Jannik Sinner survives Wimbledon scare, Aryna Sabalenka coasts, Naomi Osaka rocks kimono
- Men's defending champion Jannik Sinner and women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka both arrived at Wimbledon with question marks hanging over them and left centre court with contrasting first-round victories.
- Italy's Sinner, playing his first match since his shock collapse to defeat in the second round of the French Open, was stretched to the limit by Serbia's Miomir Kecmanović but survived to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 6-3.
- Sinner's meltdown in the Roland Garros furnace against Juan Manuel Cerundolo raised questions about his durability in long matches but he answered those, albeit in relatively
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- Men's defending champion Jannik Sinner and women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka both arrived at Wimbledon with question marks hanging over them and left centre court with contrasting first-round victories.
- Italy's Sinner, playing his first match since his shock collapse to defeat in the second round of the French Open, was stretched to the limit by Serbia's Miomir Kecmanović but survived to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 6-3.
- Sinner's meltdown in the Roland Garros furnace against Juan Manuel Cerundolo raised questions about his durability in long matches but he answered those, albeit in relatively
Sources: ABC Australia, Al Jazeera