HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Wimbledon day one
Highlights of the opening day at Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Monday (all times GMT): 1322 PLISKOVA CONTINUES GOOD GRASSCOURT FORM
Third seed Karolina Pliskova, who warmed up for Wimbledon by winning the third grasscourt title of her career at Eastbourne, fought off a late comeback attempt by China's Zhu Lin to prevail 6-2 7-6(4). READ MORE
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Last year's runner-up Kevin Anderson, making his 40th major appearance, eased past France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 6-4 6-2. Unseeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez joined him in the next round with a 6-4 6-2 6-4 win over Marcos Giron. 1157 WAWRINKA OFF TO STRONG START
Swiss Stan Wawrinka, who was beaten by Dan Evans in the second round of the Queen's Club tournament prior to Wimbledon, wasted little time getting into top gear as he powered past qualifier Ruben Bemelmans 6-3 6-2 6-2. Roberto Bautista Agut also advanced with a 6-3 6-2 6-3 win over Germany's Peter Gojowczyk.
Home hope Heather Watson was the first Briton through to the second round with a 7-6(3) 6-2 win over American teenager Caty McNally. 1120 KEYS, SVITOLINA STROLL INTO SECOND ROUND
Madison Keys, seeded 17th, made short work of Thailand's Luksika Kumkhum winning 6-3 6-2 to reach the second round while Elina Svitolina handed Australia's Daria Gavrilova a bagel en route to a 7-5 6-0 victory. 1000 PLAY UNDER WAY AT WIMBLEDON
Play began in bright sunshine with the temperature hovering around the 20 degrees Celsius mark and a forecast high of 22C. Defending men's champion Novak Djokovic begins the defence of his title on Centre Court against German Philipp Kohlschreiber at 1200 GMT.
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