2 days ago
The sun was swapped retired for nan rainfall connected time 2 of nan Wimbledon championships arsenic a flurry of Brits sewage their campaigns underway.
There were immoderate marathon matches - look to Paul Jubb's illness from 2 sets up - and immoderate accelerated occurrence wins - looking astatine you Jessica Pegula.
Stars braved nan rainfall to sample nan delights of VIP, while Andy Murray's withdrawal from nan singles near a unreality complete an already gloomy day.
Mail Sport's NATHAN SALT was connected manus to recap immoderate of nan things you whitethorn person missed from nan opening time of nan championships.
Novak Djokovic headlined Centre Court connected time 2 arsenic he made his return from surgery
There was joyousness for nan Brits arsenic Katie Boulter group up a 2nd information conflict against Harriet Dart
Short and not-so-sweet for Marketa
You had to consciousness for Marketa Vondrousova, who served up 1 of nan astir forgettable Wimbledon title defences successful surviving memory.
The defending women's champion recovered defending beautiful difficult to do successful her opening information lucifer against world No 83 Jessica Boozes Maneiro.
Vondrousova's 28 unforced errors, and 7 double faults, held nan manus of nan Spaniard en way to triumph and while a shocking upset, fewer astir nan All England Club seemed surprised.
It seems to beryllium a inclination present that nan victor struggles, pinch nan returning champion having reached nan 3 information only erstwhile complete nan past 7 Wimbledon women's singles editions.
Marketa Vondrousova's women's singles title defence was complete successful a flash connected Centre Court
2017 - Serena Williams was pregnant
2018 - Garbine Muguruza mislaid successful R2
2019 - Angelique Kerber mislaid successful R2
2021 - Simona Halep was injured
2022 - Ash Barty had retired
2023 - Elena Rybakina sewage to QFs
2024 - Marketa Vondrousova mislaid successful R1
Ace king puts Court 16 done nan ringer
When fans are plotting retired their way for nan time fewer sat connected Court 16 erstwhile play started astatine 11am would person expected to person only been done one-and-a-half matches by nan clip they checked their watches to spot it was 6.30pm.
That was, successful ample part, down to nan five-set marathon that played retired betwixt Sebastian Korda and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who won it 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, hitting a staggering 51 aces.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard delivered 51 aces successful an epic five-set lucifer against Seb Korda
Jessica's awesome escape
Whether it is simply a stroll done Wimbledon village, a adjacent portion aliases sampling nan java shops, players emotion to support engaged during their down-time astatine this tournament.
For US hopeful Jessica Pegula that progressive tackling an flight room pinch her sister.
'I did an flight room a fewer days agone pinch my sister. That's not really a tradition, it's conscionable we were bored,' she laughed.
Well, location was nary request for immoderate escapology successful her first information lucifer up aft a 49-minute thrashing of chap American Ashlyn Kreuger.
Jessica Pegula has been spending her spare clip astatine Wimbledon successful flight rooms pinch family
Stars retired successful force
Dave Grohl whitethorn person been nan man sat successful nan Royal Box but location were plentifulness of acquainted faces skulking nan Wimbledon grounds.
Noel Gallagher was each smiles, moreover erstwhile nan rainfall stopped play, while Ronnie O'Sullivan bizarrely sounded up successful Novak Djokovic's subordinate box. One opinion-splitting jock supporting different is 1 measurement to picture that union.
Fresh from exiting Euro 2024, Chelsea and Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk decided to spell from subordinate to punter arsenic he roared connected his nation's hopefuls connected nan drizzly extracurricular courts.
Ronnie O'Sullivan recovered himself successful Novak Djokovic's subordinate container for his return connected Tuesday
Worry grows for Rublev
Serious questions are being asked astir Andrey Rublev aft his latest on-court meltdown saw him smash himself successful nan limb 7 times en way to losing to a Grand Slam debutante.
Rublev, a quarter-finalist successful 2023, became nan first apical 10 to suffer connected nan men's singles tie successful this year's tourney and afterwards, he told Mail Sport why he fto rip connected his thighs conscionable a period aft a full on-court detonation astatine nan French Open.
'I don't cognize why successful that moment, I couldn't return it immoderate more,' he said. 'I needed to fto emotions out. But thanks, everything is fine. Again, I was a spot fortunate [it wasn't worse].'
Fans are increasing concerned for Andrey Rublev's use aft his latest on-court meltdown
The Russian fto rip connected his assemblage by smashing his legs pinch his racquet connected 7 occassions
Busca sets nan standard
The lesser known Spaniard Cristina Bucsa deed nan headlines for a staggering effort successful her opening information triumph complete Ana Bogdan for nan truth she ran 20.5 kilometres successful nan process.
The 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 triumph for nan Spaniard was astir decidedly a marathon and not a sprint arsenic she blitzed much than 5,250metres. A dishonesty down couldn't travel quickly capable for her.
