The biggest shock on day one is the sheer volume of matches and just how thick and fast the results come. I'll do a round up later of the big names that have fallen but there's no time for niceties so, if a player doesn't make the latter stages, don't expect to read about their form, their history or their pushy parents. Not on here anyway. I might provide wiki links once we're at the final 32.
Vera Zvonareva is the next big name into the second round, the Russian beat 20-year-old American Alison Riske 6-0 3-6 6-3 , whereas Rafa Nadal made short work of Michael Russell after a shaky start, that match finished 6-4 6-2 6-2.
Elsewhere, Ze Germans aren't coming, they're going; dropping like flies with Kohlschreiber, Bachinger, Berrer and most notably Tommy Haas all beaten by people whose names I will only attempt to spell if they get past round three.
On court 14, American Christina McHale and Russian Ekaterina Makarova are at 4-5 in the third set in another battle of the superpowers, the reason this game is significant is that the quicker they hurry up and get off court, the quicker our GB interest is reignited as Dan Cox takes on Ukranian Sergiy Stakhovsky. Keep an eye on our Britwatch for the score...
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