After a crazy day three at Wimbledon, the likes of Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will want to stop the upset streak when they play their respective second round matches Thursday.
On a day when everything that could possibly go wrong when wrong, some of the biggest names in tennis, including Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova were knocked out of the second round, while several others withdrew from the tournament through injury.
Some of the players, Victoria Azarenka to name one, complained about the surface calling the grass courts a little too slippery, which has resulted in so many withdrawals.
However, Richard Lewis, chief executive of the All England Club, refuted those issues. "There has been a high number of withdrawals at The Championships today (Wednesday) and we sympathise with all the players affected," he said in a statement.
"The withdrawals have occurred for a variety of reasons, but there has been some suggestion that the court surface is to blame. We have no reason to think this is the case. Indeed, many players have complimented us on the very good condition of the courts.
"The court preparation has been to exactly the same meticulous standard as in previous years and it is well known that grass surfaces tend to be more lush at the start of an event.
"The factual evidence, which is independently checked, is that the courts are almost identical to last year, as dry and firm as they should be, and we expect them to continue to play to their usual high quality."
Djokovic and Williams will certainly be hoping for a boring day, in terms of results, with the men's and women's world number ones set to face Bobby Reynolds of the United States and Caroline Garcia of France respectively.
"You cannot take anything or anybody for granted," Djokovic said. "You have to be grateful for being in this position, work even harder to stay there. That's the whole point.
"You know, the sport is evolving, like everything in life. Everybody is getting better, getting more professional. Especially at the opening stages of Grand Slams, there are a lot of quality players who have nothing to lose really coming on the Centre Court or Court 1, playing in front of 10,000 or more people.
"Against one of the top players, what can you really lose? You're going and you're playing your best tennis."
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