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28 Jun, 4 tweets, 3 min read

Sixteen of the scheduled 64 first round matches at #Wimbledon were cancelled on Monday as the Grand Slam event's return after two years suffered a soggy start u.afp.com/U6mv #AFPSports

#UPDATE Defending champion Novak #Djokovic overcame an early scare to reach the #Wimbledon second round on Monday with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 win over Britain's 253rd-ranked Jack Draper u.afp.com/U6sb #AFPSports

#BREAKING Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas knocked out of Wimbledon in first round

#UPDATE Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas - beaten by Novak Djokovic in the French Open final just two weeks ago - slumped to his third first round defeat in four visits to the tournament, losing to American Frances Tiafoe

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