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The iconic tennis championship Wimbledon 2019 takes place at the All England Club over the next couple of weeks as we look out for the new champion. Once again, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are the three favourites for success in the men's event. Top seed Djokovic started his defence of title by beating Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets as the pair opened up the tournament on Centre Court. The 32-year-old Serb was never in serious trouble during a 6-3 7-5 6-3 win. RESULTS Men's singles - first round

(23) Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) bt Peter Gojowczyk (Ger) 6-3 6-2 6-3
Feliciano Lopez (Spa) bt Marcos Giron (USA) 6-4 6-2 6-4
(22) Stan Wawrinka (Swi) bt Ruben Bemelmans (Bel) 6-3 6-2 6-2
(4) Kevin Anderson (Rsa) bt Pierre-Hugues Herbert (Fra) 6-3 6-4 6-2
Reilly Opelka (USA) bt Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (Ger) 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-1
Steve Darcis (Bel) bt Mischa Zverev (Ger) 6-2 6-4 6-4
Denis Kudla (USA) bt Malek Jaziri (Tun) 6-4 6-1 6-3
Leonardo Mayer (Arg) bt Ernests Gulbis (Lat) 6-1 7-6 (14-12) 6-2
Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) bt Yoshihito Nishioka (Jpn) 6-4 6-7 (2-7) 6-2 5-7 6-2
(1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) 6-3 7-5 6-3

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Andreas Seppi (Ita) bt Nicolas Jarry (Chi) 6-3 6-7 (8-10) 6-1 6-2
(10) Karen Khachanov (Rus) bt Soon Woo Kwon (Kor) 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 4-6 7-5
Robin Haase (Ned) bt Jozef Kovalik (Svk) 6-1 6-3 6-1
(19) Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) bt Vasek Pospisil (Can) 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3
Ivo Karlovic (Cro) bt Andrea Arnaboldi (Ita) 6-4 6-4 7-6 (7-4)
Alexei Popyrin (Aus) bt Pablo Carreno-Busta (Spa) 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 6-2
Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Kamil Majchrzak (Pol) 6-4 6-4 6-4
(26) Guido Pella (Arg) bt Marius Copil (Rom) 7-6 (13-11) 5-7 6-3 6-4
Jiri Vesely (Cze) bt (6) Alexander Zverev (Ger) 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5
Pablo Cuevas (Uru) bt Damir Dzumhur (Bih) 4-6 7-6 (10-8) 2-6 6-4 6-2
Thomas Fabbiano (Ita) bt (7) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-7 (8-10) 6-3

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Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) bt (32) Dusan Lajovic (Ser) 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4
(11) Daniil Medvedev (Rus) bt Paolo Lorenzi (Ita) 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-2)
(15) Milos Raonic (Can) bt Prajnesh Gunneswaran (Ind) 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 6-2
Jeremy Chardy (Fra) bt Martin Klizan (Svk) 3-6 6-0 6-3 6-4
(28) Benoit Paire (Fra) bt Juan Ignacio Londero (Arg) 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-6 (7-4)
Ugo Humbert (Fra) bt (16) Gael Monfils (Fra) 6-7 (6-8) 3-6 6-4 7-5 3-0 ret
(30) Kyle Edmund (Gbr) bt Jaume Munar (Spa) 6-4 6-4 6-4
Corentin Moutet (Fra) bt Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) 2-6 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-1
(21) David Goffin (Bel) bt Bradley Klahn (USA) 6-4 6-4 6-4
Marcel Granollers (Spa) bt Lorenzo Sonego (Ita) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 6-4
Miomir Kecmanovic (Ser) bt Roberto Carballes Baena (Spa) 2-6 6-3 6-3 6-1

Roger Federer V Lloyd Harris

Roger Federer will open his account against young South African Lloyd Harris, 15 years his junior. 22-year-old Harris moved to a career-high 86 in the world this week as he embarks on his first Wimbledon. Federer completed his usual Wimbledon preparations by winning his 10th title at Halle in Germany. This would be the first meeting between two players. According to Vbet, Roger Federer is the favourite to win the match. Roger Federer: 1.01 Lloyd Harris: 27.00

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Yuichi Sugita V Rafael Nadal

Yuichi Sugita will be easy-pickings for Rafael Nadal as the Spaniard comes to Wimbledon in search of his third Grand Slam title on grass. 30-year-old Sugita is ranked at 274 in the world right now but has been as high as 36 back in 2017. A five-year period of inconsistency at Wimbledon where Nadal was plagued by injuries and beaten by inferior players ended last year with a blockbuster semi-final with eventual champion Novak Djokovic. According to Vbet, Rafael Nadal is the favourite to win the match. Yuichi Sugita: 13.00 Rafael Nadal: 1.05