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It was a weird introduction to their Wimbledon campaigns for both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on Tuesday when no sooner did they appear to be getting into their stride than their respective opponents ended up having to hobble off into the sunset.
Federer faces Serb Dusan Lajovic on Thursday
Federer faces Serb Dusan Lajovic on Thursday
The old masters both seemed so nonplussed about their truncated day’s work that they even joked about the idea of playing a practice set together, the most novel idea to cheer up Centre Court denizens since Cliff Richard and his Navratilovettes sang Summer Holiday in the pouring rain.
So, anyway, let’s start again, shall we? The two great champions, with 10 titles between them, are primed for more substantial workouts on Thursday. Federer is up against one of Djokovic’s Serbian compatriots Dusan “Dutzee” Lajovic back on Centre while Djokovic tackles 22-year-old Czech Adam Pavlasek on No.1 Court.
Exactly how substantial may, in the case of world No.136 Pavlasek, depend on how starstruck he feels, staring across the net at the man he describes as his tennis hero.
World No.79 Lajovic, actually a great friend of Djokovic, owns an intriguingly themed coffee shop in Belgrade where you can apparently enjoy an espresso and a bagel while imagining you’re an inventor in a minimalist laboratory, surrounded by test tubes.
Alas, the likelihood that he’s invented some magical concoction there to knock Federer off his regal perch seems unlikely. After all, how do you stop a man who just notched up his 10,000th career ace during his brief sojourn against Alexandr Dolgopolov?
I’m only the underdog on paper
- Kyle Edmund
After one magnificent server comes another. No.3 seed Karolina Pliskova needs to fire down just five more aces against Magdalena Rybarikova on Centre Court to make it a tour-best 300 for the season.
Fresh from her emphatic triumph at Eastbourne, Pliskova really does look as if she could emulate the double that Jana Novotna, the last Czech winner before her at the seaside tournament, achieved in 1998. Yet she knows the in-form Slovak Rybarikova, who’s made a really striking comeback after surgery to her wrist and knee, will be the toughest obstacle she’s faced in the early stages of any Grand Slam.
Rybarikova, who won Challenger titles in Surbiton and Ilkley and reached the semi-final of Nottingham, has won 14 of her 15 matches on grass this summer. “She can play a lot of slices, dropshots, serving well, also good at the net. Expecting a tough match,” muses Pliskova.
Garbiñe Muguruza looks another potential winner, with her smile restored and a Wimbledon champion in her coaching corner. Finalist here two years ago, she’s felt a strange sense of release after losing her French Open title and she’s clearly enjoying having the 1994 winner Conchita Martinez at her side.
Not to be outdone, though, Muguruza’s opponent on No.3 Court, Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer, has also called on some high-level coaching advice this week from Kim Clijsters.
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The four-time Grand Slam champion Clijsters has, in the past, done a similar service for friend and former doubles partner, 31-year-old Kirsten Flipkens. ‘Flipper’ has all-court agility and a Wimbledon pedigree that saw her make the semis here in 2013, so may whiff a sensation on No.1 Court by toppling the fragile-looking No.1 seed Angelique Kerber.
All British eyes will be on Kyle Edmund, who faces a tall order first up on Centre Court against one of the sport’s great swooping and soaring entertainers, No.15 seed Gael Monfils. Edmund always seems refreshingly unfazed by reputations. “I’m only the underdog on paper,” growls our Yorkshire terrier.
We said a fond farewell to an old favourite as Tommy Haas played his last Wimbledon match at 39 on Monday but in the spirit of Wimbledon’s generation game, our quest for a glimpse of the future takes us to No.3 Court where exciting 19-year-old American Frances Tiafoe takes on that wizened 20-year-old veteran Alexander ‘Sascha’ Zverev.
It hardly seems five minutes ago when we were lionising Grigor Dimitrov in the same way as the next big thing. At 26, he almost comes over as an elder statesman these days. His contest on No.2 Court against the lively Marcos Baghdatis - is he really 32? - just might be vibrant enough to make us all feel young.
Grigor tells us he was giving coaching lessons to Romeo Beckham, son of former England captain David, at the weekend and that “he sure showed a lot of potential”. Baby Fed mentoring Baby Becks? The future of British tennis is in gilded hands indeed.
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Tennis players losing their cool at an umpire’s calls have become a more common sight in modern day tennis. Even by those standards, Russian Daniil Medvedev crossed the line during his second-round loss to Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans at Wimbledon when he was seen throwing coins at the umpire’s chair.
It’s amazing how dramatically things can turn around in the world of sport. One day you’re on top of the world, and the next day you’re down. And Russia’s Daniil Medvedev is the latest one to realise this in the hardest way possible.
The Russian, who sensationally upset world Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round, was beaten by Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans in five sets. However, the match will be largely remembered for the incident in which Medvedev took his wallet out and threw coins at the umpire’s chair.
Not only did the 21-year-old squander a two-set lead which allowed the big left-hander to take him to a decider, he also gave up a 2-0 lead in the fifth set when Bemelmans fought back to win five games on the bounce.
Clearly unhappy with proceedings, the World No.49 then took his frustration out on umpire Mariana Alves. After Bemelmans wrapped up the win 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, Medvedev gave the umpire a cursory handshake before taking coins out of his wallet and throwing them at the foot of Alves' chair. You can watch the incident here:


Although the Russian insisted he was not suggesting that Alves had been bribed, he acknowledged that his actions were wrong and apologised for the same. "I was disappointed with the result of the match," he said reported the Mirror.
"It was frustrating after a big win I had. All the match was not going well for me, so I was just very disappointed. In the heat of the moment, I did a bad thing. I apologise for this.:
"It happens in the match, sometimes you are unhappy with the call. Sometimes it's in your favour. It happens.
"I mean, as I said, I was just frustrated, so it has no meaning. I apologise for this,” he elaborated.
However, despite his remorseful plea, Medvedev is likely to face action from the authorities over his antics.Though it must be remembered that he is just 21 years old is undoubtedly still learning, he should learn to be a professional sooner rather than later.