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Despite glorious weather over the weekend, the heavens open on Monday morning and eager tennis fans must endure a wet wait

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After a long wait for those at the front of the queue, the gates finally open and the hordes of fans pour into Wimbledon

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It's a shocking start as Ivo Karlovic causes one of Wimbledon's biggest-ever upsets, knocking out defending champion Hewitt

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On Court Three, Germany's Rainer Schuettler scorches to an early two-set lead against unseeded Swiss Michael Kratochvil

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The Swiss puts on a spirited fightback to take the third set, but Schuettler holds on to win the match

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Former champion Venus Williams begins her quest for a third title with an easy two-set win over Slovakian Stanislava Hrozenska

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Big-hitting American Andy Roddick wastes no time against Italy's Davide Sanguinetti on Court One, taking the first set 6-2

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Number five seed Roddick sees off his opponent 6-3 6-3 6-3 in only one hour and 20 minutes to breeze into the second round

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After a shaky start Lindsay Davenport wraps up her Court One match against wildcard Samantha Stosur in two sets

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Belgian Kim Clijsters' first round match is merely a formality as she beats Paraguay's Rossana Neffa-De Los Rios 6-0 6-0

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Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan makes a meal out of his first round match but holds on to beat Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty

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Ninth seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia defeats Marion Bartoli of France 6-4 6-1

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Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman ousts Petr Luxa of the Czech Republic 6-3 7-6 6-2 to reach round two