How it happened: Manic day of action at Wimbledon returns six British wins
It was a busy day for British hopes at Wimbledon on Tuesday as 11 home players were in action in the first round.
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Nadal overcomes wobble to advance in four at Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal made it safely through to round two after a four-set battle with Argentine debutant Francisco Cerundolo at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
Kyrgios admits spitting towards fan 'disrespecting' him at Wimbledon
Australian Nick Kyrgios admitted spitting in the direction of a spectator who he felt was heckling him during his Wimbledon first round match on Tuesday while he also questioned whether the line judges at the tournament should be younger.
Nadal survives Wimbledon scare as Covid forces Berrettini out
Rafael Nadal overcame scare to reach the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday after title contender Matteo Berrettini was forced to pull out of the tournament with coronavirus.
Nadal overcomes scare to reach Wimbledon second round
Rafael Nadal overcame a scare in his Wimbledon opener on Tuesday, fighting back from dropping the third set and falling a break down in the fourth to eventually see off Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo.
Wimbledon 2022: Rafael Nadal Survives Scare To Move Into Second Round
Rafael Nadal overcame a scare in his Wimbledon opener on Tuesday, fighting back from dropping the third set and falling a break down in the fourth to eventually see off Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo. Second seed Nadal triumphed 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 over 41st-ranked Cerundolo, who was making his All England Club debut.
Nick Kyrgios spits in direction of fan who allegedly was verbally abusive during Wimbledon match
Australian Nick Kyrgios was at the center of controversy at Wimbledon on Tuesday after he spit in the direction of a fan whom he said had been verbally abusing him throughout his first-round match.
Wimbledon diary: crowds are down and Nick Kyrgios wants respect
Yes, it’s only a smattering, but there are empty seats visible at Wimbledon this year. To confirm: this is not what was expected when the grounds were restored to full capacity for the first time in three years. Official numbers from the first day of competition recorded 36,603 on site on Monday, from a potential capacity of 42,000. The Tennis Podcast has reported this was the smallest opening day crowd since 2007. Smatterings were still visible on day two too and, in the case of show courts 2 and 3, a bit more than that. The Queue also appears visibly down on previous years. Explanations as to why touch on a possible lack of sufficient marketing or the effects of the cost of living crisis. But at £27 for a grounds pass that gets you on to all courts bar four, there is barely a better value ticket this summer. And yes, Sue Barker paid The Diary to say that.