Wimbledon Championships 2017: Federer, Djokovic advance for Round 2

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic said Wimbledon should consider rule changes after both their first-round opponents retired with injuries. Third seed Federer led 6-3, 3-0 when Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov quit with an ankle injury after 43 minutes. Second seed Djokovic progressed after a calf injury saw Martin Klizan pull out at 6-2 2-0 down on 40 minutes. Both Klizan and Dolgopolov have struggled with injuries recently and their retirements were among seven in the men's draw and one in the women's over the first two days of the Championships. The men's tour, the ATP, introduced a rule at the start of 2017 that means a player can retire before a first-round match and retain their prize money. A lucky loser then gets the place and money earned from qualifying, plus any further prize money accrued from the second round onwards. The rule is not in place at the four Grand Slam tournaments. First-round losers at Wimbledon earn 35,000 pounds this year, potentially encouraging players to take to the Court when they know they are not fit enough to compete. today's matches Round of 64: Men’s Singles 16           G. Muller             Vs           L. Rosol 12           J.Tsonga               Vs           S. Bolelli 28           F. Fognini             Vs           J. Vesely 7              M. Cilic  Vs           F. Mayer 1              A. Murray            Vs           D. Brown 18           R. Bautista Agut                Vs           P. Gojowczyk 14           L. Pouille              Vs           J. Janowicz 4              R. Nadal               Vs           D. Young Round of 128: Women’s Singles 15           E. Vesnina           Vs           V. Azarenka 8              D. Cibulkova       Vs           J. Brady 6              J. Konta                Vs           D. Vekic 13           J. Ostapenko      Vs           F. Abanda 18           A. Sevastova      Vs           H. Watson 10           V. Williams          Vs           Q. Wang 4              E. Svitolina          Vs           F. Schiavone 17           M. Keys                Vs           C. Giorgi 2              S. Halep                Vs           B. Haddad Maia 11           P. Kvitova            Vs           M. Brengle Catch all the live action on Star Sports Select 1 and HD from 4 pm