Wimbledon day two: Brits march on, ‘it’s just wow’ for Harmony Tan after Serena Williams win, Covid-19 fears

Serena Williams lost in three sets to Harmony Tan on her return to grand-slam tennis on a memorable day for British players at Wimbledon.
Six home players out of the 11 to complete matches on Tuesday progressed, making it the first time since 1997 that nine British singles players had reached the second round.
Williams’ dramatic deciding-set tie-break defeat to world number 115 Harmony Tan concluded the Centre Court action, which started with Iga Swiatek winning her 36th consecutive match – breaking the 21st century record set by Venus Williams in 2000 – and was followed by Rafael Nadal winning in four sets.
Here is a look at second-day events in SW19.
Tweet of the day
Most Brits into the @Wimbledon 2nd round since 1997#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/uJ9pxeQMtj
— LTA (@the_LTA) June 28, 2022
Quote of the day
Picture of the day
Shot of the day
Simona Halep returns in style 💫
The Romanian impresses in her first #Wimbledon appearance since lifting the title in 2019 @Simona_Halep pic.twitter.com/dkDASlO5nD
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2022
Stat of the day
3️⃣ different surfaces. 6️⃣ trophies in a row.
🇵🇱 @iga_swiatek continues to make history 🙌 pic.twitter.com/PsP3jpVQta
— wta (@WTA) June 28, 2022
Covid-19 concerns
A day after Marin Cilic, the 2017 runner-up, announced he was “heartbroken” at having to withdraw from Wimbledon due to a positive coronavirus test, Matteo Berrettino had to follow suit.
The Italian lost last year’s final to Novak Djokovic but on Tuesday revealed “the dream is over for this year.”
Later in the day, France’s Alize Cornet appeared to suggest Covid-19 had been rife at Roland Garros but very few players admitted it.
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