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Wimbledon Glance: Gauff goes again on Day 3
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Wimbledon Glance: Gauff goes again on Day 3

Published Jul. 2, 2019 5:03 p.m. ET

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A quick look at Wimbledon:

LOOKAHEAD TO WEDNESDAY

Coco Gauff tries to follow up her upset win over Venus Williams when the 15-year-old American takes on former semifinalist Magdalena Rybarikova in the second round at Wimbledon. Gauff would break inside the top 200 in the WTA rankings with a victory, having already become the youngest player to win a match at Wimbledon since 1991. In the men's draw, top-ranked Novak Djokovic faces Dennis Kudla for the first time as the defending champion continues his search for a fifth title. Last year's runner-up Kevin Anderson takes on Janko Tipsarevic.

WEDNESDAY'S FORECAST

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Partly cloudy. High of 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius).

MONDAY'S WEATHER

Partly cloudy. High of 74 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees Celsius).

TUESDAY'S KEY RESULTS

Men's first round: No. 2 Roger Federer beat Lloyd Harris 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 Rafael Nadal beat Yuichi Sugita 6-3, 6-1, 6-3; Sam Querrey beat No. 5 Dominic Thiem 6-7 (4), 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-0; No. 8 Kei Nishikori beat Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Women's first round: No. 1 Ash Barty beat Saisai Zheng 6-4, 6-2; No. 11 Serena Williams beat Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6-2, 7-5; No. 5 Angelique Kerber beat Tatjana Maria 6-4, 6-3; Pauline Parmentier beat Maria Sharapova 4-6, 7-6 (4), 5-0, ret.

STAT OF THE DAY

182 - The number of match wins on grass for Roger Federer after his victory over Lloyd Harris, who was playing his first tour-level match on the surface.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"I walked out there and was kind of fangirling for a minute." - Ash Barty about playing her first match as No. 1 on Wimbledon's No. 1 Court.

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