Wimbledon 2023 Day 2 Highlights: Rybakina, Alcaraz, Murray, Sabalenka through to round two

After suffering a dip in the second set, the 2022 semifnalist bounced back to beat Machac 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 and advance to the second round. 

That is it for Day 2 at Wimbledon! It was a rain-affected day with umpteen matches getting cancelled but there were some big wins as well with Alcaraz, Rybakina and Murray getting their campaign up and running. 

Returning to the tournament after missing last edition woing to ban on Russian and Belarusian players, the world no.2 and reigning Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka kicked off her campiagn in style to beat P Udvardy 6-3, 6-1 to move to the second round.

With all games cancelled in the outside court, Norrie vs Machac will be the final tie for Day 2. The Brit completed a decent first set with 6-3 win before the Czech level the score with a 6-4 win in the second set.

Murray scripts a straight-set win in the opening round on Centre Court, defeating Ryan Peniston 6-3, 6-0, 6-1. He will now face the winner of Thiem vs Tsitsipas

There will be no more matches on outside court for the day. 

Murray breaks thrice in the second set to win it 6-0 against Penniston. He is now a set away from crusing into the second round. Meanwhile, his compatriot and last year's semifinalist Cam Norrie gets his campaign underway against qualifier Tomas Machac

The 2022 finalist and no.6 seed made a strong start to her Wimbledon campaign as Ons Jabeur beat Magdalena Frech 6-3, 6-3 to move to the second round

In the presence of his old rival, Roger Federer, Murray made an impressive start with a 6-3 win in his opening set against Peniston.

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10 years after winning his first Wimbledon title, Andy Murray is back on Centre Court for an all-Brit clash against Peniston in round one

The defending champion, in front of her idol Roger Federer, survived an early scare, to beat a very tough first-round opponent in Shelby Rogers 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 to move to the second round 

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Reigning US Open winner and world no.1, Carlos Alcaraz through to the second round after 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 win against Jérémy Chardy. 

Rogers did survive not getting bageled but Rybakina makes a statement of intent by winning the second set 6-1. Can Rybakina continue with the momentum? 

Broken in her first service game, the defending champions failed to recover as Shelby Roger ran away with the opening set winning it 6-4. Can Rybakina make a return in the second set?

While Alcaraz and Rybakina are in action at the SW19 in their respective Round one matches under the roof, the matches in the coutside courts are scheduled to resume at around 7:15 PM IST. 

In just 56 minutes, Alcaraz, the youngest men's No. 1 seed at Wimbledon since Boris Becker in 1987, finds himself 6-0, 6-2 up in the round one match against Chardy. 

Defending champion Elena Rubakina gets her campaign underway on Centre Court against Shelby Rogers. However, she gets broken in her first service game with Rogers leading 2-0 on serve

A statement of intent early one from the world no.1 as Alcaraz takes the opening set against Frenchman Chardy 6-0, a first of its kind for the Spaniard on grass court

The former Grand Slam winner in New York received a royal welcome at the SW19 on Tuesday as she was seen having a conversation with HRH The Princes of Wales

Under the roof on Court 1, amid the rain in London, Alcaraz, reigning US Open winner and world no.1, is all set to get his campaign under against Jeremy Chardy. This is his third Wimbledon appearance, and will be hoping to better his record this year of only a fourth-rounder appearance. 

Well, no further play for the moment due to rain. The court is n ow under covers. We will be back with an update soon.