Djokovic, Osaka share centre stage on Wimbledon opening dayChasing a fifth title: Novak Djokovic opens Centre Court action on Monday. LONDON: Defending champion Novak Djokovic shares centre stage on Centre Court with Naomi Osaka on Monday as Wimbledon gets underway. On Monday, he opens proceedings on Centre Court against German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber. Japanese second seed Osaka, the US and Australian Open winner, lost her world top ranking to Roland Garros champion Ashleigh Barty recently. Elsewhere on Monday, women's third seed Karolina Pliskova, fresh from beating Wimbledon champion Kerber in the Eastbourne final on Saturday, faces China's Zhu Lin.

Source: Bangkok Post July 01, 2019 00:22 UTC