Wimbledon 2024 Results: Instant Reactions to Winners and Losers from Tuesday
Tuesday marked the end of Andy Murray's singles' career at Wimbledon.
The two-time champion, who is planning to retire following the conclusion of 2024, announced his withdrawal from the singles' tournaments hours before his first-round match.
Murray's 61 wins at Wimbledon are second most among active players behind just Novak Djokovic (93), who earlier Tuesday began his hunt for an eighth Wimbledon title with a dominant, straight-set victory.
On the women's side, No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek coasted to a straight-set win, but the bigger story was the defeat of reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, who became the first reigning women's Wimbledon champion since 1994 to lose in the first round.
While Tuesday was not short of upsets, rain gave way to delays, which will push a plethora of first-round matches to Wednesday.
Tuesday Wimbledon Results
Men's Singles
No. 2 Novak Djokovic def. Vit Kopriva, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. Roberto Carballes Baena, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Francisco Comesana def No. 6 Andrey Rublev, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (5)
No. 7 Hubert Hurkacz def. Radu Albot, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
No. 9 Alex De Minaur def. James Duckworth, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4)
No. 11 Stefanos Tstisipas def. Taro Daniel, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-5
No. 13 Taylor Fritz def. Christopher O'Connell, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
No. 14 Ben Shelton def. Mattia Bellucci, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 15 Holger Rune def. Soon Woo Kwon, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
No. 17 Felix Auger-Aliassime leads Thanasi Kokkinakis, 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (9), 1-1
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard def. No. 20 Sebastian Korda, 7-6 (5) 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-7 (4), 6-3
No. 24 Alejandro Tabilo leads Daniel Evans, 6-2, 3-3
No. 25 Lorenzo Musetti def. Constant Lestienne, 4-6. 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-2
No. 28 Jack Draper def. Elias Ymer, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No. 30 Tomas Martin Etcheverry def. Luca Nardi, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
Women's Singles
No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. Sofia Kenin, 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 Elena Rybakina def. Elena-Gabriela Ruse, 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 Jessica Pegula def. Ashlyn Krueger, 6-2, 6-0
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro def No. 6 Marketa Vondrousova, 6-4, 6-2
No. 10 Ons Jabeur def. Moyuka Uchijima, 6-3, 6-1
No. 11 Danielle Collins leads Clara Tauson, 6-3, 4-4
No. 13 Jelena Ostapenko def. Ajla Tomljanovic, 6-1, 6-2
No. 15 Liudmila Samsonova def. Rebeka Masarova, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
No. 17 Anna Kalinskaya def. Panna Udvardy, 6-3, 6-2
No. 23 Caroline Garica def. Anna Blinkova, 6-4, 7-5
No. 27 Katerina Siniakova def. Marina Stakusic, 6-4, 6-2
No. 30 Leylah Fernandez def. Lucia Bronzetti, 6-4, 6-3
No. 32 Katie Boulter def. Tatjana Maria, 7-6 (6), 7-5
Novak Djokovic Shows Few Signs of Rust
Novak Djokovic looked less like a player who had surgery weeks ago and more like the seven-time Wimbledon champion he is.
The Serbian dropped just five games en route to a straight-set victory over qualifier Vit Kopriva to open up his Wimbledon campaign.
On top of this, he won 35 of 39 points on his first serve and committed just 16 unforced errors.
Djokovic, who has hopes of tying Roger Federer's record of eight Wimbledon titles, likely won't be tested until the fourth round.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Is Here to Stay
A little more than a month ago, world No. 58 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard made a name for himself when he won the ATP Lyon 250 final in front of his home crowd in France.
Earlier today, the 20-year-old 'lucky loser' added on to his early but promising career by defeating No. 20 seed Sebastian Korda in a five-set thriller.
Perricard hit 51 aces, 93 winners, and saved all 11 break points.
The Frenchman has a scorching serve, a relentlessly powering forehand, and incredible footwork rarely seen for a player of his 6'8 stature.
Perricard has the tools to make a deep run, as witnessed today, putting the rest of his quadrant on notice, especially Stefanos Tsitsipas, whom he could meet in the third round.
Reigning Champion Marketa Vondrousova Suffers Massive Upset
No. 6 seed Marketa Vondrousova entered her first-round match at Wimbledon with high hopes after winning the tournament last year.
Sixty-nine minutes later, the reigning champion's hopes were no more, courtesy of 21-year-old and world No. 83 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
The 25-year-old struggled to establish rhythm through the match, as evident by her seven double faults and 28 unforced errors.
In defeat, Vondrousova became the first women's Wimbledon defending champion since Steffi Graff (1994) to lose in the first round the following year.
Additionally, the loss moves Vondrousova out of the top ten live WTA rankings for the first time this year.