First day of Wimbledon completed with exciting matches: Sinner wins with difficulty and Rafa Jodar debuts forcefully

This Monday, June 29, the main draw of Wimbledon, both women's and men's, has begun. The third Grand Slam of the year has already started, without Carlos Alcaraz, but with the defending champion Jannik Sinner, as well as the young Spanish promise Rafa Jodar. In the women's draw, the big news is that women's tennis legend Serena Williams will be present at the tournament, at 44 years of age and after retiring, she returns to the competition in which she has been champion 7 times.

Jannik Sinner opened his participation in this tournament, playing on the center court against the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic. The match was predicted to be a comfortable victory for the Italian, however, Kecmanovic showed a great level and forced Sinner to bring out his best shots. The Serbian even went up 2-1 with a set advantage, however, it was here that Jannik showed why he is the current champion, overcoming his opponent in the next two sets, winning the match 3-2.

In the first turn of the morning, the Spanish sensation of the circuit, Rafa Jodar, debuted. It was the first match of his life at Wimbledon, and instead of being overwhelmed by that scenario, Rafa showed great play with a variety of winning shots against a British opponent who was playing at home named Félix Gil. The match concluded with a comfortable 3-0 for the Spaniard, leaving a very good impression and high expectations.

Tennis legend Novak Djokovic has also debuted at this Wimbledon at 39 years of age. The Serbian played in the last turn of the afternoon against the Chinese Wu. During moments of the match, it seemed that the Chinese was more comfortable and playing better, however, in those moments of certain difficulty, Novak showed why he is one of the best tennis players in history, taking the match by 3 sets to 1.

Of the multiple matches witnessed on the first day of this competition, among the most notable were the victory of the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina by 3-0. Also very reliable was the Russian Daniil Medvedev winning 3-0 against Cilic. Tsitsipas also won comfortably in three sets, and one of the matches of the day was provided by Rublev and Safiulin, ending 3-2 for the latter, in a very even match. While in the women's draw, the convincing victories of the circuit's top players, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Mirra Andreeva, stood out, in addition to the surprising victory of the Spanish Sara Sorribes.