lost 7-5, 6-3 against Sorana Cirstea of Romania
Rybarikova exceeded expectations by reaching the last four in 2017, where she was beaten by eventual champion Garbine Muguruza
A field match in Birmingham in June, she seemed well prepared for another deep race at the All England Club.
Cirstea equaled her best career result by reaching the third round at Wimbledon last year, where she was also beaten by Muguruza. She then faces Evgeniya Rodina of Russia or Antonia Lottner of Germany
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13h15
Roger Federer has changed clothes sponsor, unveiling a new partnership with Uniqlo at Wimbledon.
Federer wore a Indeed, he left the center of the capital on Monday to start his title defense, the first official appearance of a new Swiss brand since the end of his contract with Nike.
The company issued a statement a few minutes later saying that Federer was the brand's global ambbadador for the firm and would wear his outfits at all tournaments this year.
The Grand Slam winner 20 times has been one of Nike's most prominent ambbadadors.
Federer played Dusan Lajovic of Serbia began his quest for a ninth Wimbledon title
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12:40 pm
Richard Lewis, the general manager of the England club, Describes as "disappointing" the absence of two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray but adds: "The show must go on."
Lewis met with reporters on the opening day of the Grand Slam tournament, less than 24 hours after Murray retired because his surgically repaired hip did not live up to the best of five
Lewis says, "I feel it for him, but I think it would be the first to say that the championships involve more than one player."
Murray's title at Wimbledon in 2013 was the first for a Briton. Man at 77 years old. He won the tournament again in 2016.
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11:40
The game is going on day 1 at Wimbledon.
Last year's runner-up Marin Cilic was among the biggest names Things started when the Grand Slam started under sunny skies in south-west London, against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka, third favorite.
American Sam Querrey also took an early start against Jordan Thompson, of Australia.
Defending champion Roger Federer will face Dusan Lajovic of Serbia when the game begins on the central court at 1 pm
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11 am
Roger Federer begins his quest for a record title for the ninth Wimbledon title while the grbad tournament is expected to begin under a bright sun at the All-England Club. 19659002] Federer is ready to open his defense against Serbia's Dusan Lajovic on center court on Monday, beating another record in the process. He will be the first man of the Open era to play at the singles tournament at Wimbledon for a 20th consecutive year.
Serena Williams is also back after missing the tournament last year while she was pregnant. The American plays Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands on Court 1.
There seems to be little chance of rain delays, with forecasts calling for sunny skies and temperatures of up to 86 degrees (30 C).
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