Wimbledon Day 1 Highlights: Upsets, Triumphs, and Withdrawals

The first day of Wimbledon 2023 featured numerous highlights, including upsets and strong performances. Jasmine Paolini, Daniil Medvedev, and Frances Tiafoe secured victories in their respective matches. Aryna Sabalenka and Ekaterina Alexandrova withdrew due to injury and illness. The day ended with matchups from top-seeded players, adding excitement to the tournament.

Highlights of the first day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday (times GMT): 1426 PAOLINI BEATS SORRIBES TORMO

French Open finalist Jasmine Paolini beat Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-5 6-3 to reach the second round, where the Italian seventh seed will face Germany's Greet Minnen. 1408 MEDVEDEV MARCHES PAST KOVACEVIC

Last year's semi-finalist and fifth seed Daniil Medvedev beat American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3 6-4 6-2. 1354 NAKASHIMA SHOCKS BAEZ

American Brando Nakashima stunned Argentinian 18th seed Sebastian Baez, beating him 6-2 6-3 6-4 in the first round. 1340 ZHANG BEATS JANVIER

Chinese 32nd seed Zhang Zhizhen defeated Frenchman Maxime Janvier 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2 to reach Wimbledon's second round for the first time. Zhang will play Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff next. 1329 KASATKINA DEFEATS ZHANG

Former quarter-finalist and Russian 14th seed Daria Kasatkina breezed past Zhang Shuai 6-3 6-0. 1323 TIAFOE BEATS ARNALDI

American 29th seed Frances Tiafoe reached the second round, beating Italy's Matteo Arnaldi 6-7(5) 2-6 6-1 6-3 6-3. 1309 KOSTYUK CRUISES PAST SRAMKOVA

Ukrainian 18th seed Marta Kostyuk beat Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova 6-3 6-2 to reach the second round. 1223 RUUD BEATS BOLT

Norwegian eighth seed Casper Ruud eased past Australian qualifier Alex Bolt 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4. 1210 SHAPOVALOV DEFEATS JARRY

Canadian former semi-finalist Denis Shapovalov beat Chilean 19th seed Nicolas Jarry 6-1 7-5 6-4. 1206 SABALENKA PULLS OUT DUE TO INJURY

Third seed Aryna Sabalenka pulled out shortly before her opening match against Emina Bektas due to a shoulder injury. 1200 DIMITROV BEATS LAJOVIC

Former semi-finalist and Bulgarian 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov beat Serbia's Dusan Lajovic 6-3 6-4 7-5 to reach the second round. 1143 YASTREMSKA DEFEATS PODOROSKA

Australian Open semi-finalist and Ukrainian 28th seed Dayana Yastremska beat Argentina's Nadia Podoroska 6-1 7-6(1) to reach the Wimbledon's second round for the first time since 2019. 1140 PAVLYUCHENKOVA BEATS TOWNSEND

Former quarter-finalist and 25th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Taylor Townsend 7-6(4) 6-1 in the first round. 1116 SAKKARI BREEZES PAST KESSLER

Greek ninth seed Maria Sakkari served five aces as she brushed aside American qualifier McCartney Kessler 6-3 6-1 to reach the second round. 1012 PLAY UNDER WAY

Play began under cloudy skies with the temperature hovering around 17 degrees Celsius (62 degrees Fahrenheit). Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov started his first-round match against Serbian Dusan Lajovic on Court Two.

0936 RADUCANU TO FACE ZARAZUA AFTER ALEXANDROVA WITHDRAWS Ekaterina Alexandrova, the 22nd seed who was scheduled to play Britain's Emma Raducanu in the first round on Monday, has withdrawn due to illness. She has been replaced in the draw by lucky loser Renata Zarazua.

DAY 1: ORDER OF PLAY Order of play on the main showcourts on the first day of the Wimbledon championships on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding):

CENTRE COURT (1230 GMT) 3-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) v Mark Lajal (Estonia)

Renata Zarazua (Mexico) v Emma Raducanu (Britain) Caroline Dolehide (U.S.) v 2-Coco Gauff (U.S.)

COURT ONE (1200 GMT) Aleksandar Kovacevic (U.S.) v 5-Daniil Medvedev (Russia)

Martina Trevisan (Italy) v 12-Madison Keys (U.S.) 1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v Yannick Hanfmann (Germany)

COURT TWO (1000 GMT) 10-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) v Dusan Lajovic (Serbia)

Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) v Charles Broom (Britain) Naomi Osaka (Japan) v Diane Parry (France)

Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) v Sloane Stephens (U.S.) READ MORE: Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev eases into second round

Maria Sakkari says 25 players in hunt for Wimbledon title Aryna Sabalenka pulls out of Wimbledon due to shoulder injury Russia's Alexandrova withdraws from Wimbledon with illness Thousands of fans arrive at Wimbledon as Grand Slam begins

Andy Murray to decide on Monday evening if he plays in singles Djokovic upbeat for Wimbledon after testing knee to maximum Wimbledon champion Vondrousova expects tough matches Skipping Wimbledon warm-ups was smarter decision, Iga Swiatek

Confident Coco Gauff ready to put last year's Wimbledon setback behind her Emma Raducanu to be back on Wimbledon grass The numbers that make a Wimbledon champion Wimbledon is now a realistic target, says Zverev Swiatek draws Kenin in tough Wimbledon opener, Alcaraz to face qualifier

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