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Wimbledon 2022: Emma Raducanu wins Centre Court debut as Andy Murray starts with victory
Follow all the action as Wimbledon continues with Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek and Serena Williams all in action on day two.
Today marks the return of Nadal, back for the first time since 2019 and fresh from opening up a lead in the race to finish with the most men’s grand slam titles with 22. That’s compared to defending champion Novak Djokovic, who has 20 titles, with the six-time champion up and running after swiftly moving into the second round with a hard-fought four-set win over Soonwoo Kwon. The other finalist from SW19 last year, Matteo Berrettini, is back and in fine form after defending his Queen’s title and the Italian will be hoping to go one further this year, opening up against Cristian Garin on Court One.
The favourite in the women’s singles is World No 1 Iga Swiatek and she opens up her championships on Centre Court against Jana Fett, taking the traditional slot on the first Tuesday of play after defending women’s champion Ash Barty’s sudden retirement. There is more Wimbledon royalty in action on day two with Williams making her long-awaited return. The seven-time Wimbledon champion is back in singles action after cruelly being forced to retire from her first round match at SW19 last year and the 40-year-old, third up on Centre Court, looks to ignite her comeback from a hamstring injury when she takes on Harmony Tan.
Elsewhere there is intriguing matches involving Coco Gauff and Elena-Gabriela Ruse on Court Two, while the charismatic Nick Kyrgios is hoping to cement his status as a dark horse this year with a first-round encounter against Paul Jubb on Court Three. Follow all the action from day two live, including the latest results, reaction and analysis from the All England Club
1656411948Kostyuk 2-1 Swan*Katie Swan gets on the board! She holds her next service and bounces up onto her feet after a short rest break. She seems to be getting into the match now.
Michael Jones28 June 2022 11:25
1656411694Kostyuk* 2-0 SwanSwan looks slightly more settled and takes a two point lead against the serve. 0-30.
It’s a fabulous response from Kostyuk who rattles off four straight points to take the game and hold serve!
Michael Jones28 June 2022 11:21
1656411567Kostyuk 1-0 Swan*It’s an early break of serve for the Ukranian! Katie Swan never seemed comfortable after that early slip and kept glancing down at the turf.
Kostyuk moves 0-40 ahead but Swan manages to save a break point before losing the next rally.
Michael Jones28 June 2022 11:19
1656411451Kostyuk 0-0 Swan*Katie Swan has the opening service game out on Court 18. Her left leg is heavily strapped around the hamstring and she slips off the damp grass during the opening rally giving the first point to Kostyuk.
0-15.
Michael Jones28 June 2022 11:17
1656411296Berrettini out of WimbledonSome breaking news coming out of Wimbledon:
Matteo Berrettini, runner-up at SW19 last year and one of the favourites for the title, has had to withdraw from the Championships after testing positive for Covid-19.
In a post on Instagram he wrote: “I am heartbroken to announce that I need to withdraw from Wimbledon due to a positive COVID-19 test result.
“I have had flu symptoms and been isolating the last few days. Despite symptoms not being severe, I decided it was important to take another test this morning to protect the health and safety of my fellow competitors and everyone else involved in the tournament.
“I have no words to describe the extreme disappointed I feel. The dream is over for this year, but I will be back stronger. Thank you for the support.”
Michael Jones28 June 2022 11:14
1656410935Kostyuk vs SwanThere’s a delay to proceedings on Court 18 as both players are worried about the underfoot conditions. The grass is a little damp and they’re asking the umpire whether it’s fit to start.
He says ‘we can leave it a few minutes before we start’.
By the looks of things though, they’re are about to warm up.
Michael Jones28 June 2022 11:08
1656410709Kostyuk vs SwanThere are a couple of GB hopefuls in action this morning as Ryan Peniston faces Switzerland’s Henri Laaksonen on court 12 and Katie Swan takes on Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk on Court 18.
We’ll be following the action between Swan and Kostyuk with occasional updates from Peniston before the action on Centre Court begins.
Michael Jones28 June 2022 11:05
1656410625Halep returns to WimbledonThe 2019 Ladies Singles champion, Simona Halep, makes her long awaited return to Wimbledon against last year’s quarter-finalist Karolina Muchova.
This is Halep’s first return to SW19 since winning the 2019 title, having seen the 2020 edition cancelled due to Covid-19 and then missing last year through injury.
It is Wimbledon tradition for the defending women’s champion to open Centre Court action on the first Tuesday, something Halep was not able to do due to her absence last year.
But with 2021 champion Ash Barty now retired there was an opening, but tournament officials instead gave the slot to world number one Iga Swiatek.
“I’ve said this too much to say. But I can say that I feel sad that I missed it because I was injured, so I couldn’t really take the chance,” she said.
“It would have been very nice to open the tournament. But my chance is gone. So probably in this life I can have another chance, so I will look forward to that.
“Not that simple, but I’m going to work for that.”
Michael Jones28 June 2022 11:03
1656410265Andy Murray uses underarm serve in first-round win at WimbledonAndy Murray threw in an underarm serve as he overcame a stiff examination of his form and fitness to get his Wimbledon campaign up and running.
The former world number one faced a race against time to recover from an abdominal strain he suffered a fortnight ago in time to play at SW19.
The injury did not seem to be an issue but the match sharpness probably was after Murray was broken twice on his way to dropping the first set against unseeded Australian James Duckworth.
Michael Jones28 June 2022 10:57
1656409905Murray through to second roundAndy Murray made a brilliant return to Centre Court last night with a comeback victory over James Duckworth after losing the first set and the 35-year-old Scot relished the chance to play in front of a packed crowd at Wimbledon again.
“It is amazing to be back out here again with a full crowd,” said the two-time Wimbledon champion. “I’m getting on a bit now so I don’t know how many opportunities I will get here.
“I’m pleased I managed to get through and hopefully I will get another match here on Centre in a couple of days.”
Murray will now face big serving John Isner in the next round. Isner was famously part of tennis’ longest ever match when he took Nicholas Mahut to five sets at Wimbledon back in 2010 before eventually winning the final set 70-68 after 11 hours 5 minutes playtime over three days.
“I played well against John in the past. I don’t think I’ve ever played him on grass before, so there will be different challenges,” Murray said. “He’s played well here before. He was very close to making the final a few years ago.
“I’ll need to play really well and certainly return a bit better than I did tonight if I want to get through that.”
Michael Jones28 June 2022 10:51
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