But to have a crowd and the size of the crowd that we had today - I, at one point, felt like it was back to normal," said No. "Not playing last year was very, very disappointing, and it feels a little bit weird that there was such a big gap in between grass seasons. Open runner-up Madison Keys, Danielle Collins and Lauren Davis. Others who won on Day 1 included qualifier Denis Kudla, who knocked off No. Tiafoe and Stephens are among 34 Americans in the singles brackets (21 women, 13 men), the most at Wimbledon since there were 35 in 1998. Great atmosphere the whole match," Murray told the crowd after blowing a 5-0 lead and two match points in the third set. 24 seed Nikoloz Basilashvili at Centre Court.
Murray, whose title in 2013 made him the first British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years, has been working his way back after a pair of hip operations and he tested the locals' patience during a topsy-turvy 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win over No. He's going to do a lot of great things, win a ton of Grand Slams," Tiafoe said about Tsitsipas, then broke into a wide smile and added: "But not today." Tiafoe had been 0-11 against opponents ranked in the Top 5. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, while 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens beat two-time Wimbledon winner and No. A pair of Americans picked up the most newsworthy victories: Frances Tiafoe eliminated French Open runner-up and No. There was rain - so much rain that play on courts without a roof was delayed more than 4½ hours, 11 matches were suspended in progress because of darkness and more than 20 others were postponed until Tuesday.Īnd there was tennis - and reminders of how sports are unpredictable and can bring such joy and disappointment. There was raucous cheering from the stands - even before two-time champion Andy Murray played, and won, his first singles match at the place in four years. It was, in some respects, as if Wimbledon had never left, as if the All England Club hadn't decided to cancel the oldest Grand Slam tournament for the first time since World War II a year ago because of the pandemic. And, eventually, came the words, "We've waited awhile for this," before the introduction of Novak Djokovic and the opponent he would go on to beat 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 with the help of 25 aces, Jack Draper, a 19-year-old wild-card entry from England ranked 253rd. Then came an announcement welcoming "special guests in the Royal Box," including a woman who developed one of the COVID-19 vaccines, prompting the first of the day's several standing ovations from spectators.
on Monday, two years minus two weeks from the last time a meaningful match was played at Wimbledon, a voice blared over the loudspeakers: "Good afternoon and welcome to Centre Court." WIMBLEDON, England - Shortly after 1:30 p.m.
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