Edmund used to train in a boxing gym in London with Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge so he should pack a punch, if you know what I mean...'. 10.05am The Day Ahead As already mentioned, we've a brilliant line up to get Wimbledon 2013 started. In the final he lost to Djokovic in two sets. So there you go - I just hope they're all white.'. '', All-Brit clash? 2.09pm Kyle Edmund has lost the second set - also 6-2 - to Jerzy Janowicz and now has a real mountain to climb in order to get through. He became the 3rd player after Patrick Rafter and Andy Roddick to win the Summer Slam (Won Canada, Cincinnati, and the US Open in the same year). She's receiving medical attention after painfully doing the splits while going for a return. People ask why aren't you retiring but why would you with fans like that? The Belgian remember is ranked a lowly 135th in the world. Ward had his chances but despite a series of fight-backs he is out - sadly like many other Brits today. 2.05pm Her legs went in opposite directions as she went for the ball and she yelped out in pain. You can have a bagel with it too as Caroline Wozniacki takes the first set 6-0 against Spain's Estrella Cabeza Candela. 8.38pm: What a win for Lleyton Hewitt, who drops to his knees before saluting a very appreciative crowd after defeating Wawrinka 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. Warning: Martina Navratilova, seen here with the Wimbledon trophy in 1982, has warned that five-set men's matches are too taxing. The Belgian edged that one but Verdasco is in good nick and was yesterday beating compatriot Rafa Nadal in a practice match before they called time early. Australian fans cheer on Hewitt inside Court 1. Scroll to the bottom for the full set. 3.32pm A very close match on Court 2, where the French sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Belgium's David Goffin are locked at 5-5 in the opening set. As you were gentlemen. She's never made it past round three here. Last year she was victim to Yaroslava Shvedova's Golden Set - she lost every point - and this year the No 5 seed has tumbled out in the first round in straight sets. In Indian Wells Nadal received a Bye in the first round. 'Dutch football fans have always made a point of dressing in orange - and unless there's a marketing campaign going on - it looks as though Robin Haase will have some colourful backing out on Court No. 'I know Rafa wasn't at his best...but still it takes a lot of effort to beat him! Unbelievable match by him! 6.23pm: An easy opening day for Caroline Wozniacki, with Rory McIlroy's girlfriend and ninth seed through to round two with a 6-0 6-2 win over Cabeza Candela. Second successive early exit at Wimbledon brings Rafael Nadal's injury problems into sharp focus once more. He then won the first Masters 1000 event of the year at Indian Wells. 'Lu has an annoying habit of inhaling sharply; not only when he hits a shot but whenever the ball is in play. World No 135 Darcis stuns Spaniard... Murray eases through at Wimbledon with comfortable... Baltacha dumped out before 1pm and Konta, Murray and... WIMBLEDON BRIT WATCH: Follow the fortunes of all the home... Culture Secretary criticises Premier League over Project Big Picture, England 2-1 Belgium: Roberto Martinez post match press conference, England v Belgium: Nations League Match Preview, England 2-1 Belgium: Kalvin Phillips post match press conference, Culture Secretary criticises overhaul plans for English top-flight, Gareth Southgate pleased with his team defence in 2-1 win over Belgium, Djokovic says he was 'overplayed' by Nadal after losing French Open, Gareth Southgate ready to put Harry Kane back on the field, Hamilton equals Schumacher's record of 91 Formula One wins, Vogel calls LeBron the 'greatest player the basketball universe', LeBron James: 'Thinking I have something to prove fuels me', Ryan Giggs not happy with the result and his team performance. 11.33am The players are out on many of the outside courts, with the first action of the Championships about to get underway. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts.
This time the match time was 4:37. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. 4.45pm: As Murray survives break point to take the first game, Nadal is still struggling to break down Darcis.

I just tried to come to the net as soon as I can and it worked good today. Arriving for my 25th successive Championships I notice that the normally dirt-trampelled verges on Church Road have been covered by an immaculate covering of the greenest grass.'. The conqueror of Rafael Nadal 12 months ago is on court 19 against the German world no 122, Julian Reister. Easy: Roger Federer celebrates his straight sets win over Victor Hanescu in just 68 minutes. Not quite at his unplayable best yet, but he hasn't really had to be. Meanwhile, Elena Baltacha has been broken in her first service game against Flavia Pennetta. 6.38pm: Andy Murray reflected on his win against Becker when speaking to the BBC: 'It was a good match, he played solid tennis and never gave much away. He then won the first Masters 1000 event of the year at Indian Wells. 18. 7.44pm: We will have another tie-break on Court 12 as Ward shows nerves of steel to comfortably hold serve. have already seen a Wimbledon final. Magnificent from Roger Federer as he demolishes Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-2, 6-0. Next up on centre court - Andy Murray! 'Extremely dignified press conference from Nadal, plays down fears that this is going to be another long lay off like last year.'. 3.40pm That first set was an absolute thriller, but it's gone the way of Maria Sharapova in the tie-break. He was then stunned by Steve Darcis in the first round of Wimbledon, in what would be his only defeat prior to the semifinals all season. Can Andy Murray go one better than last year and lift the Wimbledon title?

Between 2006-2011, Rafael Nadal advanced to five Wimbledon finals from as many trips to London, winning two titles and losing finals to Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. 5.36pm: But it's even worse news for Nadal who is 2-0 down in what could be the final set of the Spaniard's Wimbledon 2013 campaign. Before you go here is how the main show courts line-up tomorrow, cheerio: Serena Williams (USA) (1) vs Mandy Minella (LUX)Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1)vs Florian Mayer (GER) David Ferrer (ESP) (4) vs Martin Alund (ARG), Albert Ramos (ESP)vs Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8)Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (10) vs Laura Robson (GBR)Martin Klizan (SVK) vs Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7). 1.22pm This could get messy. Fifth seed Sara Errani becomes the first high-profile casualty of this tournament.

It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Nadal in 2nd set tiebreak.'. A few days after the U.S. Open Final, he flew to Madrid to help Spain secure their World Group Playoff spot for 2014, with a victory against Sergiy Stakhovsky. The biggest shock came on Court 1 as lowly ranked Belgian Steve Darcis defeated French Open winner Rafa Nadal in straight sets. Nadal was able to overcome Federer in two sets. Dare I say it but Lu is starting to show signs of fatigue now. Another seed in the 20th ranked Kirsten Flipkens took the first set 7-5 against Yulia Putintseva on Court 16. However, not such good news for Kyle Edmund, who has let the first set slip away from him 6-2 against the no 24 seed Jerzy Janowicz of Poland. A quirk of the men’s singles draw saw the man whose name comes first in the alphabetical list – Spain’s Nicolas Almagro – take on the player at the end of the list – Jurgen Zopp of Estonia.'.

10.24am MURRAY MANIA The first serves on the outside courts are a little over an hour away and to help pass the time, let me point you in the direction of our wealth of Wimbledon preview material. Plus the courts are slower so the rallies take longer. Fingers crossed! Nadal withdrew from Halle and played at Wimbledon. 10.08am BRIT WATCH In addition to Murray later on, there are six other British players in action today. But on Court 1, there is a bit of concern for Victoria Azarenka, who has taken what looks like a nasty tumble. 3.10pm BRIT WATCH I'm sorry to report yet more disappointment for the British contingent as Samantha Murray loses 6-3, 6-4 to Italy's Camila Giorgi on Court 10. Oh, and she also to find time to watch son Andy begin his Wimbledon campaign.'.

4.11pm: Danger avoided for Nadal, who breaks straight back. [4] The Serb currently leads 6-5 but it's rigidly on serve and looks like it'll be settled by a tie breaker. Kyle Edmund is locked at 2-2, meanwhile, in what looks like becoming and attritional affair. It used to be the Big Four - now it's Novak Djokovic vs and Andy Murray. Pretty ominous for everyone else... 'It's the most special thing in the world, I still enjoy myself out there in the first round and it was a pleasure playing on Centre Court today,' says Federer on the BBC after walking off. He then put up a strong performance to beat No.1 Djokovic on the hard courts during the semifinal, beating him in the tie-breaker in the final set.

It's the winner out of Ward and Lu who will face the Scot in the next round. It's all square now. Fresh of claiming his record eighth Roland Garros title, Nadal has looked unstoppable as of late, and if the Spaniard dispatches Federer in the quarter-final where they are likely to meet, Murray will have to produce his very best to reach a second consecutive Wimbledon final. Each man has been to a Grand Slam semi (Australian and Wimbledon respectively) and last year they engaged in a five-setter in the third round. He starts his tournament against Benjamin Becker on centre court today, WIMBLEDON EMOTICONS: YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT THE IMAGES MEAN. 2018 Djokovic d Nadal 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) 3-6 10-8 (Wimbledon, grass) 2018 Nadal d Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3 (Rome, clay) Compiled by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris 11.04am Sportsmail's Neil Moxley was certainly eagle-eyed as he walked into Wimbledon this morning: 'Part of the beauty of Wimbledon is in the subtle improvements that the management make year-on-year. The next event for Nadal was the Brasil Open in São Paulo. The Ukrainian beat Spain's Lara Arruabarrena 6-1, 6-3. 6.20pm: James Ward is still going strong for Britain on Court 12. 7.32pm: From Sportsmail's Alex Kay on Centre Court, with the latest edition of Brit watch: 'Keothavong playing well so far. Net call: Staff help set up the nets at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Preparation: Ground staff hard at work making sure everything is perfect ahead of the first day of Wimbledon. Right...'. Rafael Nadal took part in the annual BNP Paribas Showdown, where he faced Juan Martín del Potro in a rematch of their 2009 US Open semi-final. 135 Steve Darcis and will be underway soon.

', Shock on the cards: Steve Darcis (above) took the first set against favourite Rafa Nadal, 'Early days but contrast the 1 hour 8 mins it took Roger Federer to reach the second round with precisely the same length of time it took for Rafael Nadal to lose the opening set. 'Let us remind you that Rafael Nadal has NEVER been eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament.

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