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for sportsday and the latest from wimbledon but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. the north korean communist regime celebrates after it claims to have successfully launched a long—range ballistic missile. we'll bring you the political fall—out worldwide in half an hour in one hundred days plus. after it's claimed that a personalised cancer treatment could be available to patients in five years, we'll be speaking to an expert from cancer research uk at 7.45. and our guests tonight in the papers at 10.40 are laura perrins, who's co—editor of the website, the conservative woman and torcuil crichton, westminster editor of the daily record. that's all ahead on bbc news. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to

wimbledon sportsday, i'm katherine downes. injury crisis on centre court — fans miss out on a full afternoons entertainment with djokovic and federer — as their opponents pull out. the world number one who's under the radar — angelique kerber started her bid for the ladies‘ title. and sadly only one winner — kyle edmund comes out on top in the battle of the brits. we hear from danil medvedev, the man who produced one of the biggest shocks on day one.

i knocked out stan wawrinka yesterday, here more from me later. and a monumental crash on the tour de france — britain's mark cavendish is taken to hospital. world champion peter sagan is disqualified. good evening from wimbledon on a bright and sunny evening. the weather is set there all week. a dark mood fell over centre court — because the fans — who thought they'd got some of the best tickets of the week, felt somewhat short—changed. of the best tickets of the week, imagine settling in for an afternoon of novak djokovic and roger federer — only to see them complete just one set each. adam wild reports. for novak djokovic wimbledon centre court has so often been a happy place. it is novak djokovic again.

but for this former champion a man once nicknamed the joker there but for this former champion a man once nicknamed thejoker there has not been much laughter of late. here are this year it is a new novak djokovic, a troubled 12 months, down to fourth in the world but what is we can't win it is born a sign that things could be changing. if anyone could understand his tumble from the top of it is andre agassi. his new coach once returned from a similar slump and he's here to help novak djokovic do the same. perhaps the best place to start was where things started to go wrong. a shock early exit from wimbledon last year started to slide but he arrived as the number two seed. martin klizan was never really in with a chance. novak djokovic winning the first set with no real resistance. as if

things were not hard enough and injury hampered the efforts of martin klizan. the whitefly came out. not the way anyone would have hoped the encounter would end. it is just unfortunate, i'm sure he did not want to finish this way because it is wimbledon, it is a very particular tournament for all of us in the season so i wish you all the best and a good recovery. i will try to rest and recover and prepare for the next game. i have a lot of matches in eastbourne and a lot of matchplay. so through the two the second round and if used a return to happier times at wimbledon this could be the first step on way back. -- if could be the first step on way back. —— if he is to return. and incredibly there was a similar story in the next match on centre court where roger federer began his bid for an eighth title against alexander dolgopolov. but the ukrainian retired with what seemed an injured ankle after training 6—3, 3—0. some spectators booed at the second

early end to a match today. iamjoined by i am joined by the former british number one annabel croft. lovely to have you with us. a slight controversy, do you think that the fa ns controversy, do you think that the fans could feel short—changed 7 controversy, do you think that the fans could feel short—changed?m controversy, do you think that the fans could feel short-changed? it is just disappointing because looking at the order of play it was a fabulous line—up and a chance for people to see one of the greatest icons in the sport in roger federer and of course novak djokovic and it is very unusual to get to withdrawals on the same day. just very u nfortu nate. withdrawals on the same day. just very unfortunate. the only positive thing to save for novak djokovic and roger federer is whoever wins the championship must win seven matches in the course of two weeks. so if either of them try to win these

championships burgess saving that bit of extra energy. but is it better to have time on the grass at this stage of a grand slam or to stay fresh? will i think at this stage they would prepare to stay fresh. novak djokovic played in eastbourne before coming here which is unusual for him. eastbourne before coming here which is unusualfor him. he had four good matches last week in eastbourne and has gone out on the quality to taste a bit of the action now in centre court. so he will feel fresh and quashed roger federer also had plenty of tennis in the run—up to wimbledon. suffer them it is is being out and soaking up the atmosphere here. preparing for a match still takes emotional energy. just disappointing for the fans who would have liked to have seen more of them. and back to martin klizan and alexandr dolgopolov, do think think is fair that these guys to come to grand slam carrying

injuries, keep the other guys out on tour and perhaps could have taken their place, out of their wimbledon places? it is hard to say without knowing exactly the extent of injuries. for the cynics out there, for the first—round losers it is almost equivalent to winning a smaller event. but most players carry a bit of a niggling injury and i think sometimes the advice of the trainers is if they do not feel they will be damaging their body further, stopping the season for the rest of the year, sometimes injuries can loosen up during a match. so difficult to say what was going on exactly but clearly they could only play a certain amount. they will pick up their prize winnings and carry on later in the season. well we can speculate about angelique kerber because you were commentating on her match. before that there was another treat for the centre court crowd today — world number one angelique kerber

was first out. her first opponent was the american qualifier irina falconi. maz farhookhi was watching. ra rely rarely has the world number one come to wimbledon so under the radar. after reaching the summit, her form in the last few months has tumbled. but on paper her first—round match today looked like a gentle start. her opponent irina falconi ranked 247 in the world. and has never been beyond the first round. but after racing to an early lead the familiar errors of the last few months began to creep into her game. her frustration threaten to undo her good work but her experience got out of trouble. she took the first set but with irina falconi now finding her accuracy she was the one needing to rate performance. angelique kerber has struggled with the spotlight of the number one ranking

but in the second is she showed flashes of the game that got there. she was able to edge it without the need for tie—break wrapping up the match in less than an hour and a half. a patchy performance but this stage it is all about getting through the early rounds unscathed. it is always good to be mentally strong and on centre court i need all the memories from last year, they came back and it was amazing. but i was trying to focus on today, on this new match. angelique kerber then passes her first test is not entirely convincingly. but she will still hope to find that confidence in form that made the best in world. so annabel you are in the commentary box for that. the world number one, a little under the radar. you said you thought she was feeling the pressure of centre court. it is the

first time with singer back out there since reaching the finals and losing last year to serena williams. but she's not coming into the event with a lot of match wins or confidence. many players feel they can possibly beat her. having said that her opponent today, quite lowly ranked, she gave everyone an absolute thrill. just that mix of spins and paste, she played a lot of sliced balls, did a lot of different things. she was very creative and the crowd really enjoyed it. so even though the scoreline look straightforward, it was actually a tricky match and she gave her a good run for money. i felt there was a feeling of a burden of expectation from angelique kerber. she was walking around slowly in between points and did not look like someone carrying herself as the top seed, the world number one, someone enjoying being out there. it felt a little bit today. you are saying a few women out there feel they could

perhaps knock her out. who is your pick. it is so wide open as it was french open as well. then we had this unknown bursting through. but for the women, i'm favouring karolina pliskova. she was the winner last year in eastbourne. she beat serena williams and venus williams and she has the most wonderful service. a huge serve was up wonderful service. a huge serve was up over 200 plus aces during the course of the year. so my money would head towards her. petra kvitova, and perhaps would head towards her. petra kvitova, and perhaszohanna konta. we were guaranteed to have at least one brit go through today — that's because compatriots kyle edmund and alex ward were pitted against each other on a packed court three — a tough call for the crowd — who to cheer for? joe lynskey rounds up the british performances on day two. the superstars come to make history

here but the underdogs come to make a living. wimbledon body marks the summitfor a living. wimbledon body marks the summit for alex ward, three wins to qualify bring a salary and opportunity. 800 places higher in world tennis is kyle edmund, but alex ward was out to defy the rankings. he's not afraid. taking the first set, a perfect birthday present for his watching mother. but kyle edmund is next in line between —— behind andy murray in british tennis and he wants wimbledon memories of his own. their rankings suddenly look about right. in this his fifth year at wimbledon, this is the first taste of winning asset for kyle edmund. getting to grips with grass ta kes kyle edmund. getting to grips with grass takes time. in the end he had too much from his former training partner, no first—round exit this year. to get my first win is one of those dreams, those tournaments you a lwa ys those dreams, those tournaments you

always think about as a kid. it has not been a good tournament for me in recent yea rs. not been a good tournament for me in recent years. so it is nice to get that win. if a first win here is the dream, afirst that win. if a first win here is the dream, a first match marks the breakthrough. 20—year—old katie boulter was out to make the most of her wild card shot. she's enjoying her wild card shot. she's enjoying her first match at wimbledon. she raced to the first set against the american christina mchale when the gallery sensed an upset. but the experience of katrina mchale has taken to 60 in the world and the endurance of grand slam tennis it was a stretch too far. for all the bravery the experience ends for katie boulter until next year. disappointment in the end for katie boulter budgie has justified disappointment in the end for katie boulter budgie hasjustified her wild card entry. a wild card chance also for brydan klein, but the british number six was beaten co mforta bly british number six was beaten comfortably in straight sets by his japanese opponent. no first—round draw for him and so forjames ward,

he came to wimbledon as the lowest ranked player in the draw but his pedigree undermined by a desperate battle with injury. as expected marcos baghdatis had too much for him on court 18 but only matches will bring disparate back to his best. —— this brit. and annabel you have a lot of experience of playing here and being the british blair. kyle edmund coming through against a fellow brit, that must‘ve been difficult. it is not easy to play your fellow countryman. if you look at the draw and you are the higher ranked player and you are the higher ranked player and today kyle edmund was so much higher rank than his opponent, 860 the world so in many ways you could see it as a great draw. but there is extra pressure and also extra spice around playing a fellow brit. and alex ward has been hitting a lot

with andy murray in the past so it took some time to settle down in the match. but then he stormed through. but it is never easy to play against a fellow brit, i can tell you. sad to see alex ward go and sad we had to see alex ward go and sad we had to pick between them. let's have a look at what else has been happening at wimbledon today. one of the big crowd favourites here, juan martin del potro of argentina needed seven, yes seven match points to beat australia's tha nasi kokkinakis. del potro, no stranger to marathon matches, played that epic olympic final against andy murray last year remember, and eventually won in four sets and faces ernests gulbis of latvia next. but there was plenty of controversy on court 14 earlier where australia's bernard tomic seemed to be under the weather in his straight sets defeat to mischa zverev of germany. tomic called for what seemed like a medical time—out during the second set. but afterwards he seemed to suggest that there might not have been too much wrong with him.

ijust tried, i just tried, there was ijust tried, there was definitely i just tried, there was definitely a mental issue out there. ijust tried to break a bit of momentum but could not find any rhythm. i was not mentally and physically there with my mental state to perform. i do not know why, but i felt a little bit bored out there. so to be honest with you. so i tried at the end i managed to win the set. but it was too late. what a strange press conference. to say you're bored, lots of people say you get £35,000 for going out on a first round and he should give it back for not trying, and saying he did not respect tennis than fact. huge controversy about this press conference and it should rumble on. i'm sure in many years to come he might look back at those comments and feel extremely embarrassed about it. he also went on to say that he

just wanted to play tennis for the next ten years just to earn the money and then never have to work in his life. he was also asked if you'd like to give the money to a charity he's said if you ask novak djokovic or roger federer if they will then maybe i will as well. he is a complex character and not the first time he's coming to be is problematic areas with the press. he had this trim and press come down on him likea had this trim and press come down on him like a tonne of bricks, he had a difficult relationship with an overbearing father who at times in his matches he has asked the umpires to re m ove his matches he has asked the umpires to remove from matches. so quite a lot of history going on with him. i think is a complex individual but quite clearly if you cannot get up and get excited for wimbledon, arguably the greatest tournament in the world, my question is should really be up there playing tennis because clearly you do not really enjoy it. i think he needs to go away and think about how much he really wa nts away and think about how much he really wants to play tennis. he has let himself down and also the people paying money and buying tickets to

come and watch. so a few eyebrows raised in the media room. thank you so raised in the media room. thank you so much. one of the stories of day one was luxembourg's mandy minella who played herfirst round match against italian veteran francesca schiavone while four months pregnant. minella is also playing the doubles this week. but today she posted a lovely picture on twitter of her husband and coach tim sommer kneeling in front of her at one of the wimbledon courts and kissing her stomach. minella said that this will be her last tournament before she becomes a mum. late on the opening day the unknown 21 year old danill medvedev produced the biggest upset of the first round, knocking out the three time grand slam champion stan wawrinka. one year ago the russian wasn't at wimbledon — beaten in qualifying by britain's hero of 12 months ago marcus willis. john watson's been finding out what a difference a year makes. if anyone would tell me this one

year ago i would not believe them. that i would be world number three, beating world number three on centre court at wimbledon. i'm really happy with how i played and i managed to win such a match. to have a first grand slam victory on centre court, especially wimbledon, is amazing. tell us what the atmosphere was like on centre court, it is a very special place. and a lovely moment after the match for you bent down to kiss the turf. i felt people were cheering for me a lot, some russians we re cheering for me a lot, some russians were there, i was a bit surprised. when i was leading the crowd went crazy and maybe that was the best feeling i ever had in my life. and so feeling i ever had in my life. and so after the match ijust decided to kiss the grass. i knew i could play well on grass and after of course beating stan you must play better

than just good and i beating stan you must play better thanjust good and i did that yesterday. what you make of your opponent in the next round, the belgian? i have seen him a lot in other tournaments and he is a great player. he beat tommy haas who beat roger federer, so he is a very good player. i'm just going to try to do my best to get through the next round. mark cavendish has been taken to hospital after a serious crash at the end of the fourth stage of the tour de france when he collided with world champion peter sagan. peter sagan has been thrown off the tour as a result. in cycling it can take just a fraction of a second four—year world to come tumbling down. mark cavendish had his eyes on adding to his dirty career stage wins but in the chaos that can swell around the sprinters as they search for the line, he tangled with world champion peter sagan. he was left lying in the gutter whilst peter sagan finished second. he apologised but

it was not enough as organisers kicked the slovak out of the draw. little comfort for mark cavendish, he will —— he got back on his bike and cross the line but he said he was not optimistic of being able to continue the race. he went to hospitalfor continue the race. he went to hospital for stitches in a finger and to check his shoulder which he fears has suffered damage to a ligament. before that skirmish overall race leader gareth thomas got caught up in a pile—up. but he escaped with just cuts and bruises. and he will keep the yellowjersey thanks to rules giving him the same time as the stage winner. horrible to see that crash. and this was the reaction from mark cavendish after the race. i was bleeding a lot, and my shoulder, i had a previous shoulder injury and it is just been set back, i do not know if i snapped the ligament. i'm not a

doctor, but from the feeling i have, i'm not optimistic. and the incident itself, what happened? just peter sagan came over. and he came to apologise first i get on with peter well, but i do not get, if he came across as one thing with the elbow, i'm nota across as one thing with the elbow, i'm not a fan of his putting his elbow into me like that. but like i saidi elbow into me like that. but like i said i get on with peter. a crash is a crash. i would just like to know about the elbow. arsenal are close to breaking their transfer record by signing the french international striker alexandre lacazette from lyon. bbc sport understands that the 26—year—old, who scored more than 20 goals in each of the last three seasons in ligue 1, has completed a medical ahead of a reported £45 million move. the british and irish lions have been enjoying some down time

in queenstown this week as they prepare for saturday's deciding test against the all blacks in auckland — and their players have been taking time out to meet the fans in new zealand. our reporter katie gornall is with the party. the all blacks have remained in camp this week and they have been training as usual. the lions have taken a different approach, they've been enjoying a few days off in queenstown to rest and relax and enjoy the sights. we've seen a few of them out and about in smaller groups and with friends and family. today we will give an insight into just how much the lines staff felt that the break was needed. we heard from the strength and conditioning coach, this is his third tour with the lines, he also has been to south africa and australia but he believes this is the most physically and mentally demanding series that is in part. this is the toughest i've been out on, the travel and the intensity of the game has increased year—on—year. so the boys are

running more than ever and the contact is more physical than ever before. so the lions will resume training on wednesday year in queenstown and before they fly to auckland before that or nothing decider. the previous two series when the fabrics like this in australia they went to the beach and they've come back and they have gone on to win the fed —— the third test. if that formula works then they will make history on saturday at eden park. teenager billy monger has driven a racing car for the first time since losing both legs in a crash during a british formula 4 race eleven weeks ago. following the crash at donington park a fundraising campaign went viral afterjenson button and other formula one drivers donated. it raised almost a million pounds. billy drove a car with hand controls at brands hatch.. he wants to make a racing comeback next year. now we'll close the show with a very special guest — and a voice that may sound familiar. i.

i, everyone, it is andy murray here. no, obviously i'm feeling ok after playing pretty well yesterday. obviously i'm struggling with a very boring voice. but i'm doing ok. poor old andy murray! this is in fact josh parry, an impersonator who has risen to overnight fame at wimbledon because andy murray spotted your impersonation and interview due a week ago as you come as himself. a great bit of viral footage on the website. yes i been doing this for four years or so, website. yes i been doing this for fouryears orso, and had website. yes i been doing this for four years or so, and had a lot of success with it, it began in 2013 andi success with it, it began in 2013 and i have been doing impressions ever since. so he was aware of who i was before the video. and let me ask one more question about this, we do

not get to ask andy murray questions about his private life. so do you put us through the ringer on purpose at wimbledon each year? yeah, i mean, that is obviously a pretty fair question. you know, itry, i'm so boring in other parts of my life, i've got to give you guys some kind of excitement. just trying to make it fun. well, josh, lovely to meet you. giving us your best andy murray. thank you for watching. we will see you back in wimbledon tomorrow. the sun has been out today at wimbledon and tomorrow it will be heating up. but for northern ireland

and southern scotland, northern england it has been a pretty rubbish day with that rain and also quite cool as well. overnight that rain is easy. most of us staying well above single figures, quite a warm night to come across the south—east. tomorrow getting a little bit brighter. the sun breaking through across southern england and a range of temperatures, 15 in newcastle, close to 30 in southern england. so the heat is on for the next few days and without a chance on thursday in parts of england and wales of seeing some thundery downpours. hello and welcome to 100 days plus.

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