The Latest from Wimbledon: (all times local)
3-50 p.m.
Even with Wimbledon on his mind, Nick Kyrgios made time to watch the NBA Finals.
The Australian is a big basketball fan, but definitely not a fan of the Golden State Warriors.
Kyrgios said he wouldn’t talk about the NBA champions because “I don’t really like the Warriors.” But he did have plenty of nice things to say about LeBron James.
Kyrgios said James is, “hands down, the best player in the world. I think any person looks up to him.”
3-35 p.m.
Just after he won his opening match at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic summed up what the All England Club means to him.
“This is the cradle of our sport, Centre Court,” Djokovic said, “it doesn’t get any better than Wimbledon.”
Djokovic beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in straight sets on the opening day of the tournament, playing the first match in the main stadium.
Last year, Djokovic won his second Wimbledon title on the same Centre Court, beating seven—time champion Roger Federer in straight sets.
3-25 p.m.
John Isner’s serve is in fine form to start Wimbledon, where his career winning percentage is now back to .500.
The 17th—seeded American best known for winning the longest match in tennis history at the All England Club in 2010 hit 38 aces in a 7—6 (5), 6—4, 6—4 victory over 91st—ranked Go Soeda of Japan in the first round Monday.
Isner collected more than half of his points, 58 of 96, via unreturned serves.
The match only took 1 hour, 45 minutes a sprint for Isner, who famously edged Nicolas Mahut 70—68 in the fifth set of a first—rounder five years ago that lasted more than 11 hours spread over three days.
Isner never has been past the third round at Wimbledon in six previous trips and is now 6—6 at the grass—court Grand Slam tournament.
3-15 p.m.
Wimbledon’s defending champion is through to the second round.
Novak Djokovic beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Monday in the first round, playing the first match of the tournament on Centre Court.
Djokovic, who won the Australian Open this year and then lost in the French Open final, is the man to beat at the All England Club again this year. The top-seeded Serb won his second Wimbledon title last year, and came into this year’s tournament with a 41-3 record.
Men and women combined results
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6—4, 6—4, 6—4.
Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, def. Hiroki Moriya, Japan, 6—3, 6—2, 7—6 (4).
David Goffin (16), Belgium, def. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 7—6 (4), 6—1, 6—1.
John Isner (17), United States, def. Go Soeda, Japan, 7—6 (5), 6—4, 6—4.
Leonardo Mayer (24), Argentina, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 7—6 (7), 7—6 (3), 6—4.
Nick Kyrgios (26), Australia, def. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 6—0, 6—2, 7—6 (6).
Dominic Thiem (32), Austria, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 2—6, 6—3, 6—4, 6—4.
Liam Broady, Britain, def. Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 5—7, 4—6, 6—3, 6—2, 6—3.
Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. Andreas Haider—Maurer, Austria, 6—2, 5—2, retired.
Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6—3, 6—4, 6—2.
Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Margarita Gasparyan, Russia, 6—4, 6—1.
Ana Ivanovic (7), Serbia, def. Yi—Fan Xu, China, 6—1, 6—1.
Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (9), Spain, 6—2, 6—0.
Karolina Pliskova (11), Czech Republic, def. Irina Falconi, United States, 6—4, 4—6, 6—1.
Victoria Azarenka (23), Belarus, def. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 6—2, 6—1.
Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, def. Flavia Pennetta (24), Italy, 6—3, 2—6, 6—4.
Timea Babos, Hungary, def. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, 7—6 (4), 6—3.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, def. Zhu Lin, China, 4—6, 7—5, 6—1.
Bethanie Mattek—Sands, United States, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6—3, 6—2.
Coco Vandeweghe, United States, def. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 6—4, 6—2.
Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, def. Annika Beck, Germany, 0—6, 6—3, 6—4.
Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, 6—2, 6—1.
Vasek Pospisil, Canada, and Jack Sock (3), United States, def. Sam Groth, Australia, and Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 5—7, 7—6 (5), 7—6 (3), 6—1.
Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Yaroslava Shvedova (9), Kazakhstan, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 6—4, 6—4.
Darija Jurak, Croatia, and Ana Konjuh, Croatia, def. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, and Mirjana Lucic—Baroni, Croatia, 6—3, 6—3.
2-35 p.m.
Serena Williams was far from dominant at the start, but more than good enough at the end.
The top-seeded American opened her quest for a true Grand Slam with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Margarita Gasparyan of Russia on Monday in the first round of Wimbledon.
Williams has won three straight major titles, including the Australian Open and French Open. If she wins the title at the All England Club and then defends her title at the U.S. Open, she would be the first player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win all four Grand Slam titles in the same season.
Williams started slow on the grass on Court 1, trailing 3-1 before turning things around and advancing to the second round.
1.50 p.m.
Serena Williams is a half-hour into Wilmbledon and she’s already getting warned to watch her language.
In the sixth game of her first-round match against Margarita Gasparyan of Russia, a qualifier ranked 113th, Williams slid on the grass and fell during a point. After the next point, a lineswoman trotted over to the chair umpire, who announced- “Code violation, audible obscenity, Miss Williams.”
Williams glared at the lineswoman as she went back over to her position behind the baseline.
Williams, who has a 21-match Grand Slam winning streak, trailed 3-1 before taking three games in a row.
Results
Men: (updated)
24-Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) beat Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia) 7-6(7) 7-6(3) 6-4 Marcel Granollers (Spain) beat Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) 6-3 6-4 6-2 32-Dominic Thiem (Austria) beat Dudi Sela (Israel) 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 9-Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Hiroki Moriya (Japan) 6-3 6-2 7-6(4) 16-David Goffin (Belgium) beat Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) 7-6(4) 6-1 6-1 26-Nick Kyrgios (Australia) beat Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) 6-0 6-2 7-6(6) Ricardas Berankis (Lithuania) beat Andreas Haider-Maurer (Austria) 6-2 5-2 (Haider-Maurer retired)
Women (updated)
Zarina Diyas (Kazakhstan) beat 24-Flavia Pennetta (Italy) 6-3 2-6 6-4 Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Annika Beck (Germany) 0-6 6-3 6-4 11-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) beat Irina Falconi (U.S.) 6-4 4-6 6-1 CoCo Vandeweghe (U.S.) beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Slovakia) 6-4 6-2 Timea Babos (Hungary) beat Petra Cetkovska (Czech Republic) 7-6(4) 6-3 23-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) 6-2 6-1
12.50 p.m.
Victoria Azarenka is the first player to reach the second round of Wimbledon.
The 23rd-seeded Belarussian, a two-time Australian Open champion, beat Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 6-2, 6-1 on Court No. 12.
Nick Kyrgios reminded Wimbledon fans of the destructive weapons that shook up the tournament last year by powering into the second round with a straight-sets demolition of Diego Schwartzman.
A year after the towering Australian stunned then world number one Rafa Nadal to become the first man to reach the last eight on his Wimbledon debut since 2004, he cranked up the firecracker forehand to crush Argentine Schwartzman 6-0 6-2 7-6(6).
Kyrgios tore through the first set in 17 minutes, eased through the second and, after suffering a brief wobble in the third, sealed victory in a close-fought tiebreaker.
Kyrgios, 20, has yet to realise the enormous potential he showed in crunching through the Wimbledon draw last year, injury and loss of form interrupting his progress in 2015.
The world number 29 split with coach Todd Larkham a week before Wimbledon, but it seems to have had little negative impact if his 85-minute win on the opening day of the Championships was anything to go by.
He had too much raw power for the 63rd-ranked Schwartzman who looked thoroughly out of his depth as the sun shone on Court Two and the yellow hordes of Australian fans serenaded their favourite to victory
The first match is over. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania defeated Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria 6-2, 5-2, retired.
12.45 p.m.
Nick Kyrgios hit it right on the head — on the head of a linesman, that is.
The 26th-seeded Australian was hitting back to the ball boy during his opening match at Wimbledon on Monday when he sent an errant shot toward the corner of the court that bounced off the top of the head of an unsuspecting linesman.
The linesman wasn’t hurt, and he and Kyrgios soon shared a laugh with the crowd. The linesman then wiped his brow and Kyrgios got back to work against Diego Schwartzman, jumping out to a 6-0, 6-2 lead.
12.05 p.m.
Rain shouldn’t be problem on the opening day at the All England Club.
Play has already started at Wimbledon, with some sun sneaking through the gray clouds overhead.
The dry weather and warm temperatures are expected to stay well into the first week.
11.15 a.m.
Day 1 at Wimbledon is upon us, and Novak Djokovic is first up on Centre Court.
The defending champion from Serbia will take to the grass at about 1 p.m., but it will be no walk in the park against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany.
Djokovic won his second title at Wimbledon last year, beating seven-time champion Roger Federer in five sets. The two could meet in the final again this year.
Stan Wawrinka, who beat Djokovic this month in the French Open final, is also scheduled to play on Centre Court, taking on Joao Sousa of Portugal.
In the women’s draw, top-seeded Serena Williams will continue her bid for a true Grand Slam by taking on Margarita Gasparyan of Russia on Court No. 1. Maria Sharapova, the 2004 champion at the All England Club, will be up against Johanna Konta of Britain in the main stadium.
