JonH comes home wrote:

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Rich2310 wrote:

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and typically here comes the rain and the covers. Yes folks welcome to Wimbledon 2022.

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 the forecast for the 2 weeks though looks good, just today currently forecast with rain really. Hopefully!

Presumably they will get the roof on the main courts if needed

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 That's the great thing about the roofs now. No wasting a full day just showing re-runs of past matches.

Stircrazy wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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Stircrazy wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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Cam started very well, 5-0 up in 19 mins played so far

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And takes it by 6-0.  

From Stu Fraser's assessment of the British players' chances in today's Times:

Cameron Norrie
Age: 26, Ranking: 12, First round opponent: Pablo Andújar (Sp, world No 100), Head to head: 0-0, Chance of victory: 9/10

Norrie has been the most consistent performer in British tennis over the past 12 months, claiming four ATP tour titles. Posed problems for Roger Federer in the third round last year before losing in four sets. Veteran Andujar, 36, has not played a match on grass this year and has lost in the Wimbledon first round six times in eight appearances.

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 Thanks for that SC - do you have the chances of the other players by any chance?

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Dan Evans

Age: 32, Ranking: 33, First round opponent: Jason Kubler (Aus, No 98), Head to head: 0-0, Chance of victory: 8/10

His all-round game suits the grass courts, but curiously he has never gone beyond the third round at Wimbledon. Won a second-tier Challenger in Nottingham earlier this month. Kubler, 29, is a former junior world No 1 and came through three matches in qualifying to earn his place in the main draw.

Andy Murray
Age: 35, Ranking: 51, First round opponent: James Duckworth (Aus, No 77), Head to head: 2-0 to Murray, Chance of victory: 8/10

Was in good form with seven wins in nine grass-court matches before an abdominal strain suffered during the Stuttgart Open final derailed his hopes of a Wimbledon seeding. Has since recovered and his experience as a two-times Wimbledon champion should serve him well. Duckworth, 30, has only recently returned to action following a four-month absence to undergo hip surgery.

Jack Draper
Age: 20, Ranking: 108, First round opponent: Zizou Bergs (Bel, No 146), Head to head: 0-0, Chance of victory: 7/10

Underlined his potential last week by reaching his first ATP tour semi-final in Eastbourne. He famously had Novak Djokovic on the ropes with his power on the opening day of Wimbledon last year, when he took the first set before losing in four. Wild card Bergs, 23, has momentum behind him after winning the second-tier Ilkley Challenger as a qualifier two weeks ago.

Liam Broady
Age: 28, Ranking: 132, First round opponent: Lukas Klein (Svk, No 224), Head to head: 0-0, Chance of victory: 8/10

Has picked up four wins against top-100 opponents this year, including a victory against world No 65, Hugo Gaston in Eastbourne qualifying. A workhorse who has reached the second round at Wimbledon on two occasions, in 2015 and 2021. Klein, 24, is more used to clay, but has done well to come through qualifying for his debut here.

Ryan Peniston
Age: 26, Ranking: 147, First round opponent: Henri Laaksonen (Swi, No 95), Head to head: 0-0, Chance of victory: 8/10

One of the star performers of the grass-court season after reaching four consecutive quarter-finals in Surbiton, Nottingham, Queen's and Eastbourne. Making his first appearance at Wimbledon after a spell on the American college circuit. Laaksonen, 30, has only won two matches on grass throughout his entire career.

Jay Clarke
Age: 23, Ranking: 159, First round opponent: Christian Harrison (USA, No 248), Head to head: 0-0, Chance of victory: 7/10

Pushing back up towards the world's top-150 after claiming a Challenger title on hard courts in Mexico two months ago. Reached the second round at Wimbledon in 2019 and lost to Roger Federer in straight sets. Harrison, 28, is the younger brother of former top-50 player Ryan and is seeking his first win here.

Paul Jubb
Age: 22, Ranking: 219, First round opponent: Nick Kyrgios (Aus, No 45), Head to head: 0-0, Chance of victory: 2/10

The orphan, who was raised by his grandmother since the age of four, was one of the more notable stories at Wimbledon in 2019, when he was given a wild card after winning the American college national championship. Now at a career-high ranking after winning his first Challenger on clay in Bolivia three months ago. Extremely tough draw against Kyrgios, 27, who is 7-2 on grass this month.

Alastair Gray
Age: 23, Ranking: 283, First round opponent: Chun-Hsin Tseng (Tpe, No 93), Head to head: 0-0, Chance of victory: 5/10

Two consecutive titles on the third-tier ITF circuit in Glasgow and Shrewsbury four months ago helped him earn a Wimbledon wild card for the first time. Has won only one match of five on grass this year, but has ran [sic] his opponents close. Tseng, 20, won the junior title here in 2018 but has only ever played one professional match on grass, losing in the first round of qualifying in 2019.

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 thanks SC!!

Hard, hard rain here in Teddington, just a 5 or 6 miles from Wimbledon.

Jeff Stelling wrote:

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Is anyone else struggling to muster their usual levels of enthusiasm for British wildcard first round matches? Guess it just shows that a shot at a healthy slug of ranking points which can help them kick-on is something that piques my interest in those who otherwise dont have a realistic shot at making the second week.

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 You are not alone as I feel the same.