Tennis-Wimbledon day two
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Play started under sunny skies with temperatures predicted to go past 30 degrees Celsius again after the tournament experienced its
hottest opening day ever
on Monday.
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Wimbledon's main showcourt aura leaves Alcaraz a nervous wreck in opener
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Raducanu, Kartal and Tarvet get British Wimbledon charge off to flying start
Pain free Vondrousova getting old magic back on grass
Osaka overcomes spirited Gibson to reach Wimbledon second round
Putintseva asks for spectator be removed
Fonseca uses his cool to reach Wimbledon second round
Paolini powers her way into Wimbledon second round
Keys keeps eye on the ball to reach Wimbledon second round
Sinner starts Wimbledon bid against fellow Italian Nardi
Tsitsipas at a loss to explain injury woes after Wimbledon exit
Medvedev makes early exit after Wimbledon meltdown
Sabalenka powers past Branstine in Wimbledon opener
Sinner plays down split with trainer and physio ahead of Wimbledon
Cautious Gauff targets Channel Slam at Wimbledon, 10 years after Serena Williams
Krejcikova relishing return as Wimbledon champion despite injury scare
Upbeat Djokovic still hunts milestones with 20th Wimbledon looming
WIMBLEDON ORDER OF PLAY ON TUESDAY
CENTRE COURT
17-Barbora Krejcikova v Alexandra Eala
Alexandre Muller v 6-Novak Djokovic
Dayana Yastremska v 2-Coco Gauff
COURT NUMBER ONE
1-Jannik Sinner v Luca Nardi
Petra Kvitova v 10-Emma Navarro
4-Jack Draper v Sebastian Baez
COURT NUMBER TWO
Elisabetta Cocciaretto v 3-Jessica Pegula
Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-Lorenzo Musetti
8-Iga Swiatek v Polina Kudermetova
10-Ben Shelton v Alex Bolt
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