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Cape Town - South Africa's Kevin Anderson is through to the second round at Wimbledon after beating 35-year old Spanish veteran, Fernando Verdasco in four sets, 2-6, 7-6, 7-6 and 6-3.
Anderson, who was beaten in the first round in 2016, will be looking to beat his best result at the tournament.
The big serving right-hander managed to get to the fourth round in both 2014 and 2015.
He now has a 10-8 win/loss record at SW17.
Wimbledon results on Monday, the first day of the 2017 championships at the All England Club (x denotes seeding):
Men
1st rd
Andy Murray (GBR x1) bt Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
Dustin Brown (GER) bt Joo Sousa (POR) 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-4
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) bt Nick Kyrgios (AUS x20) 6-3, 6-4 -- retired
Benot Paire (FRA) bt Rogrio Dutra Silva (BRA) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (12/10), 6-4
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) bt Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/2)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x12) bt Cameron Norrie (GBR) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Simone Bolelli (ITA) bt Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) bt Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1
Sam Querrey (USA x24) bt Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 7-6 (7/5), 7-5, 6-2
Kevin Anderson (RSA) bt Fernando Verdasco (ESP x31) 2-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (10/8), 6-3
Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Norbert Gombos (SVK) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Donald Young (USA) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 4-2 -- retired
Thiago Monteiro (BRA) bt Andrew Whittington (AUS) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5)
Karen Khachanov (RUS x30) bt Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
Kei Nishikori (JPN x9) bt Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
Roberto Bautista (ESP x18) bt Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
Florian Mayer (GER) bt Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-1 -- retired
Women
1st rd
Barbora Strcov (CZE x22) bt Vernica Cepede (PAR) 6-3, 6-3
Wang Qiang (CHN) bt Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) 6-3, 6-4
Venus Williams (USA x10) bt Elise Mertens (BEL) 7-6 (9/7), 6-4
Camila Giorgi (ITA) bt Alize Cornet (FRA) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Madison Keys (USA x17) bt Nao Hibino (JPN) 6-4, 6-2
Carina Witthoeft (GER) bt Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO x26) 6-3, 5-7, 8-6
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) bt Irina Khromacheva (RUS) 6-3, 6-4
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) bt Mandy Minella (LUX) 6-1, 6-1
Elina Svitolina (UKR x4) bt Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 7-5, 7-6 (10/8)
Maria Sakkari (GRE) bt Katerina Siniakov (CZE) 6-3, 6-4
Kristna Plskov (CZE) bt Roberta Vinci (ITA x31) 7-6 (8/6), 6-2
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) bt Laura Robson (GBR) 6-4, 6-2
Simona Halep (ROM x2) bt Marina Erakovic (NZL) 6-4, 6-1
