The favorites Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic looked dominant early at Wimbledon.

“It was a long time ago, but he beat me,” Nadal said. “So that’s what happened. Gilles is a very dangerous player, especially on this surface. So it will be a very tough match for me. I don’t know what is my best form, I try my best every day. I need a few adjustments.”

“I usually don’t cry, so I don’t understand it, but it’s just been so hard,” said Williams, who cried into her towel after the match and was misty-eyed throughout her post-match interviews. “I never dreamt I would be here right now.”

Watch Serena Williams break down in tears after her Wimbledon first round win.

American Ryan Harrison loses in the final round of the Wimbledon qualifying as he did at the French, smashing his racquet in a fit and taking a chunk out of the grasscourt. But like at Roland Garros, he gets into the main draw as a lucky loser.

John Isner on playing Nicolas Mahut again: “It’s going to be pretty nuts. I couldn’t believe it. I joked with him earlier in the week, last week, and said, ‘Watch us play each other.’ And he said, ‘No, there’s no way. That’s not even funny.’”

Did I mention world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki is the No. 1 seed? Talk about under the radar.

Roger Federer didn’t get moved up in the Wimbledon seeding while the Williams sisters did.

Will Serena and Venus Williams plow through the Wimbledon field after only one week of match play at Eastbourne? Serena debuted today, looking real shaky in needing three sets to beat Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Andy Murray says he’s ready to win Wimbledon; Williams sisters are back.