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2019 - WIMBLEDON - GREAT BRITAIN July 1, 2019

Anyone for tennis? The best pictures as Wimbledon 2019 gets underway

All the best images from the opening day of The Championships.

01 /19
Madison Keys was the first winner at The Championships, sweeping aside Luksika Kumkhum, 6-3, 6-2 in 63 minutes. (Getty)
02 /19
Astra Sharma shows how low she can get against Sofia Kenin, but the Australian was quickly beaten, 6-4, 6-2. (Getty)
03 /19
Marie Bouzkova gets airborne on a serve against Mona Barthel during a 6-3, 6-3 win. (Getty)
04 /19
Court 10 was in immaculate condition as Margarita Gasparyan opened up with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Anna-Lena Friedsam. (Getty)
05 /19
Maria Sakkari celebrates being a first-round victor against Bernarda Pera. (Getty)
06 /19
Polona Hercog picks a volley up off her laces in her first-round match with Viktoria Kuzmova. (Getty)
07 /19
Elina Svitolina progressed in a blur against Daria Gavrilova, winning 7-5, 6-0. (Getty)
08 /19
Heather Watson bounced back from dropping serve in the opening game to beat Caty McNally in straight sets. (Getty)
09 /19
Simona Halep leads Aliaksandra Sasnovich onto No.1 Court for their first-round match. (Getty)
10 /19
Halep recovered from this awkward slip, which meant she needed a medical time out, to progress through in straight sets. (Getty)
11 /19
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in action against Olympic champion Monica Puig. (Getty)
12 /19
Magdalena Rybarikova produced the first big shock as she defeated No.10 seed Aryna Sabalenka, 6-2, 6-4. (Getty)
13 /19
Hsieh Su-wei (©Getty)
14 /19
Yulia Putintseva scored a statement win over Naomi Osaka. (Getty)
15 /19
Osaka suffered an early exit for the second straight Slam. (Getty)
16 /19
Aged 30, Zhang Shuai scored her first-ever Wimbledon main draw win over No.23 seed Caroline Garcia. (Jimmie48)
17 /19
Another upset artist: Madison Brengle beat French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets. (Jimmie48)
18 /19
Victoria Azarenka catches air in her first round win over Alize Cornet. (Getty)
19 /19
Finally, 15-year-old Cori Gauff pulled off a stunner: beating idol Venus Williams in the first round. (Getty)

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