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George Sessions

Wimbledon day one: Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray thrill Centre Court with wins

Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray delighted the Centre Court crowd at Wimbledon with impressive day one wins while defending champion Novak Djokovic set another record in his first-round success.

Raducanu and Murray’s SW19 preparations had been dogged by injury fears but both were able to allay any concerns by progressing into round two along with fellow British hopeful Cameron Norrie.

Two suspensions of play occurred at the All England Club due to brief showers but it failed to dampen spirits on the opening day.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the best action.

Tweet of the day

Quote of the day

I definitely love a Percy Pig, that's for sure. I don't know why. Obviously other people like them, as well.
— Jodie Burrage after assisting an unwell ball boy

Picture of the day

Emma Raducanu took flight at Wimbledon with victory over Alison Van Uytvanck on her Centre Court debut (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire)

Stat of the day

Flying the flag for Ukraine

Lesia Tsurenko celebrates beating Jodie Burrage (Steven Paston/PA) (PA Wire)

Victory for Ukraine duo Lesia Tsurenko and Anhelina Kalinina at Wimbledon means there will be at least one player from the war-torn country in the last-32. Tsurenko got the better of Briton’s Jodie Burrage and it was followed by Kalinina beating Anna Bondar to set up a meeting between the compatriots.

Both spoke after their wins about the mental toll the war is having on them but their second-round clash will help keep the spotlight on Ukraine’s plight.

“This is the main thing that I would wish to happen, that we get a lot of heavy weapons,” Tsurenko said. “We just want to remind that Ukraine is in trouble and we need help.”

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