Day 1 Highlights Today at Wimbledon

Since 1030 this morning the crowds have been pouring through the dates

on the opening day of Wimbledon 2016. -- the gates. As tradition

dictates play is opened by the defending champion, Novak Djokovic

comes here as the holder of all four Grand Slam titles, up against him

one of the heroes of the Davis Cup winning side for Britain, James

Ward. That will be a highlight of our show as we bring you the

Wimbledon highlights. We will catch up with last year 's runner-up

Muguruza and we will look at the man who is living the dream, Marcus

Willis came through qualifying and has already entered himself a

fanatical fan base. The weather here over the last few weeks has been

significantly better today compared to what we have seen in Glastonbury

and everywhere else. It is a gorgeous evening, welcome to the

highlights and I and joined -- and I will be joined by John McEnroe. John

McEnroe will be with us, but I'm delighted to have you here,

Marianne. I am so happy to be back with you.

We will start with the early Centre Court action and Novak Djokovic is

up against the British number five James Ward. Three weeks ago the

world number one won his first French Open title and he served as a

firm waiver to take a fourth Wimbledon and third in a row. He is

fast tracking from being the fastest on the planet are one of the

greatest in all time. When Ward heard that the draw had pitted him

against Djokovic he responded with the sort of words for which earns a

BBC warning. The shock took a while to warm off and it seemed it would

take a while for him to get a grip on the match. Game and first set

Djokovic. And the first nine games all went the way of Djokovic. We

will see commentary in the tent. COMMENTATOR: Jackie Stewart is in

the box today, he has been a frequent watcher of the Andy Murray

matches. APPLAUSE

That ball was asking to be hit and he hit it. That will poke him up a

bit. It is really the 1-2 punch we are looking for, getting a defensive

reply and looking to dominate with the next shot.

Well, two not very good shots in succession. Anything flying that

high should have two stewardesses on board, that will not get it done. I

thought he was trying to bring in the smash! LAUGHTER

The ball was called out. From our position, that did look out. It was

pretty tight, it caught the back age, was it wide? Oh! -- edge.

Biggest cheer of the afternoon for Hawk-Eye. James Ward has two chances

here to get on board. That was out. Oh! A wry smile from Djokovic.

APPLAUSE A British player wins a game for the

first time on Centre Court this Wimbledon. CHEERING

Credit for James Ward, not only getting a game on the board, but

that reaction. We do love irony, don't we?

Djokovic shaking, quaking in his boots!

Oh! CHEERING APPLAUSE

I have to say, from our position here, the work on that drop shot

looked magical, but Ward got there. I thought it was a lobby that landed

very short. -- lob. I thought he was trying to bounce it off the net on

to the other side of the court. CHEERING

Let's not undermine James Ward, but Djokovic is certainly

underperforming in this game and it has given the British player three

break points. He had four in the first set. He could not take them in

the first set and that is the first one that has gone here. Is it too

early to talk about the greatest comebacks in Wimbledon history. Yes.

CHEERING It is on the! The comeback is on!

STUDIO: Suddenly the fans on Centre Court had a match to enjoy, they

were right behind their man. Both players moving exceptionally well,

look at this! We will rejoin this second set with Ward serving three

down. You suspect that actually most of

the budget of the Icelandic tennis Federation must go on indoor courts,

don't you think? I think Djokovic cooled off in those last three

games, but the intensity is resuming. He does not want to be

messing around. He wants to finish this set, this match off at the

earliest possibility. CHEERING

An interesting change up from Djokovic. He played the slice

backhand short, forced water to move up and he moved into uncomfortable

territory. You have got the unforced error, now 0-30.

There will be many occasions over the next couple of weeks where many

people talk about what a fantastic scoring system tennis has, because

of the ebb and flow, but it can lead very quickly, you can feel yourself

in the game and then out of it in a blink of an nine. --

-- an eye. He is hanging in there, a bit of frustration on Djokovic's

side there. Oh! Take that! A fourth ace for

James Ward. It is still break point to defending champion.

That is a well dug out of hole. Not quite out of it yet. Moving in the

right direction. CHEERING

And still moving in it. For really the first time Novak Djokovic

showing some signs of frustration after that point. A bit of tension.

STUDIO: The fightback insured that this first set, second set I should

say went to a tie-break. Djokovic dominated that. Although the second

set had taken 56 minutes, the third set had a single break and Djokovic

ensured that he was firmly in control and served out to sea off

the British challenger and move onto the second round watch by Boris

Becker. Very proud of his man and afterwards Djokovic spoke to Gary

Richardson. This is probably the most unique experience in tennis,

playing as the defending champion of Wimbledon and I was on untouched

grass, once you win Wimbledon, you know exactly when you play the first

match next year. It is really special to feel this tradition and

history to come back to the cradle of our sport. It was a wonderful

experience. It was a number liveable day, I have spent a lot of time of

Wimbledon -- at Wimbledon and I had a look at the court. When it is full

up and you are playing against the world number one, it is the day you

remember for the rest of your life. John McEnroe has joined us having

watch Federer finally win that match. I love your location. It is a

good view. It is not raining yet. We will also talk about your new role

as a coach. I wanted to ask both of you first about James Ward and the

first set and the first three games of the second set. When a match runs

away from you before you can do anything about it. This match, it is

on the Centre Court of Wimbledon against the number one player in the

world in front of the whole country probably watching him. He feels the

only thing he wants is just to get a game on the board. That must be the

worst thing to go through and I think he did extremely well to

regroup. I loved the way he was after 3-1 keeping ongoing and he

tried to challenge. The reaction from his wife was the new have to

admire. And Ward's reaction when he finally got a game on the board. He

carried on and he said I have a game and I can move extremely well. He

was starting to run well and tonight he will feel a lot better. It was a

sensation on Centre Court. It was great to share with his whole

family. It is hard to feel good when you are down 6-0, 3-0 and you are

hoping to win a game. Djokovic showed he was classy and he

understood things, he did not want to show as much mercy as he showed.

Ward had a view chances at 5-0 and level this. I am trying to remember

if it was 5-5 or 5-6, but he was a couple of points from levelling the

match which would have been like beyond belief that that could

actually happen. Reality is set in and Novak 's. -- and Novak stepped

it up. James can be proud that he was able to play a good match on

Centre Court under the crowd is happy. We are all happy. I have to

disagree with you once again. We just started. I don't think that

Novak showed him mercy. I think James got the stress of his

shoulders and I think Novak was a bit surprised at the momentum. In

the second set, he won that second set. He was lucky to beat James

Ward. LAUGHTER Not lucky! I did not say he brought

him back into the match, but I will give you the benefit of the doubt on

this. James stepped up nicely and we all live happily ever raft. Novak is

still going to the slam. LAUGHTER -- ever after. Now we will look at

Mannarino versus Edmund. Do you think Mannarino can push in?

Mannarino has the type of game that can cause problems people. He does

not have the big game, but he is tricky, slick, lefty, he has some

things going for him. To answer question, no. The bar is so high

when you play Novak. Of course, if he is looking at the James Ward

match, he will think I am better than James Ward, I can win at least

a set and Mannarino likes grass courts. He was a bit of a surprise

to see him coming, lots of drop shots, he comes to the net, plays

extremely flat, takes the ball quite early. I think he will probably push

Novak a bit. We have that to look forward to, Spain played Italy at

the European Championships and it was the same on Centre Court as

Giorgi played, this is the pick of the women's first round ties and it

did not disappoint. Muguruza of Spain finished runner-up to Serena

Williams last year. That potential was realised earlier this month when

she became French Open champion, beating Serena Williams at Roland

Garros. Giorgi is currently ranked 67th in the world. Her fashion

designer mother Claudia is responsible for all her outfits. She

reached the fourth round four years ago, but at her best she can beat

anyone. Muguruza took the first set, it was tight in the second, we join

with the Spaniard serving 5-6 down. COMMENTATOR: Time is absolutely

right for her to take the second set. Everyone has come back after

the first match. It is full. They are looking at the score and

thinking what is this? Something could happen here.

CHEERING How did she make the first one and

missed the second? Have a look. Great hands, but then just... She is

so much more comfortable hitting the driver volley and she won a drive

volley off of this! Got to cover that tea on big points,

she took that to Giorgi forehead, that would give her a much better

chance making the return. -- Giorgi's forehead. Great length. She

has got another bite at the cherry. Second set point.

She has got it! She did not get carried away. They are all on their

feet. And with that we were into a third and deciding set, let's rejoin

it. The forehand held up pretty well,

but a crushing backhand finisher. It was allowed to play with a bit more

width here and when she gets front but it is goodbye. -- front foot it

is goodbye. We saw it earlier long, showing how

well she played the big points will stop that is no longer the case.

There is no way she is playing at the level that she was in the first

set at key moments. She has gone down slightly, I do not understand

how long Giorgi can sustain this level. That is my question over this

match. I like that serve right out to the

forehand against Muguruza. I have a feeling she stands there with a

backhand grip. She could have stood there with any grip and would not

have got that one though. A bit of everything in this game,

some great returning, double fault. A scorching winner, and unforced

error. Still a rare assortment, 14 break

point saved by Giorgi. Just popped up on that one. Lost

control. Always the riskier side. Finally, after six break points and

a ten minute game, Muguruza gets the breakthrough.

STUDIO: And Muguruza maintains the advantage to serve for the match.

The final score, 62, 75, six four. And that was a real test.

You do not someone who -- you do not want someone who will hit the ball

so hard. You really feel she can take the match out of your hands

which is something you do not want to fear when it is your first Grand

Slam, as Garbine Muguruza. Age Mendis amount of pressure. When

played in Majorca, she was playing on clay. Here, she is on grass. It

was all in the head, it was a mental battle and I think she did

incredibly well. It was an incredible standard of tennis

throughout, John. No grunting and for anyone who thinks women's tennis

in the early stages of a Grand Slam can be one sided, this match proved

people wrong? You knew when you looked at the

draw, let's take a careful look at this, you do not know what is going

to pan out when you put it on Centre Court. Muguruza is extremely

confident, I would say she is cocky, and she has a right to be and maybe

that is why she's able to challenge is arena and beat her at French. She

is walking around strutting her stuff. The players know that. She is

walking around as if she is the best player in the world. Maybe she is

but you have got to prove it. And she has got to believe it. Of

course, you have to find the fine line between rubbing it in people's

face so they don't give it a bit extra, and secondly, you have to

have some humility, a combination I did not know a whole lot about the

first one! I knew a little bit about humility, come on! I think Muguruza,

someone who will really help her is her coach. He knows very well how to

keep a player into their routine, how to take the press away, take the

whole circus that comes with it and stick to that routine and stick to

what she knows of it which is hitting a tennis ball very, very

hard. I think it has been very tough to enjoy being on the court again. I

think Muguruza enjoys still the battle, she wants to be the number

one. Obviously, she will have to face Serena Williams, once again

here, but she is ready and she wants to take that weight on her

shoulders. With 15 in total, there are more British players at

Wimbledon that at any time since 2000 selects catch up with some of

them with Paddy Geary. Before you take the short walk to

the Wimbledon courts, it takes miles to build up reputations. Alex Ward

was not afraid of a little legwork here. At times, it brought glorious

reward. David Goffin is the 11th feed and was always likely to be too

strong for the world 245. Victory here for Ward would have been

priceless. Defeat Benson ?30,000 which he is more than happy with.

Neither Naomi Broady or her opponent Elina Svitolina have been able to

win on grass the season so someone's ability was going to improve.

Brother Liam takes on Murray tomorrow. He is the only Broady in.

Svitolina was through with no trouble.

Bride incline has only had to pop up the road from his home in Kingston.

He has done all this Camper an but he could not win the point. --

scampering. Nicolas Mahut knows the power of stamina. A straight sets

defeat but no white flag from Klein. It was thought Laura Robson would be

a regular on the show courts but she has been thwarted so often with

injury. Catching up is not easy and nor is playing Angelique Kerber.

However hard Robson tried to ignite the sea to the macro spot which

brought terror girls' title here, the numbers ultimately do not live.

Dan Evans had an unusual start to his Wimbledon. For the first game of

the first set, he was calling for first aid for a poorly ball boy.

That was the end of his caring side. Then he ruthlessly exploited

Jan-Lennard Struff's steps. Through tenacity and a tie-break, he took

the third. Just as he had steadied himself, this happened. It took

painkillers, but he played on. Adrenaline did the rest. Evans had

never before made it beyond round one until now. All the effort and

all the pain was worth it. There is a massive crowd cheering

him on. A great story for Dan Evans. Now to the most heart-warming story

of Day one. It features a man called Marcus Willis. He is ranked 772 in

the world which is the lowest ranking in the whole draw apart from

protected ranking players and he was the lowest for 16 years. He was

playing against Ricardas Berankis from Lithuania. This is Branca 's

serving to stay in the first set. A glimpse of an opportunity here.

0-30 ahead on the Berankis serve. The Lithuanian has to dig himself

out of a little bit of a whole to extend his first set.

He has overcooked the forehand. That is just pressure. He is playing from

an attacking sense but the movement as well, the amount of balls that he

is running down, asking Berankis further questions. It is very good.

STUDIO: Willis Loving it, as were his very vocal fans. Let's rejoin it

in the second. Continuing to find the angles is

Marcus Willis. Berankis could not retrieve that one. A love- 30 hole

again. He has got him rattled, hasn't he?

He most certainly is. STUDIO: Willis held his nerve and

held his serve. He took the second set and we rejoin it in the third,

two games all, Berankis serving. Very well crafted point. Approaching

the net effectively. Carving out his drop shot winner. Yes, giving Willis

a taste of his own medicine there with the short angle.

Posing the question what can Berankis do to get himself back into

the game. Surely, the first thing he has got to do is hang tough.

A miscue on the forehand like the previous point. A third double fault

of the match. He is normally more solid than this.

And he finds the line. What a glorious stroke from Willis.

Berankis playing a bit again. A good first volley. Credit to Willis for

coming up with that. And he has done it! Marcus Willis

secures the first service break of set number three to take a decisive

lead. STUDIO: So much energy, so much

positivity and around about two hours, Willis was in a position to

serve for the match and a potential meeting with Roger Federer in round

two. What a recovery and what a winner!

Marcus Willis on the run, and outstretched forehand and finding

the inside of the line with a fantastic shot! Yes, that was

outstanding. I was about to sing Berankis's phrases in the first

couple of points. And he is loving it. Asking for more

from his enthusiastic supporters here.

Two match points for Marcus Willis. This, his Grand Slam debut.

What a way to close it out! CHEERING

Marcus Willis, the man ranked 772 in the world, the man who has come

through two rounds of prequalifying just make it through to Wimbledon

2016, roars delight. -- roars with the light. CLARE BALDING: and he is

the lowest ranked qualifier to reach round two since Jared Palmer at the

1988 US Open. He told his girlfriend earlier this year that he was giving

up tennis. She is called Jenny Bates and she said, no, don't do that. It

was a week after we first met and he said, I might be going to America. I

just sensed the way he said it. I said, don't go. Whatever it takes,

whatever money you need or support, we will get it. After a week of

knowing him? After a week. I would have said it the first night, it was

instant with him. After winning the first set, you

were celebrating every point? I love being here and I'm loving my tennis.

It is great to be on court and loving my tennis. Usually, on a

Monday afternoon you would be teaching kids. What do you want to

say to them because they are bound to have watched today. Keep going,

keep working hard. Now he has the prospect of, I will

mention it quietly, Roger Federer. Who is that?! He's kind of a big

deal in tennis. I'm sure it will hit me at some stage but I am loving

every minute of it! Floating? Floating! He was in shock.

It is an incredible story. I did think he could believe it. If you

sent this script to Hollywood you would not believe it. I was in

Wimbledon the movie and it was kind of the same story. He has got to

face Roger Federer. I am not even sure how he got into the

prequalification. That was a last-minute thing as well because

one of the players could not get back from Turkey. Sometimes it is

meant to be. What a fairy tale. It is great to see in our sport there

is still some beautiful fairy tale stories. Yes, he might face Roger

Federer, but guess what, he won seven matches. And he has a sweet

girlfriend. To say after one week, we will do whatever you need to keep

on playing tennis. That takes an very sweet. I love that story. I

love fairy tale stories. His girlfriend Jenny was not meant to be

here today. She is a dentist and she was meant to be working on somebody.

The suction machine was not working so the procedure could not go ahead.

She broke the machine! She was courtside and she will definitely be

here for his next match against Roger Federer. You watched him

against Guido Pelle and it was tighter than most people expected?

Frustrating for Roger. For me, it is an educated guess, he is unsure of

himself will but he played a couple of warm up events. Pelle is the kind

of guy who competes. This guy has never won a single match on grass

the entire time of his career. Roger at the end finally picked it up. I

remember a guy is served for the match who is the same type of match.

If I was Pella, I would have brought that tape out. There are not a lot

of people who hit shots like Roger Federer does. When he needed to, he

stepped up. For the last couple of games and I thought, OK, this is the

guide we have watched before on Centre Court. He never looks

nervous? For Roger, it is his health, and how much his back hurts.

He could not play Roland Garros and it was such a shock for all of us in

France because we love Roger Federer, especially in Paris. And to

have an early exit in his warm up tournament, for Roger, it is about

how much physically he can be as fit as possible. Tas the first time he

has come in Wimbledon without having won a title all year. Let's talk

about John McEnroe's new role. He is now a super coach. Milos Raonic got

through to the final of Queen's. How did he played today, your man? He

will not look back on today's match and say that is the best one he has

played. Karina Buster came out all guns blazing, like Guido Pella. He

came out swinging for the fences and it was working for a while. This guy

is one of the five or six who can win this tournament. He is not the

top pic but he could scare a lot of people. What do you think and what

do you think you will try with Milos Raonic which could make the

difference now and a final Grand Slam winner? I will not answer this

now on live TV! Please, I am begging you! He cannot give away his secrets

yet. I will say if he makes the final. He does not have the easiest

drawers. We will have a look at some of the new and some of the old names

in action. 19 years ago, Venus Williams first

entered Wimbledon's orbit. In 1997, the 17-year-old did not last any

more than a single round. Donna Beckett she celebrated her first

birthday on the same day. When trouble came, the number eight seed

dealt with it thoroughly. Modelling a new haircut but with her style

otherwise little changed, Venus broke when she needed to and cruised

through in straight sets. Madison Keys is already older than Venus

Williams was but she has shown why she is a great hope. She is in the

top ten and Madison Keys is through with ease.

When the draw was made, Kei Nishikori would have known what to

expect. Sam Groth is proud owner of the fastest serve on earth. The

force loading that catapulted is a real steel. It is easy to get it

wrong. Injured pride was followed later by an injured side.

Nishikori's rib required treatment. His fitness may be a concern that it

had no impact on this match. He had never gone through beyond the fourth

round. Could this be his year? Simona Halep knows what it is like

to fall at the first. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova toward the brunt of that

today. Few players could come back after three years with injury but

Ryan Baker is one of them. The American had a sense of urgency to

achieve things. Unfortunately for him, ninth seed Marin Cilic was in

his path. The battle with his body has made acre's appearance in itself

interesting but it was brief. Katarina Alexandra Rover is ranked

nearly 200 places below Ana Ivanovic, but the Russian dominated

the first set. She won decisive sets in qualifying. But straight sets

startlingly simple. The world number 223 has only gone and beaten a

former world number one. But Ana Ivanovic has other things on

her mind. She is going to be married. And she is marrying the

German footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger. He was with her in

Miami. I think she is very much in love. There are other things for her

but she has still been number one in the world, still Grand Slam

champion. It is really sad to see her going away so early. She was not

the only seed to fall. Kevin Anderson went out to Denis Istomin

of the Uzbekistan. And Jeremy Chardy knocked out the 70th seed Gael

Monfils. That was a true shock. -- -- 17th seed. It was a real shock

but he had some health problems. He had to pull out from Roland Garros.

I think it is about recovering from that. He is allergic to grass

courts! When you say things like that, I don't know whether that is

true or not! Let's look at the shop of the day which we are going to

award to Marcus Willis. -- shot of the day.

Great movement from Marcus Willis. Fantastic play from him. He marches

on. This is the order of play for tomorrow. Taylor Fritz is up against

an Wawrinka. Could there be a shock there? They are followed by Johanna

Konta and Monica Puig. And a former champion is up against Sorana

Cirstea. Tradition detects the macro dictates the reigning women's

champion is first out. Andy Murray and Liam Broady will be after that

match. Taylor Fritz, in two sentences? Taylor Fritz will be a

top ten player in the world. He has a big game. He is wise beyond his

years. He is the youngest player in the draw. I expect big things from

him. Stan Wawrinka should be careful. That is two strong

sentences. Was more than two? No, it is perfect! And Marin, your

highlight for the day? It is Marcus Willis winning his match because I

love fairy tales! The most impressive performance of the day,

John? Besides Milos Raonic... No, I am kidding! I think Muguruza's win,

considering what she was up against and the pressure, to me, coming

through the way she did shows me she is able to win additional Grand

Slams. Thank you for your company for the first Today at Wimbledon of

2016. Lots more coverage to come across the BBC, on radio, television

and online. Some sensational matches coming up. It was a day which proved

dreams come true as the world 772 earned himself a second-round

meeting with Roger Federer, and a one day, earned nearly as much as he

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