:00:00. > :00:18.Now on BBC News it's time for Sportsday.
:00:19. > :00:20.Hello and welcome to Wimbledon Sportsday,
:00:21. > :00:30.Opening the show: Andy Murray raises the Centre Court curtain and begins
:00:31. > :00:33.the defence of his title with an easy win.
:00:34. > :00:35.The British women's number one Johanna Konta
:00:36. > :00:44.And we'll wrap up the rest of the day's action,
:00:45. > :00:45.including an emotional Venus Williams following
:00:46. > :00:58.Also coming on in the programme, we'll bring you the rest
:00:59. > :01:01.of the day's sports news as John Terry signs for Championship
:01:02. > :01:11.side Aston Villa, pledging to get them back into the Premier League
:01:12. > :01:33.-- the crowds enjoying Johanna Konta, we haven't needed the roof
:01:34. > :01:39.for the rain except for a couple of moments. The Andy Murray was the
:01:40. > :01:40.first to step out onto the manicured turf.
:01:41. > :01:42.Hip injuries, elbow strains, shingles and flu -
:01:43. > :01:44.its not been the easiest of years for the World Number one.
:01:45. > :01:48.But as defending Champion, he had the honour of opening the show -
:01:49. > :02:02.And so begins the most quintessentially British fortnight
:02:03. > :02:13.of the British summer. Fancy dress, queueing and Andy Murray. How would
:02:14. > :02:14.his hip injury play against a player known as unpredictable style? Just
:02:15. > :02:27.fine. The Murray shows... This was tennis in
:02:28. > :02:32.the fast lane. COMMENTATOR: There's a little bit of good fortune in that
:02:33. > :02:39.but there's even more superb touch. And it wasn't just the next where
:02:40. > :02:43.Murray excelled in bruising to the two sets, but Wimbledon wouldn't be
:02:44. > :02:47.Wimbledon without the British weather saying hello. Cherished by
:02:48. > :02:53.some more than others. It was the only respite Murray's opponent would
:02:54. > :02:57.take as he was in no mood to do easy on the debutante. He went straight
:02:58. > :03:01.sets straightforward defending champion through. I steal pretty
:03:02. > :03:07.good. The last few days, I was feeling better each day. Getting out
:03:08. > :03:11.and the match court is a little bit different, the intensity is a little
:03:12. > :03:18.bit hard but the adrenaline and stuff, it sort of helps and numbs
:03:19. > :03:25.some pain that you have. I moved well today, and I thought I did
:03:26. > :03:31.pretty well for a first match. German Dustin Brown awaits in the
:03:32. > :03:36.second round. If only the next two weeks prove this simple formality.
:03:37. > :03:48.-- simple for Murray. I'm joined by Miles McLachlan who
:03:49. > :03:52.used to coat Murray and knows him inside out. What do make a first
:03:53. > :03:56.performance? I think it was a good performance. I don't think any of
:03:57. > :04:00.the big names are looking to play their best tennis in the first
:04:01. > :04:03.round. But considering what he's been through, he hasn't played much
:04:04. > :04:07.grass court tennis, it's about getting out there. They opponent was
:04:08. > :04:11.tricky, there were some big serve and big hitting. They are playing as
:04:12. > :04:14.players who know they have to play the game of their lives, backs
:04:15. > :04:19.against the wall. He will be happy with the way he came through, with
:04:20. > :04:25.those hip issues we were talking about, it will be in important to
:04:26. > :04:29.get to the matches as easily as possible. He needs to spend time
:04:30. > :04:31.covering. We were talking about the hip the
:04:32. > :04:41.of the championship. How it with cameras following him? How did he
:04:42. > :04:45.bore up to the pressure on Centre Court? He looked good moving around.
:04:46. > :04:48.Finally enough, when you see him walking around normally, you
:04:49. > :04:53.wouldn't think he's one of the best athletes we have. It is quite clumsy
:04:54. > :04:59.isn't a? A bit stiff with the wall. Once the point starts, he's
:05:00. > :05:06.Electric. So much progress was made. As with any tournament, having a
:05:07. > :05:09.local favourite. We desperately want to play. Most of the carrot jab
:05:10. > :05:17.players are -- most players are carrying some
:05:18. > :05:22.kind of injury. He didn't go out as much as he liked to. The rest of his
:05:23. > :05:27.body was fresher vote, which could be good. Given the lack of grass
:05:28. > :05:32.court practice, it's a bit much to ask him to pull off a third
:05:33. > :05:38.Wimbledon title? Are we expecting too much? We can expect a lot of
:05:39. > :05:44.him. He is a great player. I think Roger Federer, Nadal, our famous
:05:45. > :05:48.because of the form they have shown this year, there are in great mental
:05:49. > :05:53.state, winning a lot of matches. But Andy has been around a lot, and is
:05:54. > :05:57.reluctant to play against them, the same goes for Novak Djokovic. They
:05:58. > :06:08.are great champions come and they won't take it to the quarterfinals,
:06:09. > :06:11.almost the a equivalent of getting to the victim of winning a match.
:06:12. > :06:16.He's done it before, I wouldn't put it past them. Don't write off Andy
:06:17. > :06:21.Murray. We look forward to as much against Dustin Brown who will be a
:06:22. > :06:33.bit of a bigger test, ranked 97. He knocked out Rafa Nadal here earlier.
:06:34. > :06:36.Let's go to Court Number One, Johanna Konta is up against Jey
:06:37. > :06:44.Su-Wei, the same player who knocked her out in the first round against
:06:45. > :06:49.Roland Garros. Johanna Konta is a set up and a break in the second as
:06:50. > :06:54.well, 2-1 to the British number one on Court One behind us. What have
:06:55. > :06:57.you made a Johanna Konta's form, what is going on with injury? She
:06:58. > :07:03.had a holeable fall at Eastbourne last week. She finished the match.
:07:04. > :07:09.She beat the French champion early in the morning. She was two points
:07:10. > :07:16.of the end, she went out from underneath, landed on her back, and
:07:17. > :07:20.visible out. -- had to pull out. The women possibly draw is wide open and
:07:21. > :07:22.she is definitely one of the mains in the equation. A game suits the
:07:23. > :07:31.glass. -- her game suits the grass. But she
:07:32. > :07:36.hasn't had to deal with the pressure in the later stages. She has always
:07:37. > :07:39.struggled at Wimbledon with the pressure and scrutiny? It's only
:07:40. > :07:44.really in the last year and a half that she has become the level of
:07:45. > :07:48.player she is now. She hasn't had the years of building up to it that
:07:49. > :07:53.maybe Andy Murray did before he actually got the title. He was in
:07:54. > :07:59.and around the mix for four or six years. Feeling what it was like. If
:08:00. > :08:04.Johanna Konta does get later, we will see how she deals with it.
:08:05. > :08:08.She's turned herself from a good pro and anti a top player whose changing
:08:09. > :08:15.her mental state of mind. What she has done so far again, has been
:08:16. > :08:20.impressive. I wouldn't rule out the later stages. The women's draw wide
:08:21. > :08:23.open. Thank you for coming here and sharing your thoughts on day one.
:08:24. > :08:25.I'm sure we will speak to you later in the full fortnight.
:08:26. > :08:28.All in all - 12 British players started in the singles draw this
:08:29. > :08:31.year - but we've got just ten left standing - Joe Lynskey
:08:32. > :08:36.can bring us up to date with the rest of the Brits.
:08:37. > :08:43.With Wimbledon tradition comes British optimism. Tucked away from
:08:44. > :08:47.Centre Court splendour, our players seeking their own kind of Grand Slam
:08:48. > :08:52.victory. Laura Robson is still on a journey back to her best. Four years
:08:53. > :08:59.ago, she was in the world top 30 and ad court 18, she showed flashes of
:09:00. > :09:06.why. But the Briton's battles with injury has brought inconsistency.
:09:07. > :09:13.Law were going to the shop but missing the target again. The errors
:09:14. > :09:18.were straightforward for her opponent, Lawlor once made the last
:09:19. > :09:21.16 year hill but she wants to get the consistency back. I'm
:09:22. > :09:28.disappointed. I don't figure played my best tennis. Frustrating but I
:09:29. > :09:31.can loosen up at the back, I'm frustrated, I let myself down.
:09:32. > :09:45.Nerves and the court can bring you feel or freedom. And Cameron
:09:46. > :09:48.Norrie's first day, facing the top seed can prove daunting. But
:09:49. > :09:53.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga knows the way past even the best opponent. Rather
:09:54. > :09:56.unfortunately for Cameron Norrie, I get the
:09:57. > :10:08.feeling he's starting to enjoy himself. A fearless first outing
:10:09. > :10:14.will set him up next year. At 38: Ivo Karlovic has a secret to his
:10:15. > :10:19.longevity, his search. The Slovenian born
:10:20. > :10:31.Game. For Heather Watson, things looked straightforward. She raced
:10:32. > :10:35.the first set against her opponent, and doesn't know straws in on day
:10:36. > :10:45.one, there was plenty of reason for British optimism.
:10:46. > :10:50.Broody and Watson still going out on the court. We'll bring you the
:10:51. > :10:51.scores as they come in. One of the stories of the tournament
:10:52. > :10:54.- the return of Petra Kvitova. A two time Champion here,
:10:55. > :10:56.she's missed six months of tennis, after she was she was the victim
:10:57. > :11:00.of a knife attack in her own home Tendons in her hand were severed,
:11:01. > :11:04.and she thought she may But she's back -
:11:05. > :11:10.and today she played Sweden's Johanna Larrson on Centre
:11:11. > :11:21.Court. Just being at Wimbledon, Petra
:11:22. > :11:25.Kvitova said, was winning. It's been a turbulent six months. They welcome
:11:26. > :11:28.return to the place she calls a second home. Yet in familiar
:11:29. > :11:34.surroundings there was still an obvious pair of trepidation. Not the
:11:35. > :11:40.feel, I can understand that all that happened with her left hand. But the
:11:41. > :11:44.nerves soon disappeared, and a full array of shots were back
:11:45. > :11:52.-- shots were full on offer. She flipped the switch so quickly. She's
:11:53. > :11:59.a different player. She got back to what she does best, fully charged.
:12:00. > :12:03.The first set was seen her, now playing with a beaming smile on her
:12:04. > :12:08.face, everything was falling into place. More and more of the same
:12:09. > :12:14.from Petra Kvitova. That's gorgeous. The injury having little effect now.
:12:15. > :12:22.Magnificent. Full stretch, full control. For those thinking this
:12:23. > :12:26.will be a procession, think again. Larson reminding all what she
:12:27. > :12:29.possessed. While she kept the match competitive, there was only ever
:12:30. > :12:35.going to be one winner. She's done it. My motivation was a big
:12:36. > :12:43.motivation to come back here and play. It happened in the drink it
:12:44. > :12:47.came through, I was able to play here again. Every matches is said,
:12:48. > :12:49.would be like a final. And the might just be a few more of those yet to
:12:50. > :12:58.come. Petra Kvitova, always at a popular
:12:59. > :13:02.champion here. Wouldn't it be amazing if she came back a knife
:13:03. > :13:07.attack, just a dreadful thing to happen, to win the Wimbledon title
:13:08. > :13:08.for a third time? We will keep an eye on how to get on over the
:13:09. > :13:08.fortnight. Let's round up some of the other
:13:09. > :13:11.results today, starting with the number two seed
:13:12. > :13:13.in the women's draw, Simona Halep. She's through to the second
:13:14. > :13:16.round after a straight sets victory Halep took a tight first set 6-4,
:13:17. > :13:20.but found the going much easier in the second,
:13:21. > :13:23.winning it 6-1. The Romanian could end
:13:24. > :13:26.the tournament as world number one, if she reaches the quarter finals
:13:27. > :13:45.and other results go her way. Just trying to be focused, to keep
:13:46. > :13:49.the same attitude and the same mentality going, just for the only
:13:50. > :13:54.one match that I have to play, not thinking far. So am not thinking
:13:55. > :13:57.about the result and they have no expectations, I am just trying to
:13:58. > :14:04.work hard every day and to keep the same routine.
:14:05. > :14:13.There was a victory today for former champion Rafael Nadal who beat
:14:14. > :14:17.Millman to earn his 850th career win. He is going for a 16th Grand
:14:18. > :14:24.Slam title. The important thing is I am through.
:14:25. > :14:31.Three years without having the match on grass, so I'm having a very
:14:32. > :14:34.positive starter thing. I have some positive feelings and I'm happy with
:14:35. > :14:42.how I started the match. The enigmatic Australian Nick
:14:43. > :14:44.Kyrgios is out though. He was struggling with injury coming
:14:45. > :14:46.into Wimbledon after suffering a fall at Queen's and looked
:14:47. > :14:48.uncomfortable against Kyrgios lost the first two
:14:49. > :14:53.sets before retiring. But there were few problems for
:14:54. > :14:55.Japan's ninth seed Kei Nishikori, who overwhelmed his opponent Marco
:14:56. > :14:59.Cecchinato. The Italian managed to win two
:15:00. > :15:02.games in the first set, but that was as good as it got
:15:03. > :15:06.for him as Nishikori breezed through Just one more notable
:15:07. > :15:22.result to bring you. There's no Serena at
:15:23. > :15:24.the Championships this year of course, but Venus Williams
:15:25. > :15:27.is here and she had to work hard to dispatch her first round opponent
:15:28. > :15:30.Elise Mertens of Belgium. The American won the first set
:15:31. > :15:33.on a tie break, and eventually wrapped up a straight sets win
:15:34. > :15:40.by taking the second 6-4. Now, last month Venus was involved
:15:41. > :15:45.in a fatal car crash and was asked about it in her post
:15:46. > :15:53.match press conference. There's really no words
:15:54. > :16:26.to describe how devastating... Venus Williams visibly distressed.
:16:27. > :16:30.She did come back and answer a couple of questions about her much
:16:31. > :16:31.but she will be asked the fatal car crash in Florida just a few weeks
:16:32. > :16:33.ago. Just one of the big stories
:16:34. > :16:35.of the Championships - another is security -
:16:36. > :16:37.The Championships this year come on the back of recent
:16:38. > :16:39.terror attacks in London, meaning security has been
:16:40. > :16:41.an even bigger priority for Chief Executive Richard Lewis
:16:42. > :16:53.and his team at For obvious reasons, security is
:16:54. > :16:56.high on the agenda. And the only visible change from last year, the
:16:57. > :17:03.vehicle blog protecting people in the queue. That is for obvious
:17:04. > :17:06.reasons given recent terrorist attack. Other measures increased and
:17:07. > :17:13.enhance behind-the-scenes, below the radar. Wimbledon has always had a
:17:14. > :17:15.strong security system and is no different this year. This year it's
:17:16. > :17:23.as much as anything about reassurance that people are worried
:17:24. > :17:27.about security, and we need to persuade that all the measures in
:17:28. > :17:29.place are in place. We have a great relationship with the security
:17:30. > :17:35.services and we are confident about the robust measures in place. You
:17:36. > :17:39.said people are worried are you worried about it given recent
:17:40. > :17:46.events? No more than any other year. We have lived for an era in many
:17:47. > :17:51.years security is the number one issue. That is the first thing you
:17:52. > :17:55.put in place, beyond anything else. No more so than any other year. Is
:17:56. > :18:00.that every group of people spoken to in the last week or two have
:18:01. > :18:05.mentioned security, rightly so. We want public to be vigilant and
:18:06. > :18:09.support anything suspicious, that's part of a good security system. In
:18:10. > :18:12.that sense even that doesn't worry me. But part of what we are
:18:13. > :18:16.messaging this year is reassurance, we have a good security system in
:18:17. > :18:22.place and people should feel very confident when they are here.
:18:23. > :18:25.It's hard to believe, but Wimbledon isn't the only story in town.
:18:26. > :18:28.Let's round up some of the day's other sports news,
:18:29. > :18:31.Former Chelsea captain John Terry has joined Aston Villa,
:18:32. > :18:34.Terry became a free agent after being released by Chelsea
:18:35. > :18:37.and had been linked with the move to the Midlands
:18:38. > :18:42.for a while, with interest also from Birmingham City.
:18:43. > :18:44.But Villa always looked the likely destination
:18:45. > :18:48.a picture of himself playing golf with mnager Steve Bruce last month.
:18:49. > :18:51.He'll aim to help Villa get back into the Premier League
:18:52. > :18:58.The history is huge, the stadium itself,
:18:59. > :19:01.the training ground, the facilities here.
:19:02. > :19:04.When you look back at the players who've been
:19:05. > :19:08.here in the trophies behind us as we speak today, incredible.
:19:09. > :19:11.Here is a big football club, and it deserves to be back
:19:12. > :19:15.Slovakian world champion Peter Sagan won Stage three
:19:16. > :19:18.of the Tour de France, after a 126-mile stage that started
:19:19. > :19:20.in Belgium and finished at Longwy in France.
:19:21. > :19:22.Britain's Geraint Thomas finished eighth today
:19:23. > :19:26.to extend his race lead to 12 seconds, after the rest of the top
:19:27. > :19:28.six failed to finish in the main bunch.
:19:29. > :19:30.Which means his team leader, Chris Froome,
:19:31. > :19:39.And South Africa will be without their captain Faf Du Plessis
:19:40. > :19:41.for the opening Test match against England at Lords.
:19:42. > :19:44.He returned home for the birth of his first child and won't be back
:19:45. > :19:53.in time for the match which gets under way on Thursday.
:19:54. > :20:00.In the last few minutes, Formula 1's governing body has announced it is
:20:01. > :20:07.to take no further action against Sebastian Vettel, before time -- the
:20:08. > :20:11.four-time winner collided with Lewis Hamilton at the Grand
:20:12. > :20:19.he was given a penalty at the time. Another big tour going on the other
:20:20. > :20:20.side of the world. Let's get the latest
:20:21. > :20:22.from the British and Irish Lions camp as they prepare for the series
:20:23. > :20:25.deciding third test Following their narrow win
:20:26. > :20:38.at the weekend, they've headed After what has been a tense,
:20:39. > :20:43.physically demanding tour for the Lions, they have decided to take a
:20:44. > :20:46.break and spend some days here in the picturesque setting of
:20:47. > :20:51.Queenstown on the South Island, in the shadow of the Southern Alps for
:20:52. > :20:58.some much-needed respite. And there been boosted by the news by Sean
:20:59. > :21:01.O'Brien has had his penalty dismissed.
:21:02. > :21:09.The claim of dangerous play has been dismissed. We heard Graham Rowntree
:21:10. > :21:13.speaking yesterday saying O'Brien is the barometer energy and aggression
:21:14. > :21:17.in their side. He had a great game in the second test. That news
:21:18. > :21:22.follows very different news for the all Blacks. They found Williams,
:21:23. > :21:27.their centre has been banned for four weeks for dangerous play. He
:21:28. > :21:31.sold a charged Anthony Watson in the second test. After his hearing, he
:21:32. > :21:34.said he was disappointed and let his brothers down. The all Black house
:21:35. > :21:40.and changes to make ahead of the decider at Eden Park, all eyes there
:21:41. > :21:45.on Saturday for the decisive third test.
:21:46. > :21:54.No rest here though for the top players at Wimbledon. Let's go live
:21:55. > :22:00.to the pictures on Court One. Johanna Konta is serving for the
:22:01. > :22:03.match, to win her first round match against Jey Su-Wei of Chinese
:22:04. > :22:06.Taipei, the girl who knocked her out in the first round of the French
:22:07. > :22:11.Open at Roland Garros just five weeks ago. Here they are. Pitted
:22:12. > :22:16.against each other once again. In the opening round at Wimbledon.
:22:17. > :22:20.Johanna Konta much happier and more comfortable on the
:22:21. > :22:30.-- on the grass and she is serving just buying me on Court One. Johanna
:22:31. > :22:38.Konta looking like she should quite easily dispatch with Jey Su-Wei.
:22:39. > :22:45.Let's Heather Watson is getting on. She did brilliantly at is born and
:22:46. > :22:52.is looking get here. This could have been a tight match, they are one
:22:53. > :22:56.place apart in the world rankings at 117 and 118 respectively. This is
:22:57. > :23:01.Heather Watson serving for the match, out on Court Two. There has
:23:02. > :23:06.been loads of great British tennis for the crowd here on Henman Hill to
:23:07. > :23:15.cheer. Let's have a quick look at another Brit in action, the British
:23:16. > :23:23.number four Annis. Against the giant from Croatia, six foot 11 and with
:23:24. > :23:31.one of the fastest serves in tennis. Play has resumed there. He just
:23:32. > :23:37.narrowly lost the third set. Karlovic is the world record holder
:23:38. > :23:45.in aces, has whacked down over 12,000 aces in his career.
:23:46. > :23:53.He's doing his best to add to Karlovic 's tally. British hopes
:23:54. > :24:00.going pretty well here at Wimbledon on the first day. Konta and Watson
:24:01. > :24:05.both serving well in their matches. I can tell you before we go that
:24:06. > :24:08.Johanna Konta has just beaten Jey Su-Wei of Chinese Taipei, she is
:24:09. > :24:15.safely through to the second round. Thank you for watching, we'll be
:24:16. > :24:57.back on BBC News with another slice of summer from SW19. Goodbye.
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