Former Wimbledon winners Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal all advanced to round 2 of the 2015 Wimbledon championship
Hometown favourite Murray defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4, 7-6, 6-4 advancing to Round 2 with three other British men.
Four British men are through to #Wimbledon 2nd round for the first time since 2006: http://t.co/LUp93r4q4t #bbctennis pic.twitter.com/6ov1Wnm0JM
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 30, 2015
Murray, seeded third, won 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 in two hours and 13 minutes as the temperature hit 41C on Centre Court. The Briton had a testing match but he was delighted to win, he said
“It was a tough match. I made it hard for myself in the second set,”
Federer, the seven-time men’s champion showed he is the fight to win his eighth Wimbledon title show casing a quick fire win against his opponent. The second-seeded Swiss took 68 minutes to eliminate 88th-ranked Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia 6-1, 6-3, 6-3. “I was happy I played aggressive,” he said. “I must say I’m very happy, always, to win like that.” Nadal, a two-time champion, sailed to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil. Meanwhile Eugenie Bouchard reportedly received a dress code violation after her black bra strap became visible during her match against Duan Ying ying at Wimbledon 2015. The issue arose when chair umpire Louise Engzell spotted the black strap midway through her first round match-up. Engzell phoned the tournament referee who questioned Bouchard on court about her dress code.
Louise Engzell calls in a dress code violation on Bouchard; she has a black bra visible underneath her white bra. #fashionpolice #Wimbledon — Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) June 30, 2015
Eugenie Bouchard reportedly received a dress code violation after her black bra strap
The All England club’s dress code states that: “Competitors must be dressed in suitable tennis attire that is almost entirely white and this applies from the point at which the player enters the court surround.”
Bouchard joins the list of big name players to have been scrutinized by the All England Club’s captious authorities with Wimbledon legend Roger Federer having banned from wearing white shoes with orange soles during the 2013 tournament.
Bouchard-last year’s Wimbledon finalist, went to lose to Duan 7-6 6-4, meaning she has tasted defeat in 12 out of her 14 matches in 2015.
In the other women events, defending champion Petra Kvitova began her title defence with a 6-1 6-0 win over Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in only 35 minutes.
Petra Kvitova starts Wimbledon defence with easy win over Kiki Bertens
Third seed Simona Halep was shocked world number 106 Jane Cepelova,Caroline Wozniacki won 7-5 6-0 over China’s Saisai Zheng,Sabine Lisicki of Germany won 7-5 6-4 over Australia’s Jarmila Gajdosova, Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska won 6-3 6-2 over Czech Lucie Hradecka.
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