Novak Djokovic commenced the defense of his Wimbledon title with a 6/3, 7/5, 6/3 victory over Germany’s Phillip Kohlschreiber, while Kevin Anderson, the fourth seed, defeated France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6/3, 6/4, 6/2 on Court 3. In one of the exciting matches of the day, 18-year-old Canadian, Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated compatriot Vasek Pospisil 5/7, 6/2, 6/4, 6/3. With the victory, she extended her career record with Naomi to 3-0, including a recent 6/2, 6/3 victory in the third round at Birmingham. Spain’s Feliciano Lopez continued his title victory in Queens Club London in defeating America’s Marcos Giros 6/4, 6/2/, 6/4, helped by 16 aces serves. The two-time Grand Slam holder, Stan Wawrinka defeated Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans 6/3, 6/3, 6/2 and will face America’s ace serving giant, Reilly Opelka in the second round.

Source: The Guardian July 02, 2019 04:18 UTC