Wimbledon day two: Princess of Wales, Roger Federer and Andy Murray take Centre Stage
Andy Murray raced through his first-round match with fellow Briton Ryan Peniston to provide some cheer for Wimbledon fans on a rain-soaked day two of the Championships.
Play on the outside courts was stopped just after midday and there would be no return due to the wet conditions in SW19.
But the roofs on Centre Court and Court One allowed defending champion Elena Rybakina and second seed Aryna Sabalenka to open their accounts on the grass at the All England Club.
Cameron Norrie and world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz were also victorious on a drab day where the presence of Roger Federer and the Princess of Wales in the Royal Box helped lift spirits.
Here is a look at the rain-disrupted second day’s play at Wimbledon 2023.
Tweet of the day
Love it, @SabalenkaA 👏#Wimbledon https://t.co/MAubVkvYmx pic.twitter.com/V0960QAIET
— wta (@WTA) July 4, 2023
Picture of the day
Quote of the day
“I walked into the locker room and there was Elena’s photo with the trophy so that didn’t help at all.” – Ons Jabeur joking about her welcome back to the All England Club after losing last year’s final against Elena Rybakina
Shot of the day
Carlos Alcaraz doing Carlos Alcaraz things at Wimbledon.
Sometimes all you can do is applaud… 👏@carlosalcaraz could do no wrong in his first round match 🔥#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/tAJEfLAU1j
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2023
Stat of the day
Andy Murray a member of a very exclusive club.
Joining a list of legends ✨@andy_murray becomes the sixth player in the Open Era to claim more than 60 Men’s Singles wins at @Wimbledon (now 61), following Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Jimmy Connors, Boris Becker & Pete Sampras.
Credit: @OptaAce pic.twitter.com/wvbkQ7r1kV
— LTA (@the_LTA) July 4, 2023
Royalty on Centre Court
Two different types of royalty graced Centre Court on a wet second day of the Championships with Kate and eight-time Wimbledon winner Federer, who both recently put on a training session for ball girls and boys, in the Royal Box.
Federer received a special ovation and watched a video of his highlights on his first return to SW19 since confirming his retirement in September. It showed he remains the king of the All England Club despite playing the last of his 22 tournaments here in 2021.
Federer sat next to Kate, who wore a lime green blazer and had mixed with the Court 18 crowd during Katie Boulter’s match against Daria Saville before rain brought an early end to proceedings.
With the roof on Centre, the pair were able to witness the victories of Rybakina and Murray.
WATCH: Legend Roger Federer receives lengthy standing ovation on Wimbledon return
