Here's five things we learned from day one of the Grand Slam...
Tuesday 30 June 2015 20:43, UK
Wimbledon 2015 got underway on Monday in south west London. There may have not been any major shocks among the results but there was not a shortage of interesting headlines day one of the famous grass court Grand Slam...
Swearing takes centre stage
Liam Broady believes tennis' top stars are let off lightly for swearing on court by 'intimidated' umpires.
The British star claimed his maiden Wimbledon victory by edging a five-set thriller with Marinko Matosevic on Monday.
The 21-year-old has already banked £47,000 ahead of his second-round clash with 16th seed David Goffin, but could lose almost £2,000 of that in a fine for swearing.
Broady admitted he deserved the fine, but questioned whether the sanctions are consistent across the sport.
"Emotions run high when you're on court and I deserved the code violation," said Broady. "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."
Meanwhile, Aussie superstar Nick Kyrgios insists a "dirty scum" comment at Wimbledon was aimed at himself and not at the umpire.
Kyrgios was involved in a controversial incident at Wimbledon during his first-round victory over Argentina's Diego Schwartzman.
The 20-year-old, who shocked Rafael Nadal in the fourth round last year, cruised to a 6-0 6-2 7-6 (8-6) win in just 85 minutes to set up a second-round meeting with another Argentine - Juan Monaco.
But Kyrgios' success was marred by a heated discussion with the umpire over a line call that included him shouting out the words "dirty scum".
But Kyrgios said: "I wasn't referring to the ref at all there. Yeah, it was towards myself. Obviously I knew you guys were going to ask me about that.
"I'm not too fussed about the call to be honest, but if it was a more crucial time in the match, or deeper in the tournament, that could swing things.
"It shouldn't be something that can be taken lightly. You've got to make the right call there. It wouldn't bother me one bit if they fine me."
Novak refutes allegations
Novak Djokovic again found himself dismissing allegations of cheating after the world No 1 beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in straights sets.
Djokovic, who now faces Finland's Jarkko Nieminen in the second round, came under fire after his coach Boris Becker suggested they had secret signals to communicate with each other during matches.
ATP rules state players are not allowed to receive "communications of any kind, audible or visible" during a tournament match and Djokovic was visibly annoyed when the issue was raised again in his post-match press conference.
"I don't understand what you really want," said Djokovic, who won 6-4 6-4 6-4 on Centre Court. "Do you want to say I'm cheating, my team? I'm really trying to figure out what's behind this.
"I mean, are you asking only me or are you asking other players, as well? I don't understand what I can say, what I haven't said already before. I'm going to repeat myself.
"I'm going to say that there are certain ways of communication which is encouragement, which is support, which is understanding the moment when to clap or say something that can lift my energy up, that can kind of motivate me to play a certain point. But it's all within the rules."
Djokovic added: "Of course, I accept the fact if my coach, Boris or Marian, do something that is against the rules, I have no complaint about the code violation that I get for coaching."
A little bird told me
Djokovic was grateful for support from a more unusual source after a sparrow flew onto the court and watched most of the match from one of the tram-lines.
Both players tried to waft the bird to safety but they were unable to dislodge the courageous creature, which caused much amusement to the Wimbledon crowd.
"From where I come from, from the capital of Serbia, Belgrade, there's a special sparrow bird - I believe this bird came all the way from Belgrade to help me," Djokovic said.
"But I was feeling for its safety honestly a few times. I couldn't not notice it. I mean it just loves tennis, I guess.
"At one point Kohlschreiber was serving at the advantage side, between the first and second serve, and the bird landed literally very close to the sideline.
"She stayed there until I won that point. So I said, 'Be my guest, stay around, if you want'.
"It was funny to see that. We had birds, mostly birds and different animals come in and out from the court, but the sparrow bird from Belgrade really stayed for the entire match."
Goodbye Lleyton!
Lleyton Hewitt admits it feels like he is leaving behind the "home of tennis" after his last singles match at Wimbledon ended in a marathon five-set defeat to Finland's Nieminen.
Hewitt, who has announced he will retire after next year's Australian Open, saved three match points to extend an incredible fifth set on Court 2 but Nieminen, also in his final year at Wimbledon, came through 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-0 11-9.
It was the longest fifth set of Hewitt's career and means the 34-year-old goes out having won 41 matches and lost 16 during his 17 years at the All England Club.
Hewitt remains the last player outside Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray to have won the Wimbledon title. He lifted the trophy in 2002.
"For me, it's the home of tennis," Hewitt said. "I don't get the same feeling walking into any other grounds in the world, no other tennis court, no other complex, than I do here.
"I do get goosebumps walking into this place. I'm so fortunate. One of the greatest things about winning this Championship is becoming a member of it."
You're never too old
Germany's Tommy Haas became the oldest winner of a men's singles match since Jimmy Connors 24 years ago as he saw off Serbian Dusan Lajovic.
Haas, who turned 37 in April, reached the semi-finals in 2009 and was initially declared by the International Tennis Federation to be the oldest men's Wimbledon winner since American Marty Riessen in 1979, at which point he Tweeted: "Love that :)"
The ITF corrected itself, acknowledging Connors' wins over Veli Paloheimo and Aaron Krickstein in 1991, prompting Haas to add: "Still love it :)"
