Wimbledon: Emma Raducanu wins Centre Court debut

The 19-year-old British player, who won the U.S. Open last year, was playing at the All England Club for the first time since retiring from her fourth-round match a year ago.

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“It’s an incredibly special feeling to be coming back here to Wimbledon,” said the 10th-seeded Raducanu.

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Novak Djokovic, a six-time champion at the All England Club, beat Kwon Soon-woo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court, his 80th victory at the grass-court major

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With it, he became the first man or woman to win that many matches at each of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.

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“It’s always very unique match to play as the defending champion, first on the grass,” said Djokovic

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who won his 22nd straight match at the tournament.

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it was always coming out on the untouched grass. It’s really a unique and special feeling in our sport.

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Djokovic was playing for the first time since losing to Rafael Nadal last month in the French Open quarterfinals.

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With the roof closed because of sporadic rain, Kwon was able to pick his spots with his booming forehand.

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Another major title would give him 21 for his career. Nadal has 22, and Federer has 20.

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