Wimbledon starts: Five Serbs on court today
The competition at Wimbledon starts on Monday, and the matches of the first round, among others, will be played by five Serbian tennis players, including the defending champion Novak Djokovic.
Three-time Wimbledon winner Djokovic is playing against Soonwoo Kwon from South Korea in the first round.
The match is the first on the Central court, where the competition starts at 2.30 p.m. Central European Time.
Djokovic has a series of 21 victories at the London Grand Slam, where he is trying to win the seventh title and equalize with the American Pete Sampras.
The record holder is the Swiss Roger Federer, who has eight trophies at Wimbledon.
Serbian tennis player Laslo Djere is playing against Chilean Alejandro Tabilo in the first round, and the match is the second on the program on the court number seven, where the competition starts at noon.
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The second match on court number eight will be played by Aleksandra Kruni, against Romanian Sorana Cirstea, and also the second match, but on court number 14, will be played by Miomir Kecmanovi against Australian John Millman. Competitions on those courts start at 12 o'clock.
The match of the first round between Duan Lajovi and the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta is the third on the program on court number 15, where the competition starts at 12 o'clock.
On the first day of the competition, the home player, two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, will also be on court against the Australian James Duckworth, and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz will play against the German Jan-Lennard Struff.
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