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Wimbledon Week 1 Recap: Swiatek, Gauff ousted, Murray's emotional goodbye, Alcaraz fights it out

Wimbledon 2024 Week 1 saw Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Marketa Vondrousova depart while Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic are still in it.

Wimbledon 2024: Navarro stuns Gauff as Alcaraz, Sinner locked on collision course

Also, unheralded Lulu Sun became the first New Zealand woman to reach the last-eight at Wimbledon, while Madison Keys quit her last-16 clash in floods of tears.

Wimbledon 2024: Bopanna-Ebden pair crashes out after defeat in men’s doubles second round

Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Edben crashed out in the Wimbledon men’s doubles second round after straight set defeat against Hendrick Jebens and Constantin Frantzen on Saturday.

Watch: Sachin Tendulkar receives standing ovation at Centre Court on Day 6 of Wimbledon 2024

Besides Tendulkar, England stars Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Joe Root and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola were some of the other stars present at the Centre Court VIP Box on Saturday.

Wimbledon 2024: Swiatek stunned by Putintseva in 3rd round; Djokovic reaches 4th round for 16th time

World number four Alexander Zverev put on another serving masterclass to reach the last 16 for the third time, seeing off Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (17/15).

Wimbledon 2024: Alcaraz wins five-set thriller as Sinner, Gauff cruise

Alcaraz came through 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 on the back of 16 aces and 55 winners in a Centre Court thriller that stretched to the best part of four hours

'Have a nice flight home': Taylor Fritz in bitter exchange with opponent at Wimbledon

The 13th seed Taylor Fritz won their second-round clash 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 on Thursday.

Wimbledon pays tribute to Andy Murray despite doubles exit as Novak Djokovic wins

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, playing alongside brother Jamie, went down 7-6 (8/6) 6-4 to John Peers and Rinky Hijikata to the bitter disappointment of a partisan Centre Court crowd.

Wimbledon 2024: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic pay tribute as Andy Murray's farewell begins

After Andy Murray lost in the men's doubles opener, a video tribute replete with messages from Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams was played at the Centre Court.

Paris Olympics 2024: Djokovic, Nadal, Murray, Swiatek, Gauff in tennis entry list

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff are the big names in singles tennis for Paris Olympics.

Seven Wimbledon facts you may not know

We take a look at some of Wimbledon's trivia and facts that are not known, lest you're an aficionado.

UK Elections 2024: Emma Raducanu unaware of Thursday's vote; Andy Murray begins Wimbledon campaign

British tennis star Emma Raducanu claimed that she was unaware of the UK general election taking place on 4 July and has planned to have a 'lie-in' on Thursday.

Wimbledon 2024: Carlos Alcaraz marches into third round as Naomi Osaka flops on Centre Court comeback

Four-time major winner Osaka, playing on Centre Court for the first time since 2019, went down 6-4, 6-1 to America's Emma Navarro in just 59 minutes.

Wimbledon 2024: Andy Murray to team up with Emma Raducanu in mixed doubles

Murray will also be participating in the men's doubles event, where he will be teaming up with brother Jamie.

Sumit Nagal rues lack of grass experience in maiden Wimbledon appearance

Sumit Nagal lost 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 to Miomir Kecmanovic who is ranked 19 places higher than him.

Wimbledon 2024: Andy Murray pulls out of singles after back surgery, to play doubles

Andy Murray underwent surgery on 22 June to remove a cyst from his spinal cord. The Brit has said he wants to retire after the Paris Olympics.

Wimbledon 2024: Defending champion Marketa Vondrousova crashes out in first round; Djokovic, Swiatek cruise

Marketa Vondrousova is only the second women's defending champion to lose in the first round at the All England Club in the Open Era.

Wimbledon's AI experiment serves up gaffes, blasted by fans

Wimbledon's AI Catch Me Up feature on their official website came under fire from fans after multiple mistakes were reported in the content developed by the system.

Wimbledon 2024: Sumit Nagal goes down fighting to Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic in first round

This was Sumit Nagal’s first-ever match in the main draw of Wimbledon, and despite showcasing some brilliance on the court with 47 winners, he seemed to struggle with consistency as he committed as many as 44 unforced errors.

Wimbledon 2024: Alcaraz into second round with straight-sets win; Sabalenka, Azarenka withdraw due to injuries

Alcaraz, who won his third major championship at the French Open three weeks ago, defeated Novak Djokovic in last year’s final on the grass at Wimbledon but said he was still nervous before Monday's match.

Wimbledon 2024: Dates, Venue, Schedule, Draw, LIVE Streaming and more

Wimbledon 2024: Here's all you need to know about the tournament -- from where it will be played, who the top seeds are, the schedule, who are defending champions to live streaming information.

Wimbledon 2024: Will Andy Murray compete? The two-time champion is still not sure

Andy Murray had back surgery on June 22 after needing to stop during a match a few days earlier at Queen's Club.

Colour me surprised: Why Wimbledon balls are yellow

Tennis balls at Wimbledon haven’t changed much over the years. However, they weren’t always the neon yellow. It was in 1986 that the tournament switched from the traditional white colour and that switch can be attributed to British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough

Novak Djokovic says missing Wimbledon would not have been 'correct'