Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Laura Robson have all made it through to the second round of Wimbledon after the second day of play at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
Djokovic beat Florian Mayer of Germany 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. Serena Williams rose above the controversy of the last few days to comfortably beat Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-1, 6-3. Both are now well on their way to taking a slice of the £22,560,000 prize money on offer.
However, the early days of the tournament have already offered a major upset as Steve Darcis of Belgium beat Rafael Nadal 77-64, 710-68, 6-4. Rafa was magnanamous in defeat, refusing to make excuses of injury or lack of preparation, instead commending his opponent on the victory.
Brit, Laura Robson, made Tuesday a good day for the home crowd with a win over Maria Kirilenko of 6-3, 6-4. Hopes are also high for Andy Murray who is through to the second round after playing Benjamin Becker on Monday.
The forecast for the famously changeable weather in Wimbledon is good for Wednesday, promising unbroken outdoor tennis for upwards of 38,000 spectators expected to attend the grounds.
In This Story: Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked world No. 2 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Nadal has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the second-most in history for a male player, as well as 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 21 ATP Tour 500 titles and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles and the 2016 Olympic gold medal in doubles. In addition, Nadal has held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 209 weeks, including being the year-end No. 1 five times.
In majors, Nadal has won a record twelve French Open titles, four US Open titles, two Wimbledon titles and one Australian Open title, and won at least one Grand Slam every year for a record ten consecutive years (2005–2014). Nadal has won 85 career titles overall, including the most outdoor titles in the Open Era (83) and a record 59 titles on clay. With 81 consecutive wins on clay, Nadal holds the record for the longest single-surface win streak in the Open Era.
Nadal has been involved in five Davis Cup titles with Spain, and currently has a 29-win streak and 29–1 record in singles matches at the event. In 2010, at the age of 24, he became the seventh male player and the youngest of five in the Open Era to achieve the singles Career Grand Slam. Nadal is the second male player after Andre Agassi to complete the singles Career Golden Slam, as well as the second male player after Mats Wilander to have won at least two Grand Slams on all three surfaces (grass, hard court and clay).
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