Play Underway On Outside Courts At Wimbledon
First-round matches at Wimbledon on outside courts are underway after they were delayed due to rain on Monday. The action had started on time on Centre Court and court one due to both having roofs.
Top seed Novak Djokovic's match against British wild card Jack Draper commenced at 1:30 p.m local time on Centre Court. The five-time champion, Djokovic came back to win 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 against the World No. 253. Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas, second on court one, is currently in action against Frances Tiafoe.
Play was scheduled to commence at 11:00 a.m local time on court two and the outside courts, with a clash between #NextGenATP star Jannik Sinner and Marton Fucsovics opening proceedings on court 18.
Eighth-seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut will face John Millman first on court 12, with fifth seed Andrey Rublev, who reached the final at the NOVENTI OPEN in Halle earlier this month, playing Federico Delbonis second on court two.
On the first day of The Championships, Frenchman Gael Monfils, seeded 13, faces Christopher O'Connell, following Bautista Agut on court 12. Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros (l. to Zverev), and opens against Denis Kudla on court seven.
The 10th seed Denis Shapovalov's match against Philipp Kohlschreiber has been cancelled, as has 22nd seed Daniel Evans' clash against Feliciano Lopez. American Sebastian Korda, who won his first ATP Tour title at the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma in May, was due to play Viking International Eastbourne champion and 15th seed Alex de Minaur on court 14. However, this has also been cancelled.