Federer dominating at Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) – The last of Wimbledon: (all local times):

2:35 pm

New look, same old dominance for Roger Federer at Wimbledon.

The eight-time champion started his style defense title at the All England Club, defeating 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 had for the Serbian ranked 58th. 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 long-standing partnership with Nike.

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2:25 pm

US Open champion Sloane Stephens came out of Wimbledon after 6-1 6- 3 loss to Donna Vekic

Stephens, 4th seed , produced an error-lit display on Court # 1 while she was leaving the opening round for a second consecutive year

. Last month, Stephens was considered a candidate for the title at the All England Club.

Vekic, ranked 55th, reaches the second round for the third time in his career after recording his first win

22-year-old Croat then faces Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovenia or Rebecca Peterson of Sweden.

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2:00 pm

Last year's finalist, Marin Cilic, easily advanced the second round to Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 victory on the Japanese player Yoshihito Nishioka

The American Sam Querrey, who lost to Cilic, won in 1 hour and 46 minutes, against an Ace and six winners for Nishioka. in the semifinals last year, also advanced in straight sets. He defeated Jordan Thompson, of Australia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

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Last year's semifinalist, Magdalena Rybarikova, became the first player to leave Wimbledon.

The Slovak tied for the losers 7-5 and 6-3 against Sorana Cirstea of ​​Romania

Rybarikova exceeded expectations by reaching the last four in 2017, where she was beaten by l & # 39; possible champion Garbine Muguruza

. Running 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 the Russian Evgeniya Rodina or the German Antonia Lottner

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1:15 pm

Roger Federer has changed clothes sponsor, unveiling a new partnership with Uniqlo at Wimbledon.

Federer wore a white He left the Center Court on Monday to start his title defense, the first official appearance of the Swiss star for a new brand since the end of his contract with Nike.

The company issued a statement a few minutes later saying that Federer brand ambbadador for the company and would wear his outfits at all tournaments this year.

The 20-time Grand Slam winner had been one of Nike's most prominent ambbadadors.

Federer was playing Dusan Lajovic of Serbia his quest for a ninth Wimbledon title

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12:40 pm

Richard Lewis, the general manager of All England Club, described it as "disappointing" at the time. absence of Andy Murray, two-time Wimbledon champion, but adds: "The show must

Lewis met with reporters on the opening day of the Grand Slam tournament, less than 24 hours after Murray removed because his surgically repaired hip does not live up to the best five-set matches.

Lewis: "I feel for him, but I think it would be the first to say that the championships relate to more than one player. "

Murray's title at Wimbledon in 2013 was the first for a Briton in 77. He won the tournament again in 2016.

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11:40 am [19659040] The game is underway the first day at Wimbledon

The vice-champion of the year of Last, Marin Cilic, was among the best He started at the Grand Slam under sunny skies in south-west London, against the Japanese third-seeded Yoshihito Nishioka.

American Sam Querrey also took an early start against Jordan Thompson, of Australia. 19659044] Defending champion Roger Federer will later face Dusan Lajovic of Serbia when the game starts on the central court at 1 pm