Thiem Leads Tsitsipas, Shelton In Command In Rain-Affected Matches At Wimbledon

Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images

Rain disrupted first-round action at Wimbledon for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, when play on the outside courts was suspended at approximately 1:10 p.m. local time (BST) and later cancelled for the day at the grass-court major.

Among those forced to return to the locker room mid-match were Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem. Thiem led the fifth-seeded Tsitsipas 6-3, 3-4 on Court 2 in the pair’s 10th Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting when the rain arrived in south-west London. Matteo Berrettini was also behind early: Lorenzo Sonego led the 2021 finalist 7-6(5) on Court 12.

Ben Shelton is in a commanding position on his Wimbledon debut against Taro Daniel. The #NextGenATP American led 6-4, 4-2 against the Japanese when play was suspended. Another of the ATP Tour’s young stars, Holger Rune, led home wild card George Loffhagen 7-6(4) before the weather intervened.

Centre Court and Court 1 at the All England Club each have a retractable roof, meaning the schedule on both proceeded despite conditions outside. Whomever prevails between Tsitsipas and Thiem will take on home favourite Andy Murray in the the second round, after the two-time champion downed fellow Briton Ryan Peniston 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 on Centre Court.