STRAWBERRIES and cream at the ready, Wimbledon 2022 is FINALLY HERE!
And it kicks off today with Emma Raducanu, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray ALL in action on Centre Court.
Last year's men's champ Djokovic opens up proceedings against South Korean world No 78 Kwon Soon-woo.
Then Raducanu faces a tricky customer in Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck as Day 1 rolls on at pace in SW19.
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- Dave Fraser
Djokovic* 6-3 3-6 5-3 Kwon
There it is… Djokovic gets his break and he'll now serve for the third set.
Usually you'd back him to comfortably close out the match.
But he's been troubled by Kwon today… keep your eyes on this match.
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic 6-3 3-6 4-3 Kwon*
This match is rattling on at quite a pace now.
All the while Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray wait patiently for their slot on Centre Court.
Raducanu is second after Djokovic vs Kwon with Murray on – presumably quite late – this evening.
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic* 6-3 3-6 3-3 Kwon
Kwon races to 40-0 as he looks to level up.
He eventually closes out the game to 15.
What's Djokovic got in his locker as we edge towards the business end of the third set?
- Dave Fraser
Rain, rain, go away
Well it's still drizzling here.
But we're being told there will no play on the outside courts until 3.45pm.
Seems ambitious given the downpour, but fingers crossed.
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic 6-3 3-6 3-2 Kwon*
Djokovic storms to a 40-15 lead, but Kwon forces deuce.
Scrap that, Kwon has a break point here… Djokovic clips the service line with a strong – and very brave – second serve.
The Serb eventually holds. But he's being pushed very hard here.
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic* 6-3 3-6 2-2 Kwon
Solid hold for Kwon.
He thumps a thunderbolt of a forehand up the line to wrong-foot Djokovic.
That itself takes some doing.
Over on Court No1, Struff is still a break up on Alcaraz. It's currently 4-3 with the German serving.
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic 6-3 3-6 2-1 Kwon*
Comfortable hold for the world No3.
He's the top seed here, remember, with Daniil Medvedev one of many Russian and Belarusian players banned from SW19 and German Alexander Zverev out through injury.
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic* 6-3 3-6 1-1 Kwon
Oh, here we go…
Djokovic storms to 0-30 on the Kwon serve as he looks to go a break up.
But Kwon battles back brilliantly to take the game, with the Serb missing a fairly regulation smash at 40-30 down.
Poor by his lofty standards.
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic 6-3 3-6 1-0 Kwon*
Djokovic starts the third set with a hold. It wasn't easy for him.
But that will give him a bit of a boost.
Huge set, this…
It's worth remembering Djokovic dropped a set in the first round last year – to Brit Jack Draper.
He didn't lose another set en route to the title. Ominous.
- Dave Fraser
Wet Wimbers II
I really can't express how heavily it's raining out there.
It's pouring. Tipping it down. Coming down in stair rods. Raining cats and dogs. And so on…
Some brave – and ambitious – souls are braving it under umbrellas on Court 2. They clearly don't want to miss what could be just the final two points of Norrie's match. Sorry, but we're some way off play restarting.
Either way, it doesn't look good for the outside courts.
- Dave Fraser
Wet Wimbers
So, just a little update for you on the weather.
It's really chucking it down in SW19 now.
We're in for showers all day, which is so frustrating.
Play still going on two courts – Centre Court and Court No1.
So that's Djokovic vs Kwon and Struff vs Alcaraz.
Alcaraz has been broken early in that one, with the German leading 3-1.
- Dave Fraser
Another medical emergency
Oh no, this isn't good.
Centre Court again. In the Djokovic-Kwon match.
A woman has now been taken ill with medics attending to her.
Let's hope she's OK.
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic* 6-3 3-6 Kwon
He's done it!
The world No81 has levelled the match at a set apiece with a gritty hold.
Will Djokovic shift up a gear? Or has Kwon rattled the 20-time Grand Slam champion?
- Dave Fraser
Rain suspends play.. again!
Oh no…
Would you believe it?
Norrie had THREE match points on the Andujar serve and misses them all.
At deuce at 6-0 7-6 5-3, the heavens open again, the covers come on again and the brollies are popped open again.
The British weather, eh?
Anyway, Djokovic's match against Kwon is still going with the roof on – so stay tuned for updates there.
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic* 6-3 2-5 Kwon
OUCH! Again… first Norrie and now Djokovic.
The Serbian star, so good on his feet, has just slipped and nearly done the splits.
That looked sore, but he gets up.
It doesn't get much better for him though, as Kwon reels off his service game to move within one of the set.
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic 6-3 2-4 Kwon*
The No1 seed holds.
Over to the 24-year-old South Korean…
- Dave Fraser
Norrie 6-0 7-6 5-3 Andujar*
OUCH! Norrie slips at 40-15 up to give Andujar a sniff of getting back into the game.
But a wonderful, angled backhand from the Brit pushes his opponent wide – only able to biff the ball long.
Norrie one game away…
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic* 6-3 1-4 Kwon
Wow. Djokovic races to 0-40 and THREE break points.
But he squanders all of them as Kwon reels off five straight points to hold.
What a way to do it.
Kwon now two games away from levelling the match at a set apiece.
- Dave Fraser
Norrie* 6-0 7-6 4-3 Andujar
Andujar holds, but he'll need to break pretty quickly.
This one looks all but over.
The Spaniard sucks down an energy gel. One last push?
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic 6-3 1-3 Kwon*
Well, well, well… just like in the first set, Kwon has gone a break up.
His box celebrate as Djokovic thuds one into the net.
Can he keep the foot on the gas and keep the No1 seed at bay?
- Dave Fraser
Norrie 6-0 7-6 4-2 Andujar*
Well, that was close.
Andujar worked his way to 30-40 and a chance to break back in the third set.
But Norrie kept his composure beautifully to hold after a pair of deuces.
- Dave Fraser
Djokovic 6-3 1-2 Kwon
After the worrying scenes on Centre Court, the players have resumed their match.
Both players hold in rapid-fire fashion with the second set currently on serve.
We await updates on the stricken spectator…
- Dave Fraser
Norrie* 6-0 7-6 3-2 Andujar
Another quick pair of holds and that really does play into Norrie's hands.
Andujar needs to pull something out of the bag quickly or this match is over.
Norrie can smell blood as he storms towards the second round.
- Joshua Jones
Centre Court match stopped
Djokovic's match has now been paused briefly.
We understand there is a medical emergency in the crowd.
Remember, there are 15,000 fans inside the stadium.
Both players take their seats at the side of the court.
Credit: Getty Credit: Reuters - Dave Fraser
Norrie 6-0 7-6 1-1 Andujar*
The pair on Court 2 trade quickfire holds.
That will suit Norrie for now…
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