London: Top seed Iga Sviatek made a strong run on the first day of Wimbledon tennis. Chinese star Xu Lin succumbed to Iga. Score: 6-1, 6-3.
Iga’s first round win was in straight sets. In other women’s singles matches held yesterday, American players Jessica Pegula, Barbora Strycova, Victoria Azarenka and Nadia Podoroska made it past the first round and reached the second round.
In men’s singles, seventh seed Andrey Rublev advanced to the second round with a straight sets win. Rublev defeated Max Purcell. Score: 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
Hubert Harkas won the other match in straight sets. Albert Ramos defeated Vinolas. Score: 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
The match between second seed and reigning champion Novak Djokovic and Argentina’s Pedro Cash is progressing. Djokovic, who made a breakthrough in the first two sets, is in a tough fight in the third set.
2023-07-03 17:12:00
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