martin klizan was never really in with a chance.th 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

martin klizan been travelling with a calf injury and it was all too easy to get in the runaround. was get in the ru na round. having was all too easy to get in the runaround. having lost the first set 6-2, runaround. having lost the first set 6—2, his wimbledon would not last much longer. he decided to go today in the second set 2—0 down. the centre court crowd had seen a match that lasted just a0 minutes. centre court crowd had seen a match that lasted just 40 minutesm centre court crowd had seen a match that lasted just 40 minutes. it is u nfortu nate. that lasted just 40 minutes. it is unfortunate. i am sure he did not wa nt to unfortunate. i am sure he did not want to finish this way because it is wimbledon. 0bviously, want to finish this way because it is wimbledon. obviously, it is a very particular to and for all of us in the season. i wish him all the best in his recovery. from my side, and will try to rest and recover and prepare for the next one. i obviously had a lot of matches in eastbourne and have enough matchplay. they had not seen much of djokovic but proceedings were

aneglique kerber up against american irina falconi, followed by novak djokovic against slovakia's martin klizan alexander dolgopolov. last yea r‘s runner—up milos raonic is first on number one coui’t while there's an all—british match on court three with kyle edmund up against alex ward, a qualifier ranked 855 in the world. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are miranda green from the financial times and christopher hope, chief political correspondent at the daily telegraph. a pleasure to see you both. the metro leads with the haute de la garenne children's home, at the centre of a report into decades of child abuse in jersey. the mirror's front page is dominated by calls for the prime minister to end the 1% pay cap on public sector wages. the times claims ministers are urging the chancellor to abandon commitments to reduce corporation tax on order to fund an increase in public sector pay. the guardian cites a new report showing the impact of pay freezes on nurses and poli

then martin klizan and novak djokovic and then federer.ee british affair for the first time since 2001, kyle edmund is against alexander ward who is the lowest ranked qualifier evidence play at wimbledon for 19 years. a good start. there want to choose from for stop alex is —— alex is playing on his mother's 60th birthday, wouldn't it be good present for her? that's about it, but don't forget, go to the bbc sport website, you can choose for 15 live streams. the tour de france is getting underway as well. geraint thomas going in the yellow jersey. i will well. geraint thomas going in the yellowjersey. i will be backjust after the one o'clock news. so hoping that alex ward does it, we love a n so hoping that alex ward does it, we love an underdog. we will keep you updated on how he is going. the high court has ruled that the human rights of a 16—year—old boy were breached after he was held alone in a cell for prolonged periods of time. the teenager, who was detained at feltham young 0ffenders institution in west london, was said to have sign

but he did not stick around long, he was playing martin klizan, the world number a7.okovic then sailing through to the second round with barely breaking sweat. then the great roger federer walking out and almost lifted off the roof with the welcome he was given. but a similar situation, he took the first set and then a3 minutes in, alexandr dolgopolov retired as well. he is also carrying an injury. so some disappointed fans on centre court this afternoon. british number two kyle edmund has finally won a match at wimbledon. after yea rs of after years of trying, we would normally be celebrating the brits going through to the second round but unfortunately it was at the expense of another brit, alex ward, the world number 800. the lowest ranked qualified to play at wimbledon in 19 years. he was quickly dispatched by kyle edmund. he took the first set but kyle edmund came back to win the next three sets. and at the last few minutes we've lost another couple of brits, jamie ward and katie boulter losing their first—round matches this afternoon. and the women's number one

novak djokovic on second against the world number 47 martin klizan.be a fairly straightforward opening match. djokovic is the three—time wimbledon champion. 13 time grand slam,. but he's had a disappointing run of grand slams recently. he won in eastbourne recently. upsurge on centre court, is roger federer. what a magnificent champion he is. wimbledon royalty. 35 years old, a father of four, in his 70th grand slam, going for his eighth wimbledon title. his 19th grand slam total in total. no other player gets as good perhaps andy murray. and federer ta kes perhaps andy murray. and federer takes on a very experienced player from ukraine, ranked 8a. takes on a very experienced player from ukraine, ranked 84. talking of wimbledon royalty, the likes of federer and djokovic, those players eve ryo ne federer and djokovic, those players everyone wants to see, but the lower reaches you think of someone like alex waller at and just getting to wimbledon is a big achievement in itself. —— alex ward. wimbledon is a big achievement in itself. -- alex ward. we have

martin klizan played for only 40 minutes against novak djokovic before retiring with a calf problem.s sure they have started the match at all, and that only the player can answer, really, in my opinion, and you hope that they would give up their spot for somebody else. wimbledon has probably been the strongest of any other tournament, especially if you walk out in the centre court, there isa walk out in the centre court, there is a responsibility. i am sure they tried their best but it is what it is. well, that wasn't the only point of controversy yesterday, as australian bernard tomic said he lacked motivation and was "bored" during his straight—sets defeat to mischa zverev. tomic, who was world number 17 only last year, lost in just over an hour, and also admitted to using a medical time—out to slow down the match, which could earn him a fine. didn't slow it down that much, did he, only one hour 17 minutes. there was better news for briton's kyle edmund, though. he'd lost in the first round for the last four years, but is into round two after beating fellow brit alex ward, who's ra

the three time champion faces the slovakian martin klizan.will be the seven time champion roger federer. and in other sport, the world champion peter sagan won the third stage at the tour de france but three time winner chris froome has moved up to second in the standings behind his teammate geraint thomas, who still has the leader's yellow jersey. back with more sport in the next hour, but you'll be getting more from wimbledon in the next 15 minutes. this morning, in an exclusive interview, the father of the youngest victim of the manchester terror attack has paid tribute to his "stunning" daughter on what would have been her ninth birthday. andrew roussos told this programme that he will remember saffie as a "huge character", who was everything you could ask she was among 22 people who lost their lives following an attack on the manchester arena in may. i spoke to andrew yesterday. i don't even know how to put it into words. saffie was stunning. she was a joker, she was a huge character, but she was just she was just everything, you know, e

djokovic took the first set 6—3 but early in the second martin klizan's calf could no longer support the tournament in the first place? novak djokovic said he'd support a rule change in grand slams to try to encourage injured players not to come and still get paid. the early end for novak djokovic meant an early arrival for roger federer on centre and surely his match would last longer? well, it did, three minutes longer. at 35, he is fluid and forceful like only federer can be.

martin klizan succumbed to a calf injury against novak djokovic.now play an improbable of next. roger federer got his 85th wimbledon win when dolled up a lot had to retire. in the women's draw the world number one angelique kerber ove rca m e world number one angelique kerber overcame the american qualifier irina falconi. angelique kerber has struggled for form irina falconi. angelique kerber has struggled forform in irina falconi. angelique kerber has struggled for form in this year so farand struggled for form in this year so far and lost struggled for form in this year so farand lost in struggled for form in this year so far and lost in the first round of the french open. she was not at her best today, but came to anyway. she will play kirsten flipkens for a place in round three. arsenal are close to breaking their tra nsfer arsenal are close to breaking their transfer record by signing striker from lyon. the 26—year—old, who has scored more than 20 goals, in the league, has had a medical and could be worth up to £52 million. it is more than the

to expect of djokovic coming into this year's championship but unfortunately for his opponent, martin klizan he had taken the first set 6—3 and as you can see, not doing badly in the opening game there, the second game of the second set. 30—15 up on cruzan, so novak djokovic in a commanding position in his first—round match on centre court. then up after that match, which may be over quicker than maybe people we re be over quicker than maybe people were expecting, is a roger federer full stop wimbledon favourite, wimbledon royalty if you like, going for his 19th grand slam title. just incredible stats when you talk about this man. it would be an eighth wimbledon title if he were to win and you wouldn't bet against him, would you? and you wouldn't bet against him, would you ? given and you wouldn't bet against him, would you? given his form coming into this, winning the australian open earlier this year. rolling back the years, roger federer. you will be last up against the world number 8a alexandr dolgopolov of ukraine. by 8a alexandr dolgopolov of ukraine. by the end of the day, fingers cro

former champion novak djokovic is through to the second round after his opponent martin klizan was forcedt's been bothering him for a couple of months. djokovic will play czech adam pavlasek next. it's just unfortunate. i'm sure that he didn't want to finish this way because it's wimbledon. obviously, it isa because it's wimbledon. obviously, it is a very, very particular tournament for all of us in the season so tournament for all of us in the season so i wish the best, his recovery. on my set, i will try to rest and recover and prepare for the next one. i've obviously got lots of matches in eastbourne, i've had a lot of matchplay. djokovic's early finish means roger federer is on court already for his first round match against alexander dolgopolov. these are live pictures from our coverage on bbc one. he is one break up, roger federer, four games to three in the first set. we were guaranteed one british man through to the second round today because kyle edmund was up against fellow countryman alex ward. edmund is ranked 50th in the world, some 819 places above his opponent, but it was w

martin klizan lasted only 40 minutes against djokovic before his calf injury proved too much.eat to mischa zverev. he also admitted to using a medical time—out to try to slow down the match, which could earn him a fine. after going out in the first round for the last four years ina row, kyle edmund finally made it through to round two, when he beat his fellow brit alex ward. he is on the programme with us here later. and women's world number one angelique kerber is through, after beating american qualifier irina falconi. kerber was runner up last year to serena williams. away from the tennis, a dramatic crash yesterday. mark cavendish is out of the tour de france. world champion peter sagan was disqualified for elbowing cavendish, although his team have appealed against the decision. cavendish broke his shoulder and needed stitches in his hand. terrible scenes. rangers have suffered one of the worst defeats in their history. leading 1—0 from the first leg at ibrox, they were knocked out of the europa league by a part—time team from luxembourg and they lost 2—0 on the night, 2—