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Wimbledon headlines & sidelines — Day 1

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- Murray through in straight sets


- Nadal wins 850th career match


- Tearful Venus wins


- Emotional returns for Kvitova and Azarenka


- Fifth seed Wawrinka defeated


Numbers up1


Number of matches played on the tour this year by John Millman before facing Rafael Nadal.31/22 winners and unforced errors for Petra Kvitova in her win over Johanna Larsson.56 hours spent by Des Robson queueing for tickets in order to secure first position in the line. The computer technician, 48, has never been to Wimbledon before. “I went through all my twenties and thirties thinking, you know, ‘one year’,” he said. “The cherry on the cake is Murray playing.”62 minutes it took Kei Nishikori to breeze past Marco Cecchinato.850 Nadal’s wins in his career, secured after his victory over Millman. He is only the seventh player to reach the landmark.2002 The last time four tie-break sets were played in a Wimbledon singles match. That was before Ivo Karlovic and Aljaz Bedene went head-to-head on Monday.


Royal Box/Celeb watch


In the Royal Box: Prince William’s wife Kate, former motor racing world champion Jackie Stewart and US author Bill Bryson.In the slightly less posher seats were Jade Thirwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock of British pop group Little Mix. — AFP


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