Muller v Fucsovics Wimbledon 2017. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com. Highlights not available in U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Austria, South America. Getty Images photo.
Tsonga v Norrie Wimbledon Highlights 2017. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com. Highlights not available in U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Austria, South America. Getty Images photo.
Andy Murray got his Wimbledon title defence off to a strong start on Monday in a rain-interrupted victory at The Championships. Murray improved to 54-9 at the All England Club, where he captured the 2013 (d. Djokovic) and 2016 (d. Raonic) titles, with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Kazakhstani lucky loser Alexander Bublik, who was contesting just his seventh tour-level match. "I was a bit nervous this morning," said Murray. "I hadn't been able to do as much as I would have liked in the build-up. I didn't know the guy I was playing. Obviously, first match at a slam, there's always a few extra nerves. Once I got out there and got the early break, saved a couple...
Ninth seed Kei Nishikori wasted little time in recording his 30th grass-court victory on Monday as he began his campaign at The Championships with a comprehensive 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 win over Italian Marco Cecchinato in 72 minutes. The Japanese star converted seven of his nine break point opportunities and hit 35 winners. Having overcome a back injury he sustained at the Gerry Weber Open, Nishikori will now meet Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky, who beat Julien Benneteau of France 6-3, 7-6(8), 2-6, 6-2. "This is the only Grand Slam that I haven't done well in," said Nishikori. "I have never made it to the quarter-finals. That's always my motivation, to get into the second week. I think the past couple of years,...
