The rain doesn't bother Djokovic either

The Serb, who could draw level with record holder Roger Federer with an eighth Wimbledon victory, fell behind early with a break against the Argentine clay specialist Pedro Cachin (ATP 68), but easily won 6:3,6:3,7:6( 4) through. The record champion at Grand Slam tournaments didn't let a rain break disrupt his rhythm. Because the roof over Center Court was closed too late when it began to rain, the game was interrupted for more than an hour. The grass in the world's most famous tennis stadium had become too wet to continue the match quickly under the closed roof. Djokovic helped himself and wiped the lawn with a towel. Tournament staff also tried to dry the wet spots with leaf blowers. At the time of the break, Djokovic had just won the first set. “It was obviously a bit frustrating for everyone, but the conditions weren’t ideal. It was a bit strange, I usually come out with rackets and not towels,” Djokovic said with a laugh. “But I hope you had some fun,” said the big favorite, who is now competing against Australian Jordan Thompson (ATP-70). That's what the competition does One of his challengers, the Norwegian Casper Ruud, found it a little more difficult. Against French qualifier Laurent Lokoli, number 199 in the world, the fourth-seeded 24-year-old lost a set but ultimately won 6:1,5:7,6:4,6:3. The next opponent is wildcard Liam Broady (GBR); Ruud has not made it past the second round in four attempts at Wimbledon. Before that, Andrei Rublev, the first Russian, had already qualified for the second round. The number seven in the tournament defeated the Australian Max Purcell with 6:3,7:5,6:4. Rublew is one of 17 players from Russia and Belarus who are competing in the singles of the tennis grass classic.

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The rain doesn't bother Djokovic either

Novak Djokovic started his title defense confidently on the Center Court of the Wimbledon grass tennis classic, where he has not lost for ten years.

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