How day one at Wimbledon unfolded as Roger Federer began his title bid
There was a popular home winner, and Serena Williams made a welcome return.
Britain’s Katie Swan pulled off the finest win of her fledgling career, while Stan Wawrinka edged a tough encounter on day one at Wimbledon.
Here, Press Association Sport runs the rule over a sun-drenched start to the fortnight.
TWEET OF THE DAY
Even British number one Kyle Edmund could not help but catch the football fever.
SHOT OF THE DAY
Katie Swan pulled off some sublime moments en route to her 6-2 6-2 win over Irina-Camelia Begu, but few better than this fine cross-court winner.
MATCH OF THE DAY
Stan Wawrinka prevailed in a gruelling four-set clash with sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov, to progress to the second round.
A GOOD DAY FOR…
A BAD DAY FOR…
Borna Coric became the first big casualty of the Wimbledon fortnight in the men’s draw, the 16th seed and recent Halle champion losing in straight sets, with Daniil Medvedev winning out 7-6 (8/6) 6-2 6-2.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
STAT OF THE DAY
Power servers Ivo Karlovic and Gilles Muller both fired 36 aces in their first-round victories, to top the charts after day one.
TUESDAY’S MATCH OF THE DAY
TUESDAY’S CENTRE COURT LINE-UP
Garbine Muguruza v Naomi Broady; Rafael Nadal v Dudi Sela; Simona Halep v Kurumi Nara.
TUESDAY’S COURT ONE LINE-UP
Kyle Edmund v Alex Bolt; Petra Kvitova v Aliaksandra Sasnovich; Novak Djokovic v Tennys Sandgren.
