By Rounaq Sehrawat: World primary Carlos Alcaraz and two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray cruised into the second spherical, whereas defending champion Elena Rybakina survived a scare from USA’s Shelby Rogers within the opening spherical of Wimbledon 2023.
Alcaraz hammers Chardy
The 20-year-old prime seed started his Wimbledon 2023 marketing campaign by dispatching French veteran Jeremy Chardy in spherical 1. The 20-year-old ran previous Chardy, who was enjoying his ultimate Grand Slam match, with a scoreline of 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to ebook his place within the second spherical.
Following his win over the Frenchman, Alcaraz will face the winner of the all-French conflict between Alexandre Muller and Arthur Rinderknech in spherical 2.
Rybakina survives Rogers scare
World quantity three Elena Rybakina survived an early scare to kick-start her Wimbledon title protection off with a win in opposition to USA’s Shelby Rogers. Rybakina defeated the American 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 to advance to spherical two.
After dropping the primary set, Rybakina bounced again in spectacular trend to win the match in an hour and 43 minutes. The Kazakh turned simply the second defending champion to win the opening spherical in ladies’s singles in Wimbledon after dropping the opening set, following within the footsteps of 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova (1979, 1991).
Murray eases previous Peniston
Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray dispatched fellow Brit Ryan Peniston in spherical 1 of Wimbledon 2023. The 36-year-old beat Peniston 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 on centre court docket with eight-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer in attendance.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt physically this good coming into Wimbledon. So I am hoping I am fit and ready for a good run,” stated Murray after his first spherical win.
Sabalenka demolishes Udvardy
World quantity two Aryna Sabalenka cruised previous Hungary’s Panna Udvardy with a straight units win in spherical 1. Sabalenka defeated Udvardy 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the second spherical of Wimbledon 2023.
Sabalenka, who received the 2023 Australian Open, has received 36 of her 43 matches in 2023, with a win proportion of 84 per cent, which makes this season her greatest in comparison with all her earlier seasons within the WTA.
Jabeur downs Frech
Last yr’s runner-up, Ons Jabeur, made fast work of Magdalena Frech in spherical 1, profitable in straight units. The Tunisian world quantity six got here into the 2023 Wimbledon championship on the again of early losses in Berlin and Eastbourne, however Jabeur confirmed her calibre in opposition to Frech, profitable the match 6-3, 6-3.
Other outcomes
Britain’s Cameron Norrie survived a second set scare to defeat Czech Tomas Machac 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-4 within the first spherical.
Rain performed spoilsport on Day 2 of Wimbledon 2023, with a number of matches like Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Dominic Thiem, Holger Rune vs George Loffhagen suspended. Meanwhile, the opening spherical matches of Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Frances Tiafoe, Petra Kvitova, Paula Badosa, Maria Sakkari have been postponed to Wednesday.
