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Day 2: Serena Williams cruises in Wimbledon opener | DAY 1: Breaking News: Defending champ Lleyton Hewitt ousted at Wimbledon

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Wimbledon begins without Sampras                                         

Taken from www.wimbledon.org

For years, a visit to Centre Court was part of Pete Sampras' ritual leading up to Wimbledon.

He would stand in the shadows, soak up the silence and anticipate the applause to come. The cheering followed each of the seven titles he won at the All England Club from 1993 to 2000, a span during which he lost just one match.

 

But there was no Centre Court pilgrimage last week by Sampras, and there will be no cheers for him this week. With the tournament beginning Monday, the king of grass is absent for the first time in 15 years. More

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Wimbledon Glance                                                                                                      

Weather -- Mostly sunny. High temperature was 72 degrees.

Attendance -- 38,500.

Stat of the day -- The defeat of Lleyton Hewitt by qualifier Ivo Karlovic marks the first time in the Open era that the defending men's champion lost in the first round at Wimbledon.

Quote of the day -- ``The guy looked like he was serving out of a tree.'' -- Andy Roddick, who saw the 6-foot-10 Karlovic beat Hewitt.

 

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