Novak Djokovic gets Wimbledon title defense off to winning start after slight scare
By George Ramsay, CNN
Tennis Sport News
Djokovic drops set on way into Wimbledon second round
LONDON : Top seed Novak Djokovic overcame a dogged challenge from 81st-ranked Korean Kwon Soon-woo and his own grasscourt rustiness to reach the Wimbledon second round with a 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory on Monday.
Novak Djokovic drops set on way into Wimbledon second round
Novak Djokovic overcame a dogged challenge from 81st-ranked Korean Kwon Soon-woo and his own grasscourt rustiness to reach the Wimbledon second round with a 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory on Monday. The defending champion, bidding for his fourth Wimbledon title in a row, looked out-of-sorts at times against Kwon, who brought a lively mixture of tennis, from booming forehands to delicate drop-shots, onto Centre Court.
Cameron Norrie overcomes two rain delays to book spot in Wimbledon second round
Ninth seed Cameron Norrie overcame two rain breaks in a straight-sets victory over Pablo Andujar to reach the second round of Wimbledon for a third successive year.
Jodie Burrage tends to unwell ball boy during first-round Wimbledon defeat
Great Britain’s Jodie Burrage had no hesitation in handing out Percy Pig sweets to a ball boy who had fallen ill during her first-round defeat to Lesia Tsurenko.
Wimbledon: 'A risk no athletes want to take' - John McEnroe on Rafael Nadal injury concerns with foot issue
Tennis legend John McEnroe has given his thoughts on Rafael Nadal's fitness and his potential mindset coming into Wimbledon. The 36-year-old has suffered from chronic foot issues in recent years – and the injury flared up again as he won a 14th French Open title. The 22-time Grand Slam singles champion would subsequently travel to Barcelona after that win to begin radiofrequency treatment, which numbs the nerves on a temporary basis.
Wimbledon 2022 live: Novak Djokovic wins third set as more rain stalls Cameron Norrie
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Novak Djokovic Brings Curtain Up On Wimbledon 2022
Novak Djokovic begins his bid to match Pete Sampras as a seven-time Wimbledon champion on Monday, with British Grand Slam title winners Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu also on Centre Court's opening day agenda. In the absence of the banned Daniil Medvedev and injured Alexander Zverev, 20-time major winner Djokovic takes top seeding. The 35-year-old defending champion starts his title bid against South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo, the world number 81. Djokovic has extra motivation this year as Wimbledon will be his last Slam of 2022.