Wimbledon - Day 1 Updates

London, England
June 22, 2009 

Current Status: It's Day 11 at the Wimbledon and the Men's Semifinal matches will be played on July 3, 2009. Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas and Andy Murray vs Andy Roddick

The Day 1 at Wimbledon 2009 kicked off in style as the top seeds won their first round matches. Roger Federer playing at the Centre Court on absence of Rafael Nadal defeated Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan 7-5, 6-3, 6-2. Novak Djokovic lost his first set to Julien Benneteau but came back strongly to win the match 6-7 (8-10), 7-6 (7-1), 6-2, 6-4. Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French Open finalist Robin Soderling advanced to the second round. The only upset of the day came in the form of James Blake's loss to Andreas Seppi. Seppi beat Blake 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).

In Women's matches, Serena Williams defeated Neuza Silva 6-1, 7-5. Elena Dementieva, Victoria Azarenka, Nadia Petrova advanced to the second round. Briton teen Sensation Laura Robson gave the crowd something to cheer as she won the first set against Daniela Hanchutova 6-3. Playing her first Wimbledon brought some nerves to the 15 year old and she lost the match 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Indian tennis player Sania Mirza defeated German Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.

Wimbledon Day 1 Results

Men's Singles
Roger Federer def. Yen-Hsun Lu 7-5, 6-3, 6-2
Novak Djokovic def. Julien Benneteau 6-7 (8-10), 7-6 (7-1), 6-2, 6-4
Fernando Verdasco def. James Ward 6-1, 6-3, 6-4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Andrey Golubev 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5)
Robin Soderling def. Gilles Muller 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-1, 6-2
Marin Cilic def. Alberto Martin 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Tommy Robredo def. Luka Gregorc 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3)
Andreas Seppi def. James Blake 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Mardy Fish def. Sergio Roitman 6-3, 6-2, 4-1 retired
Igor Andreev def. Evgeny Korolev 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Karol Beck def. Feliciano Lopez 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
Rainer Schuettler def. Xavier Malisse 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
Ivo Karlovic def. Lukas Lacko 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Philipp Kohlschreiber def. Florent Serra 7-6 (7-3), 6-1, 6-4
Albert Montanes def. Grega Zemlja 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Marc Gicquel def. Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
Sam Querrey def. Danai Udomchoke 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Dudi Sela def. Santiago Gonzalez 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez def. Agustin Calleri 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
Nicolas Almagro def. Juan Monaco 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 8-6
Janko Tipsarevic def. Jan Hernych 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Marcel Granollers def. Andreas Beck 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2
Ivo Minar def. Maximo Gonzalez 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0
Simone Bolelli def. Daniel Koellerer 6-7 (3-7), 2-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
Steve Darcis def. Frank Dancevic 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Vincent Spadea def. Paul Capdeville 6-0, 6-4, 7-5
Guillermo Canas def. Diego Junqueira 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
Kristof Vliegen def. Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 5-7, 6-4
Simon Greul def. Michael Yani 6-4, 6-2, 7-5
Stefan Koubek def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3

Suspended Matches
Tommy Haas vs. Alexander Peya 6-7 (5-7), 7-6, 6-3, 4-4 suspended
Michael Llodra vs. Joshua Goodall 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) suspended

Women's Singles
Serena Williams def. Neuza Silva 6-1, 7-5
Elena Dementieva def. Alla Kudryavtseva 6-4, 6-1
Victoria Azarenka def. Severine Bremond Beltrame 6-2 retired
Nadia Petrova def. Anastasiya Yakimova 6-1, 6-1
Marion Bartoli def. Yung-Jan Chan 6-0, 6-0
Dominika Cibulkova def. Julie Coin 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Zheng Jie def. Kristina Barrois 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4)
Ai Sugiyama def. Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-4
Francesca Schiavone def. Aleksandra Wozniak 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Virginie Razzano def. Tamira Paszek 6-0, 3-1 retired
Alisa Kleybanova def. Sesil Karatantcheva 6-2, 7-5
Sorana Cirstea def. Edina Gallovits 7-5, 6-1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Petra Cetkovska 6-2, 6-2
Daniela Hantuchova def. Laura Robson 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Gisela Dulko def. Stephanie Foretz 6-3, 7-5
Elena Vesnina def. Yanina Wickmayer 6-1, 6-1
Roberta Vinci def. Magdalena Rybarikova 6-3, 6-2
Aravane Rezai def. Ayumi Morita 6-2, 6-2
Arantxa Parra Santonja def. Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-4
Jarmila Groth def. Lucie Safarova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Sania Mirza def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Shahar Peer def. Maria Elena Camerin 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Maria Sharapova def. Viktoria Kutuzova 7-5, 6-4
Urszula Radwanska def. Masa Zec Peskiric 6-3, 6-3
Ioana Raluca Olaru def. Nathalie Dechy 1-6, 7-6 (7-0), 6-2
Jill Craybas def. Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 7-5
Mathilde Johansson def. Melanie South 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
Michelle Larcher De Brito def. Klara Zakopalova 6-2, 7-5
Regina Kulikova def. Karolina Sprem 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Timea Bacsinszky def. Vesna Manasieva 6-1, 4-6, 8-6

Suspended Matches
Vera Zvonareva vs. Georgie Stoop 7-6, 4-6 suspended
Alize Cornet vs. Vera Dushevina 6-3, 0-6, 2-4 suspended

The first winner on Day 1 at 2009 Wimbledon is Anna Pavlyuchenkova as she beat Petra Cetkovska 6-2, 6-2. Marc Gicquel beat Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.

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