Wimbledon 2010 Day 1

Not a good day for British Women's tennis yesterday at Wimbledon. The only bright spot was a good performance in losing by Laura Robson against the 4th seed Jelena Jankovic. Sania Mirza lost but it was a stroll in the park for Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin and Venus Williams with easy wins. The biggest shock of the day was French Open champion Francesca Schiavone crashing out.

Wimbledon – Brits: Robson falls to Jankovic | Special
British teenage wildcard Laura Robson gave fourth seed Jelena Jankovic a nervous time at Wimbledon, before the Serb progressed to the second round. She pushed Jankovic hard before succumbing 6-3 7-6(5) on Centre Court..
Publish Date: 06/21/2010 22:59
http://www.mirosport.net/2010/tennis/16003/wimbledon-brits-robson-falls-to-jankovic/

Sania Mirza crashes out of Wimbledon - Sports - Tennis - ibnlive
India's Sania Mirza-Malik was beaten in straight sets in the first round of the women's singles on the opening day of the all-England lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon on Monday.
Publish Date: 06/22/2010 7:40
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sania-mirza-crashes-out-of-wimbledon/125016-5-22.html?from=tn

Williams leads women's seeds on Wimbledon opening day
LONDON - Five-time champion and second seed Venus Williams moved quickly on the longest day of the year, taking an opening victory over Rossana De Los Rios 6-3, 6-2 in less than an hour to reach the second round at Wimbledon.
Publish Date: 06/21/2010 21:20
http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/06/21/williams-leads-womens-seeds-on-wimbledon-opening-day-113951/

Kim Clijsters Rolls in Wimbledon Return -- Tennis FanHouse
Kim Clijsters walked off the Wimbledon lawn victorious in singles on Monday for the first time in four years. Clijsters, who is seeded eighth in.
Publish Date: 06/21/2010 9:18
http://tennis.fanhouse.com/2010/06/21/kim-clijsters-rolls-in-wimbledon-return/

Wimbledon: French Open Champion No. 5 Francesca Schiavone Loses In ...
No. 5 Francesca Schiavone was upset in the first round of Wimbledon by Vera Dushevina, by the score of 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-1. Schiavone has not won a match since winning the French Open, also losing her first round match last week in ...
Publish Date: 06/21/2010 18:27
http://www.sbnation.com/2010/6/21/1528520/wimbledon-french-open-champion-francesca-schiavone-vera-dushevina

Venus, Henin, Clijsters avoid upset bug - Tennis- nbcsports.msnbc.com
Women's roundup: Five-time champion Venus Williams reached the second round at Wimbledon with a straight-set victory over Rossana de los Rios of Paraguay on Monday.
Publish Date: 06/21/2010 21:03
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37823134/ns/sports-tennis/

Laura Robson apologises for 'Sluts' slur

Young British rising star Laura Robson has apologised for remarks made in the lastes issue of British Vogue.

“Some of the tennis girls, they’re sluts. They go with every guy and make such a bad name for themselves - and you don’t want to be known for stuff like that. You want to be more discreet,” Robson had said.

Laura Robson, who won the Junior Wimbledon title in 2008 later said, “I still have a lot to learn both on and off the court, and clearly I need to be a lot more careful about how silly remarks may come across when taken out of context.”

“I would just like to say a big sorry to anyone that I may have offended in an interview published recently. I made a totally inappropriate, throwaway comment without considering the consequences.”