Good morning tennis fans! The sun is shining, the strawberries and cream are being prepared and we are just minutes away from Wimbledon getting underway. Will the All England Club see a different men's singles champion being crowned, or will Novak Djokovic keep the title? Can Serena Williams grab a calendar slam or will her competitors stand in her way? We'll find out over the next two weeks!

So, first things first, let's have a look at the order of play. There are 69 matches scheduled for today, but in these early stages, the Centre Court and Court 1 take the main focus. Let's have a look at who's up!

CENTRE COURT (from 1pm)

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] VS. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] vs. Johanna Konta (GBR)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [4] vs. Joao Sousa (POR)

COURT 1 (from 1pm)

Serena Williams (USA) vs. Margarita Gasparyan (RUS)
Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs. Kei Nishikori (JPN) [5]
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [11] vs. Federico Delbonis (ARG)

As you can see, there's no Andy Murray today - the Scotsman, who won his first Wimbledon title in 2013, will begin his campaign on Tuesday, but there are plenty of cracking first-round matches to get your teeth into. To kick off the early action, Nick Kyrgios will play Argentina's Diego Schwartzman, while US Open champion, Marin Cilic has just begun his first-round match against Japan's Hiroki Moriya.

Flying the flag for the Brits on day one are Heather Watson, Johanna Konta and siblings Naomi and Liam Broady, who opened his campaign a matter of minutes ago against Marinko Matosevic on Court 18.

Now, let's turn our attention to the big names who will grace the grass court later this afternoon. Djokovic will begin the defence of his crown against German Kohlschreiber, who could provide a tricky opener for the eight-time Grand Slam champion. Interestingly, the world number one has not played in any warm-up tournaments ahead of his arrival at SW19. In his last Grand Slam outing, the Serbian suffered defeat at the hands of Stanislas Wawrinka in the French Open final. Will that loss weigh heavily on his mind at Wimbledon? We'll soon find out!

UPDATE: It's early days in the first-round matches, but Marin Cilic has made a blistering start by racing to a 3-0 lead in the first set against Moriya. Elsewhere, it's a poor start for Britain's Broady, who lost his opening service game and currently trails 2-1 to Matosevic in the first round.

Wawrinka is another big draw for the crowds today, which you may not have thought a few years ago. The world number four is last up on Centre Court today when he takes on Portugal's Joao Sousa. After beating Djokovic on clay in the French Open final, the Swiss could meet his rival in the semi-finals, but he'll have to improve his grass-court form in order to do so. Wawrinka has lost in the first round at Wimbledon five times in his career and he suffered a straight-sets defeat to Kevin Anderson at Queen's a fortnight ago.

UPDATE: Broady has managed to get a break back against Matosevic, which will do wonders for his confidence. The Brit has now evened things up and the set is going with serve.

SET! Well, what a start for Kyrgios. The Australian entered the tournament with off-court concerns after splitting from his coach a matter of weeks before the Grand Slam, but that doesn't seem to have shaken his focus. The 20-year-old broke Schwartzman at the first time of asking on Court 2 and continued his dominance with two further breaks of serve to take the first set 6-0.

Three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe has been speaking to BBC Two and he believes that the level of tennis will be higher than previous years, and here's why...

"On the men's side, it's going to be pretty interesting to see how that opens up. There's a third week's rest between France and Wimbledon now, and that's been done for the players. It gives them chance to take a breather and, as a result, I feel that the level of play is going to be higher earlier in the tournament.

"That's maybe more important for Novak Djokovic, because he's got such a tough first round match today against Philipp Kohlschreiber."

SET! As mentioned earlier, Cilic raced to a 3-0 lead in the first set and he has managed to take the lead 6-3 on Court 3. Just one break was needed for last year's Wimbledon quarter-finalist.

Before we delve into today's women's draw, let's take a look at the weather forecast. Sunny skies are expected to grace SW19 for the entire day - hurrah! According to the BBC, temperatures are likely to rise to 25 degrees, while Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to rocket to around 33 degrees. Hopefully, that means that we won't encounter any delays on court.

UPDATE: It's all very tense on Court 18 as Broady has just dropped serve to go 6-5 down. The Brit is currently trying to break back to keep the set alive, and it's well poised at 15-15.

So, as promised, let's take a look at the ladies who will feature today. Maria Sharapova, who won the title in 2004, will take on British number two Johanna Konta once Djokovic's opener comes to an end on Centre Court. It arguably couldn't be a tougher start for Konta, who is ranked 142 places below Sharapova. With the Russian being one of the favourites to win the tournament, you feel as though that Konta will need to play the game of her life to cause a first-round upset.

SET! It's disappointment for Broady as the first set goes to Matosevic 7-5. The Brit relinquished three break points and he will definitely feel as though he's missed an opportunity there. Broady has a bit of work to do to get back in contention.

SET! Victoria Azarenka, a two-time Wimbledon semi-finalist, has dropped to 23rd seed, but she has opened her campaign at the All England Club in strong fashion by claiming the first set 6-2. Elsewhere, Kyrgios has doubled his lead on Court 2 by grabbing the second set 6-2 over Schwartzman, who has won just two games in the match so far.

UPDATE: We haven't heard much from David Goffin out there on Court 9, but that's because he and opponent Horacio Zeballos can barely be separated. The first set has gone into a tie-break with neither player managing to break serve.

Now, it's no secret that Serena Williams is favourite to win her sixth Wimbledon crown. The American will become the first player since Steffi Graff in 1988 to win a calendar slam following her triumphs in Australia and France. A relatively straightforward first-round clash against Russian Margarita Gasparyan awaits on Court 1 at 1pm.

SET! Sixteenth seed Goffin has got his foot in front by winning the first set 7-6[4] after snatching serve from Zeballos twice in the tie-break. There's still hope for Zeballos though as they head into a second set. Meanwhile, Schwartzman is trying to fight back against Kyrgios, who has a two-set lead. The third is currently going by the way of serve, but Schwartzman is yet to create a break-point opportunity.

SET! Cilic looks very comfortable out on Court 3 as he takes the second set 6-2. The Croatian broke serve twice, while Moriya squandered a break point in the sixth game, keeping himself on the backfoot. You feel that the Japanese pro has a mountain to climb to get himself back into the contest.

GAME, SET & MATCH! Azarenka has come through her opening match unscathed with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Kontaveit. The 25-year-old was tested after taking a one-set lead when her opponent forced a break-point opportunity in the opening game of the second, but Azarenka managed to hold serve. From that point on, the Belarusian broke twice before wrapping up the match.

Shortly, we will be switching our focus to Djokovic's first-round match against Kohlschreiber. We'll be giving an in-depth account of the contest on Centre Court, but don't worry, we will still be providing updates of the matches from the surrounding courts.

In case you've forgotten, Djokovic grabbed his second Wimbledon title last year by beating Roger Federer 6–7[7] 6–4 7–6[4] 5–7 6–4 in the final. The Serbian has been in the headlines of late after his coach Boris Becker revealed that he signals to his player during matches, despite the ATP Tour banning any sort of interaction with coaches in play. In Djokovic's mind, though, he's not doing anything wrong.

At the weekend, he told reporters: "There are times when the team of the player communicates with the player when he gets to go and take the towel in the corner, which is closer to the box, or, you know, different ways.

"I think it's all fine as long as it's not regular. I think it just depends. This is a very competitive sport. You're alone on the court. We can't pretend like that's not happening in tennis."

SET! While the first set was a tight contest, the second set was a breeze for Goffin as he has just raced to claim the second set 6-1. Zeballos has a lot to do to overcome the Belgian.

Djokovic and Kohlschreiber have made their way onto Centre Court, and the world number one has a smile on his face as he does so. The crowd are on their feet applauding the two competitors, who are only minutes away from getting their campaign underway. Just to remind you, Djokovic has not played in any warm-up tournaments ahead, but he looks confident to me!

SET! It's not looking good for Broady. The Brit now trails Matosevic by two sets after losing the second 6-4. After missing a number of opportunities in the first set, Broady lost serve to drop 4-5 in the second before Matosevic successfully served to double his lead.

So, our main focus will now switch to Djokovic and Kohlschreiber, but we will also provide updates from Williams's game as she will get her campaign underway against Gasparyan at the same time on Court 1.

It's a good start for Djokovic. The reigning champion opened with serve and showed his intent early on by hitting an ace. Kohlschreiber managed to bring it up to 15-15, but his return into the net gave the world number one a 30-15 lead. The game was briefly broken up when a small bird found his way onto the court (yes, really), but it eventually flew away... On the court, though, Djokovic was able to hold serve when his forehand forced Kohlschreiber to hit beyond the baseline.

BREAK! Kohlschreiber delivered a great first serve right in the corner, but after a baseline rally, Djokovic came out the winner. After racing to a 30-0 lead, the world number one hit a strong backhand to move into break point. Kohlschreiber didn't give up though, as he saved two break points and then brought it up to deuce with a smash. Djokovic asserted his authority to snatch the advantage and his backhand forced Kohlshreiber into hitting the ball out.

BREAK! After going a break down, Kohlschreiber attempted to rattle any nerves by going 30-0 up on Djokovic's serve, but the Serbian delivered an ace in response. However, Djokovic committed a couple of unforced errors, which left his opponent on break point. Another ace kept the Serbian in contention and a powerful forehand across court put the game to deuce, but two single-handed backhands from Kohlschreiber gave him the point.

UPDATE: It's a winning start for Kyrgios, who has secured a 6-0 6-2 7-6[6] victory over Schwartzman, while Goffin has come through a 7-6[4] 6-1 6-1 triumph over Zeballos.

Kohlschreiber seems to be finding some confidence as his shot drives down the line to take a 15-0 lead on his serve. Djokovic tries to gain a point back with his own attempt down the line, but it's too hard and the ball bounces out. A powerful serve from the German is tough to handle for Djokovic as his return falls into the net.

After dropping the first point on serve, Djokovic shows his trademark athleticism to get to ground and hit a forehand volley, before serving up an ace to claim a 40-15 lead. From then, the Serbian eases his way to the point and currently leads 3-2.

Kohlschreiber shows his power on serve as Djokovic's return can only bobble into the net. The German displays some eagerness by over-hitting a shot that falls past the baseline and he commits the same problem to leave the game at 30-30. Kohlschreiber is put under pressure after going 40-30 down, but manages to seal the point with a smash. Djokovic rightly challenged a point on the right baseline as the replays showed that the ball was out, but Kohlschreiber responds with two aces to hold serve.

Kohlschreiber troubles Djokovic as the world number one misses a simple forehand, and the German delivers a powerful backhand to give himself a 30-15 lead on his opponent's serve. After a tight rally, Djokovic slams the ball into the net, leaving Kohlschreiber with a vital break point, but the two-time champion manages to take the game to deuce. Following a tussle back and forth, Djokovic keeps his composure and a powerful serve forces Kohlschreiber to hit the ball out.

UPDATE: Cilic has eased his way into the second round with a 6-3 6-2 7-6[4] victory over Moriya. Elsewhere, Broady has forced his way back into contention by winning the third set 6-3. The Brit is 2-1 down on sets against Matosevic, but there is still hope!

The German manages to hold as Djokovic shows some signs of early nerves by hitting his double-handed backhand out behind the line. The Serbian misses his next shot, which gives Kohlschreiber the first game with the new balls.

Djokovic misses the first point on his serve, but his powerful forehand causes Kohlschreiber to over-hit his return. With the game at 30-15 in Djokovic's favour, the top seed unleashes a hammering serve, but Kohlschreiber shows intent as his shot drops inside the baseline to gain the point. However, Djokovic responds by driving to the net and hitting a backhand to hold serve.

SET! The defending champion takes the lead on Centre Court 6-4. With Kohlschreiber serving to stay in the set, the German delivers a double fault to give the edge to Djokovic, who comfortably goes on to claim a 30-15 lead. Kohlschreiber suffers another double fault (at arguably the worst time!) and he follows that up by hitting the ball into the net and gifting the world number one the set.

Djokovic opens the second set with an early point and he shows his intent by whipping a double-handed backhand across court to claim a 30-0 lead. Kohlschreiber responds by driving to the net and knocking the ball towards the left baseline to gain a point. However, Djokovic is able to see out the game and hold serve.

UPDATE: After dropping serve at the start of the first set, Williams recovers to grab two break points and take the set 6-4 over Gasparyan.

It's important for Kohlschreiber to keep his head up after losing the first set in the manner that he did, but the German is able to hold serve by winning his game 40-15, which included his first ace of the match.

The German has the chance to claim a lob shot with Djokovic nowhere near the ball, but he misses the point and the world number one eventually grabs the game 40-0 with relative ease.

UPDATE: John Isner, who is no stranger to tie-breaks, takes a one-set lead against Soeda in his first round. The American claims it 7-5[5].

Kohlschreiber eases to the first point with a powerful shot that forces Djokovic to hit the ball out, but the German fails in his drop-shot attempt and gives his opponent hope. In a bid to thwart Djokovic's charge, Kohlschreiber's single-handed backhand drops onto the baseline and he eventually sees the game through.

Djokovic goes for the smash, and while Kohlschreiber manages to meet it, the German's return is well out. The Serb races to a 40-0 lead on his serve after his German opponent missed two shots, and he seals the game with an impressive ace.

It's usually around this time that Djokovic would go a break up and take control of proceedings, but after taking the game to 15-15, the Serbian's return failed him as Kohlschreiber's serve was too strong. The German let himself down, though, by firing the ball into the net, but he responded to claim the next point with a powerful serve. Djokovic was given hope when his opponent's backhand slice dropped behind the line, but Kohlschreiber was able to hold.

Djokovic shows his power with a serve at 106 mph, but Kohlschreiber's net play impressed as the German claims a well-executed drop shot. Despite the German's attempts to upset, Djokovic comfortably sees through the game.

UPDATE: Broady is fighting back on Court 18 as he claims the fourth set 6-2 to draw 2-2 against Matosevic. Elsewhere, Isner has doubled his lead against Soeda and Ivanovic has taken the first set 6-1 against Xu.

We're still waiting for that crucial break point in the second set! Kohlschreiber's single-handed backhand technique comes into play again as he drives the ball close to the line, with Djokovic nowhere near it, but he lets himself down on the next point by hitting into the net. With the game at deuce, Kohlschreiber holds his nerve to keep games on serve.

Djokovic shows his array of skills with an impressive overhead backhand and follows that up with a drop shot to move to 30-0 on his serve. Kohlshreiber gets a point on the board when Djokovic hits into the net, but the top seed instantly responds to take the game. The Serbian may still be searching for a break point in this set, but you can't see him dropping serve at the moment.

SET! A lovely backhand winner down the line gets Kohlschreiber off to a decent start on serve and after an impressive rally, Djokovic comes out on top after returning a low forehand volley with composure. A double-handed backhand down the line from the number one seed gives him a 30-15 lead on his opponent's serve, but Kohlschreiber bounces back instantly. After the game moves to deuce, the winning point eventually falls to Djokovic with an impressive shot down the line.

While Kohlschreiber has shown some decent aggressive play, the German has struggled to handle Djokovic's return and as mentioned earlier, it's difficult to see the world number one dropping many games this afternoon.

GAME, SET & MATCH! It was a wobbly start for Serena Williams, but the American remains on course for the Wimbledon title after overcoming Gasparyan 6-4 6-1 on Court 1.

Well, there's no shaking Djokovic right now. The 28-year-old opens the third set by easily holding serve. Kohlschreiber will need to find some answers if he is to trouble his opponent, who has a two-set lead.

Kohlschreiber uses his first challenge of the set after the ball is called out on the right baseline, but it was a wasted challenge from the German. He relies on his power to put himself 40-15 up, but Djokovic responds with a shot down the line on his opponent's second serve. However, Kohlschreiber sees the game through.

Djokovic goes for power by storming to a 30-0 lead, of which the second point came from a thumping cross-court backhand. A shot down the line gives the top seed the game and Kohlschreiber doesn't look like coming close to snatching his opponent's serve.

BREAK! Kohlschreiber's shot on the baseline is called out, but due to the power of television, we can see that the German should have challenged because it was called in. With the game at 15-15, Kohlschreiber unleashes a rare double-handed backhand to claim a point, but after a lack of concentration, he allows Djokovic back in. The German goes on to salvage a break point by forcing Djokovic to over-hit his shot, but a low slice from the world number one gives him the advantage. The top seed gains a crucial break by challenging a ball that was called in.

BREAK! Kohlschreiber breaks back instantly! The German tries to put pressure on his opponent by going 30-0 up on Djokovic's serve and a double fault from the world number one leaves him in danger of losing serve. Despite gaining back two points, Djokovic hit the ball into the net to give himself some more work to do.

A thunderous cross-court backhand from Djokovic levels up Kohlschreiber's serve to 15-15, but the German uses his power to grab the game and hold.

Djokovic shakes his hand in annoyance after failing to reach Kohlschreiber's shot down the line, but he responds instantly with an ace. Perhaps the top seed is still reeling from losing serve? Despite allowing the German back into the game, Djokovic eventually seals it after the German's shot clatters into the net.

GAME, SET & MATCH! Well, Broady gets to continue flying the flag for Britain in the second round after coming from behind to claim a 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 victory over Matosevic.

Kohlshreiber grabs his fifth ace to claw back to 30-30 on his serve, but Djokovic brings up break point to put pressure on his opponent's shoulders. The German bounces back to move the game to deuce and eventually gets the game after Djokovic's attempted drop shot falls into the net.

There's no letting up from the world number one as he races through the game 40-0 to claim the winning point with a powerful ace. Surely it's only a matter of time now?

GAME, SET & MATCH! Djokovic begins the defence of the Wimbledon title with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win over Kohlschreiber, With the German needing to serve to stay in the match, he suffers a blow with a double fault, but responds with a swift forehand down the line. Djokovic keeps pressing, though, and he takes it to 30-30, but his double-handed backhand slams into the net. At deuce, Kohlschreiber gifted Djokovic match point by hitting his shot into the net, and Djokovic took advantage as the German missed his return.

Elsewhere, Isner has moved into the second round with a 7-5[5] 6-4 6-4 win over Soeda, while Ivanovic has begun her campaign with a 6-1 6-1 win over Xu. It's disappointment for Suarez Navarro, though, as she suffered a 6-2 6-0 defeat to Ostapenko.

After signing a few autographs, the BBC grabbed a quick word with Djokovic, who said: "It's great to be back. This is a cradle of our sport - it doesn't get any bigger than Wimbledon, so it's a privilege and an honour to open this year's tournament on Centre Court.

"As defending champion there is a history and tradition that is well nurtured and respected here - it really is a special feeling. Considering the match, I had a very tough opponent, who can be very tricky on all the surfaces, especially on grass. He had nothing to lose but I managed to stay composed."

There's been plenty of action so far, and you can catch up with all the results and reaction on our dedicated Wimbledon page here. We have many more matches to come, with Maria Sharapova, Stanislas Wawrinka, Grigor Dimitrov and Heather Watson among those due to play this afternoon.

That's all from me for today, so I shall hand you over to my colleague Dan Lewis, who will provide you with all the latest until 5pm.

Hello, folks! It has already been a hugely entertaining day of action at SW19, the highlight of which being Liam Broady's impressive victory against Marinko Matosevic a little earlier. The British wildcard found himself two sets down and staring at a seventh defeat on the bounce, but he showed huge drive to bounce back and become the first home hopeful to advance through.

We'll bring you reaction from Broady in a short while, plus more from world number one Novak Djokovic who made little mistake in the opening match of his title defence against Philipp Kohlschreiber on Centre Court.

Before then, let's recap some of the action that has taken place so far this afternoon.

- Marin Cilic 6-3 6-2 7-6(4) Hiroki Moriya

- Liam Broady 5-7 5-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 Marinko Matosevic

- David Goffin 7-6(4) 6-1 6-1 Horacio Zeballos

- Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-4 Philipp Kohlschreiber

- Serena Williams 6-4 6-1 Margarita Gasparyan

- John Isner 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 Go Soeda

- Ana Ivanovic 6-1 6-1 Xu Xi-Fan

UPDATE! There has been an upset out on Court 8 as ninth seed Carla Suarez Navarro has suffered a first-round defeat to Jelena Ostapenko. A full report from that one can be found right here.

Meanwhile this afternoon, Johanna Konta will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of fellow Brit Liam Broady and overcome what is a challenging test against 2004 champion Maria Sharapova. Sharapova currently leads that one 2-1 in the early stages out on Centre Court.

2014 semi-finalist Milos Raonic is currently one set to the good against Daniel Gimeno-Traver, meanwhile, and well on his way to securing a berth in the second round. The other men's singles match taking place is Kei Nishikori - a quarter-finalist at the Australian and French Open - up against Italian Simone Bolelli.

As promised a little earlier, let's get some reaction from world number one Novak Djokovic. There is a lot of pressure on the top seed to succeed in the English capital on the back of his French Open setback earlier this month, but he handled his opener here with relative ease.

The Serbian's thoughts on the back of that 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber can be found here.

Andy Murray gets his Wimbledon campaign underway tomorrow, remember, so all eyes are very much on fellow British hopefuls today. Liam Broady has already achieved a superb result to book his place in round two, while Johanna Konta is currently in the early stages of her opening-clash against Maria Sharapova. Heather Watson is the third Brit in action later this evening, with Caroline Garcia providing her opposition.

On the subject of Andy Murray, one Scottish punter has placed a whopping £50,000 on the second favourite to come out on top at this year's tournament. Should that bet come in, he will earn a return of £175,000... no pressure, Andy.

It has been a glorious day so far in terms of the weather, and that looks set to continue for at least the next few days. The latest update by the Met Office suggests that the 24 degrees experienced this afternoon will be bettered the mercury topping the 30-degree mark tomorrow. Make the most of it, I say.

Victory for Serena Williams earlier this afternoon has seen her draw level with sister Venus in terms of matches won at Wimbledon:

UPDATE! Not the best of starts for home hopeful Johanna Konta, who has slipped a set behind against 2004 champ Maria Sharapova on Centre Court. The Brit was playing catch-up for large parts of the opener, and was unable to keep up with her far more illustrious opponent.

UPDATE! Milos Ranonic will be looking to better his quarter-final exit at the Australian Open earlier this year. He has made a good start to his Wimbledon campaign, racing two-sets ahead against Daniel Gimeno-Traver to remain well in control.

Plenty of eyes are on Australia's Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon this year, with a lot expected of the youngster following his exploits 12 months ago. He secured his place in the second round earlier today courtesy of a three-set win over Diego Schwartzman, but the triumph did not come without some controversy.

Kyrgios, who ousted Rafael Nadal here last time around, is alleged to have called the umpire "dirty scum" after a decision went against him. He has now responded to these claims.

Heather Watson's meeting with Caroline Garcia is still to come this evening, remember, as the British number one looks to make waves on home soil. Watson has changed her preparations slightly by allowing her parents to watch her in action this year.

Speaking in the build-up to her opener, she told reporters: "I've said to them, 'Listen guys, you can do whatever you want, if you want to be there great, if you don't I don't mind,' so I just leave it up to them now."

Time for some more reaction now, and we can hear from Serena Williams who has been speaking to reporters. Rather than discussing her attempt to secure an impressive calendar Grand Slam, however, attention instead quickly turned to the Wimbledon attire.

Asked about the regulations to wear all white, she said: "That's another thing that I think makes Wimbledon really unique, they have a rule about your attire. The Open, you can imagine them in New York them saying, You can't wear this. It would be kind of weird. It works well here. It's part of tradition. As a club member, when you come here to play, you have to wear white. They want everyone else to. I think it's unique. I think it's beautiful to see white against the grass. I think it makes for great photos.

UPDATE! Kei Nishikori looked on his way through to the second round with relative ease after taking the first set of his match against Simone Bolelli, but the Italian has impressively hit back. Both men held throughout the second set to force a tie-break, which the world number 55 edged 7-4 to level up.

Things are not looking great for Johanna Konta out on Centre Court, I'm afraid. Maria Sharapova is fast closing in on victory in that one, building on her opening-set win to race 4-1 ahead in the second. This will certainly provide invaluable experience for the world's 124th ranked player, though.

UPDATE! I may have jumped the gun a bit a little earlier when suggesting that Milos Ranonic was looking comfortable for a place in the second round. Daniel Gimeno-Traver has taken the third set to put the pressure on the seventh seed. A loss of serve in the fourth game proved enough, with Gimeno-Travel giving himself a real lifeline on Court 3.

This is a day that will be remembered for a long time by Liam Broady. He was down and out when two sets behind against Marinko Matosevic this afternoon, but he showed incredible character to battle back and claim the win.

Here's what he had to say on the back of his thrilling five-set triumph: "The crowd was fantastic - they made the experience. After the first two sets wanted to give them more, managed to sneak third set and that was the best feeling of my life. So to win the match was fantastic.

"I've been working a lot on absorbing pressure from opponents and I managed to stay calm and feel focused. This was my first five-setter - I've played a few in practice but this was a little different. We were both shattered towards the end but I had a few thousand people cheering me on - and he didn't have as many!"

Sticking with Liam Broady - Andy Murray has taken to Twitter to praise his fellow Brit's performance this afternoon. The third seed doesn't get his campaign underway until tomorrow, but he will be hoping for a more comfortable route through when facing Mikhail Kukushkin.

UPDATE! Leyton Hewitt incredibly saves two match points to give himself a glimmer of hope against Jarkko Nieminen. It's not looking great for the Australian at this stage, but he has levelled at five-apiece in the deciding set.

UPDATE! That Hewitt-Nieminen match may be going the distance, but it is curtains for Johanna Konta unfortunately. She has fallen to a 6-2 6-2 defeat to one-time winner Maria Sharapova in what was her first taste of Centre Court action. Click here to read an instant report from that opening-round match.

Right, that brings to an end my stint on Wimbledon watch for today. Fear not, though, because Shane Callaghan is here to take you through the remainder of play on day one, so you will not miss a single thing!

Cheers Mr Lewis. Good evening ladies and gents. As Dan said, I'll be keeping you apprised of everything that goes on down in SW19 for the next while. If one of the big boys is sent out by an unknown then I'll let you know about it. If Britain's Heather Watson reaches round two I'll let you know about it. If somebody chokes on a strawberry I'll let you know about it. We've got all our bases covered.

UPDATE: Right, I can confirm that big South African Kevin Anderson has gone one set up in his first-round match with Lucas Pouille of France. The 6'8 fellow reached the fourth round last year, but he's had a decent 2015 thus far so, who knows, he might fancy his chances of doing better this time around.

The biggest game going on right now is arguably Stan Wawrinka's match with Joao Sousa, who has just gone one game up in the first set. Despite winning two Grand Slams - the last of which came at the French Open this year - Wawrinka's record at the All England Club leaves a bit to be desired, and he's been a first-round casualty in three of the last five years.

UPDATE! Elsewhere, Kei Nishikori, who was pegged back by Simone Bolelli in the second set, won the third 6-2 to move one set away from a place in the second round. He's one to watch over the next two weeks or so.

GAME, SET MATCH! Milos Raonic, a former semi-finalist here, has eased through to the next round with a four-set win over Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain. Click here for the full report on that one.

UPDATE! I'm no psychic, but it certainly seems as if we're going the distance down in the Nishikori game. The Japanese, ranked fifth in the world, leads 2-1 in sets but he's trailing 4-1 in the fourth and it certainly looks like we're going to a decider. Nishikori beat Bolelli in five sets 12 months ago and it seems like history is repeating itself.

UPDATE! Since losing the first game of the opening set, it's been rather plain sailing for Stan the man against Sousa. Wawrinka is now 5-1 ahead and looks set to draw first blood in the match.

GAME, SET MATCH! Day one has often served up classics, and we might've just seen one as Jarkko Nieminen beats Lleyton Hewitt 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-0 11-9 in the Australian's last ever Wimbledon. Hewitt was the last player to win this competition before the likes of Federer, Djokovic and Nadal began ripping it to shreds - and this is the last we'll see of him in this venue. Best of luck to him.

UPDATE! Wawrinka moves into a first-set lead over Joao Sousa after dominating the opener 6-2. Along with Nishikori, he's another one to be watched over the next two weeks.

UPDATE! Yep, Nishikori and Bolelli are going the distance, folks. The Italian won the fourth set 6-3 to level up the match. As we mentioned, both of these players managed a five-set clash in the third round last year, which the Japanese ace edged. He retired from his match at Halle last week with an injury, so a gruelling encounter such as this was hardly on the agenda for round one.

Venus Williams isn't messing around. Her match with fellow American Madison Brengle kicked off about 10 minutes ago and the five-time Wimbledon champ is already 3-0 up. Her sister Serena equalled her number of wins at Wimbledon a little earlier, so perhaps Venus is buoyed by a bit of sibling rivalry as she looks to edge ahead of her sister once more.

Make that 4-0 up. Venus is playing out of this world at the minute. She last won the competition in 2008, and while it's a big ask for her to do it again, especially with sister Serena so dominant, she'll want to get as far as possible.

UPDATE! Big Kev Anderson moves 2-0 ahead in sets over Lucas Pouille. He won the last set 7-5 to establish clear daylight and you have to fancy the 6'8 to finish the job from here on in, right?

Meanwhile, down on court 1, Nishikori managed a crucial break of serve to move 2-0 ahead in the deciding set with Simone Bolelli. He's serving to go three ahead and, if he gets it, you have to fancy he'll go on to win.

UPDATE! Worryingly for the ladies' singles event, Venus Williams has just moved one-set up on Madison Brengle - by a 6-0 margin! Watch out Wimbledon.

Down on centre court, Joao Sousa certainly isn't going down without a fight. He lost the first set 6-2 to Stan the man, but he leads 3-2 in the second. Granted, a victory is entirely unlikely, given the way in which Wawrinka is playing over the last few months, but we can't rule it out.

Can we get confirmation as to whether or not Madison Brengle has two arms? She's one set down, after losing the opener 6-0, and 2-0 down in the second and potentially final set! It couldn't happen, could it?

Well she's 3-0 down no so, yeah, it could happen. Venus is three games away from a whitewash on day one. Poor Brengle is being absolutely blitzed.

Williams is four-up now. Ominous. Meanwhile, Lucas Pouille, trailing 2-0 in sets to Kevin Anderson, looks good to reduce the arrears by leading 3-0 in the third.

Williams is now 5-0 up in the second set - one game away from a whitewash - and Nishikori is one game away from the second round following a gruelling five-set game with Simone Bolelli. Plenty more action to come!

GAME, SET & MATCH! You have to feel for Madison Brengle, who has just lost 6-0 6-0 to a rampant Venus Williams in under 45 minutes. Something tells me it says more about Williams than Brengle, though. Astonishing.

GAME, SET & MATCH! Mr Kei Nishikori is also through to the second round after surviving a gruelling five-setter with Simone Bolelli. Click here for our report on that one.

UPDATE! As for Stan the man, well he has just beaten Sousa 7-5 in the second set to move 2-0 up. That's harsh on Sousa, who fought back doggedly after his opening-set 6-2 defeat.

UPDATE! Lucas Pouille battles back gamely to reduce the arrears in his match with Kevin Anderson. He won the third set 6-3 and it's all to play for now.

Tuesday's order of play has been announced and I'll have the information very, very soon. In the mean time, here's a joke: Sean Connery's mate arranges to meet the James Bond star for a spot of lunch. He calls him up: "Sean, let's go for lunch. I'll meet you at the place around ten-ish." Sean responds: "Ten-ish? But I don't even have a racket."

CENTRE COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START
1 Kiki Bertens (NED) 127 vs Petra Kvitova (CZE) [2] 128
2 Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 127 vs Roger Federer (SUI) [2] 128
3 Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 95 vs Andy Murray (GBR) [3] 96

No.1 COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START
1 Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 79 vs Rafael Nadal (ESP) [10] 80
2 Jana Cepelova (SVK) 95 vs Simona Halep (ROU) [3] 96
3 Tomas Berdych (CZE) [6] 97 vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 98

No.2 COURT - SHOW COURT - 11:30 START
1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [13] 81 vs Gilles Muller (LUX) 82
2 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 111 vs Gilles Simon (FRA) [12] 112
3 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [8] 97 vs Sachia Vickery (USA) 98
4 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [5] 65 vs Saisai Zheng (CHN) 66

No.3 COURT - SHOW COURT - 11:30 START
1 Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 85 vs Kyle Edmund (GBR) 86
2 Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 123 vs Laura Robson (GBR) 124
3 Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) 111 vs Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) [12] 112
4 Gael Monfils (FRA) [18] 105 vs Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 106

COURT 12 - SHOW COURT - 11:30 START
1 Elias Ymer (SWE) 87 vs Ivo Karlovic (CRO) [23] 88
2 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [13] 113 vs Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 114
3 Luca Vanni (ITA) 65 vs James Ward (GBR) 66
4 Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 87 vs Sabine Lisicki (GER) [18] 88

COURT 18 - SHOW COURT - 11:30 START

1 Carina Witthoeft (GER) 79 vs Angelique Kerber (GER) [10] 80
2 Andreas Seppi (ITA) [25] 89 vs Brydan Klein (GBR) 90
3 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) [15] 113 vs Steve Darcis (BEL) 114
4 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [26] 89 vs Laura Siegemund (GER) 90

GAME, SET & MATCH! Uh oh - another whitewash! Shelby Rogers of USA is destroyed 6-0 6-0 by Andrea Petkovic. At least Madison Brengle has a therapy partner now to get over the trauma.

After watching her brother Liam embark on that exceptional comeback to reach the second round earlier, it's time for Naomi Broady to try emulate her sibling by reaching the next phase. Her match with Mariana Duque Mariano has just kicked off.

GAME, SET & MATCH! On a day where Wimbledon already lost one Australian legend in Lleyton Hewitt, could we be seeing the dawn of a new one? John Millman has just beaten Tommy Robredo with a straight-sets win! 6-2 6-3 6-4. Well done Millman.

UPDATE! French Open finalist Lucie Safarova may be staring down the barrel of a first-round exit after losing the first set 6-3 to unseeded American Alison Riske. All puns welcome.

There's a thriller down on centre court as we've got a tiebreak on our hands. Sousa, who trails 2-0 in sets, has battled back gamely and he'll want to push to Wawrinka to a fourth set. He needs to.

GAME SET & MATCH! Big Kevin Anderson and Stanislas Wawrinka booked their places in the second round with wins over Lucas Pouille and Joao Sousa. Sousa lost the tiebreak 7-3 as he was denied a set against the Swiss number four, who marches on.

UPDATE! Grigor Dimitrov, who dumped Andy Murray out of the competition last year, has moved one set ahead in his match with Federico Delbonis. Something tells me Murray is wearing a Delbonis t-shirt. Drinking out of a Delbonis beaker. Sitting in his Delbonis onesie. Hopefully he won't be sporting a Delbonis racket tomorrow, though, because the Argentine lost the first set 6-3.

UPDATE! Naomi Broady looks good to nick the first set off Duque Marino. If one of these two siblings does well I think we're going to have to the famous Wimbledon alliteration trick to accomodate these two i.e Henman Hill, Murray Mound. Broady Bench? Broady Beach? Of course, the beach would have to have grass instead of sand, and Robinsons instead of water. Suggestions welcome.

Oh, no hold that thought for now - it's a tiebreak! Broady Beach hangs in the balance my friends.

Lucie Safarova is ONE game away from being dumped out of Wimbledon. She was the French Open finalist! Allison Riske of USA looks good to pull off a major shock here. She was unseeded.

Just a reminder that we'll have Heather Watson in action very shortly. She faces Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia this evening.

UPDATE! Broady loses the tiebreak 7-5, and with it the first set. Duque Marina one-up in the best-of-three contest.

GAME SET & MATCH! We missed this a little earlier. It's all been a little hectic as you can imagine, so perhaps you'll forgive us, but Richard Gasquet has beaten Luke Saville of Australia 6-3 6-2 6-2 to reach the next round.

If any United fans want to kidnap Bastian Schweinsteiger and take him to Old Trafford here's your chance - he's in London! I'm sure there's enough of you around those parts?

UPDATE! Ooooh this is massive from Safarova, who wins the second set 7-5 to level up the match. She was 5-3 down! You see folks? She's not a French Open finalist for nothing. She's got a bit of bottle but can the unseeded Riske come back in the third set and pull off what would be a massive shock? Time will tell.

UPDATE! Dimitrov is ripping the you know what out of Delbonis now. He's just moved two sets ahead courtesy of a 6-0 win! Here's what the Bulgarian was doing in the build-up to this one.

I can confirm that Heather Watson's match-up with Caroline Garcia has been moved to Court 12, having been scheduled to be played on Court 2, but Safarova and Riske are going nowhere for the time being. It's one set apiece there, with the American winning 1-0 in the decider.

Delbonis has won his first game for about 45 minutes in his match with Dimitrov, who boasts a two-set lead and should be progressing into the next round. I say should be. Thanks to Liam Broady, we know how tenuous a two-set advantage can be.

UPDATE! Bad news for Broady Beach, as Naomi Broady goes 3-1 down to Duque Marino, who is serving to go 4-1 up. She needs to summon a bit of that character that helped her brother defy the odds a little earlier.

Hold the phone. Broady isn't down and out just yet. She breaks back straight away to reduce the deficit to 3-2 and you get the impression that was a must-win game. Losing it would've meant Duque-Marino moved 4-1 ahead and then it most likely would've been curtains.

Could Broady junior be about to get fined £2,000 for swearing? It seems so.

"Emotions run high when you're on court and I deserved the code violation," said Broady, who beat Matosevic 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3. "I was swearing quite a lot at the back, but I thought no one would hear it.

"I just said to him (the umpire) there are guys who do it on Centre Court much worse, they shout at the top of their voices and they get nothing. I think it's a 2,500 dollar fine - I wouldn't have sworn if I'd known how much it was! It's really strange sometimes to see guys like that get away with it.

"I think maybe sometimes the umpires are intimidated by them and don't give it to them. But I deserved it. Being from Manchester and 21, my friends and people I know, they swear."

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Broady is 5-3 down and it may just be curtains there, while Heather Watson is 2-0 down in the first set....

GAME SET & MATCH! Indeed, it's been a mixed day for the Broady family, with Liam progressing into round two, but Naomi has just been beaten in straight sets by Mariana Duque-Marino. Elsewhere, Grigor Dimitrov has also sealed his place in the second round by beating Federico Delbonis in straight sets.

GAME SET & MATCH! Elsewhere, French Open finalist Lucie Safarova survives a MAJOR scare to beat unseeded American Alison Riske 6-3 5-7 3-6. That would've been quite an upset, but the Czech is through to the second round.

That, I think, leaves us with just one more bit of major business to care of - Heather Watson. The Briton is currently trailing 5-1 to Caroline Garcia in the first set and, well, it's looking ominous there, isn't it? But never say never.

UPDATE! Indeed, Watson has just lost the first set 6-1. There's a long way back - physically and mentally. I've never played tennis myself, but I can only imagine it's hard to lose the first set of such a major tournament by a 6-1 margin.

Elsewhere, American Donald Young is on the verge of exiting the competition to Marco Bagdatis, who leads 2-1 in sets and 4-1 in the fourth. Meanwhile, Jerzy Janowicz could also be heading home as he trails Turkey's Marsel Ilhan 2-1.

With day one heading to its finish, let's have a brief recap of what we've seen thus far, shall we? Why not.

Firstly, defending champion Novak Djokovic kept his title defence on course with a straight sets win over Philipp Kohlschreiber. Serena and Venus Williams are also safely through to round two, with the latter securing a 6-0 6-0 win over Madison Brengle, who surely needs a bit of therapy. Kei Nishikori beat Simone Bolelli in a gruelling five-set outing to book his place, but surely the story of the day is Great Britain's Liam Broady, who came from two sets down to beat Marinko Matosevic. However, it looks like he'll be fined £2,000 for swearing, while his sister has just exited the competition to Mariana Duque-Marino - two incidents that may take the gloss off his day slightly. Just slightly.

UPDATE! How is Watson getting on down in Court 12 then? Well, not good. Not good at all. She lost the opening set 6-1, which would've hurt, but she leads 2-1 in the second set now. Can she come back? Do bears do brown things in the woods?

UPDATE! Watson is strictly refusing to let Caroline Garcia hold serve now, having inflicted successive broken service games on the Frenchwoman, who now trails 3-1. Can she come back? Does Liam Broady have a beard?

UPDATE! She's only gone and made it 4-1! Having lost the opener 6-1, Watson shows tremendous amounts of fight to come back swinging and she's two games away from parity now.

Judy Murray cheers on Watson in her fightback. Her son Andy is in action against Mikhail Kukushkin on Centre Court tomorrow remember.

UPDATE! Watson is 5-3 ahead, one game adrift of parity in the match, having lost the opener 6-1. She's done really well here and we should be going into a decider, but you just never know at Wimbledon.

GAME SET & MATCH! Jerzy Janowicz, who gave Andy Murray a right scare in the 2013 semi-final, has just exited the tournament in the first round, losing 3-1 in sets to Turkey's Marsel Ilhan. What happened to him? Anywho, congratulations to Ilhan.

UPDATE! Yep, Watson is back on level terms after winning the second set 6-3. We could perhaps put the 6-1 first-set defeat down to nerves, what with her being the Englishwoman and all, but will those nerves return in the decider? Let's hope for her sake that she forgets the occasion and focuses on reproducing the level of tennis we've just seen from her.

Damn you darkness. It's been revealed that play has been suspended due to fading light, meaning that we'll have to play the deciding set of this one in the morning.

You have to imagine that this development will hinder rather than help Watson, who would've brought quite a bit of momentum into that deciding set after winning the second 6-3.

Anywho, the tennis gods, and the blokes who runs the competition, have spoken. That's the end of day one. Will we see you tomorrow? I don't doubt it. Until then, goodbye folks.