Tennis-Day one Centre Court slot should not be for men only, says Djokovic


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 29 Jun 2021

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 28, 2021 General view of Britain's Jack Draper in action during his first round match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic Pool via REUTERS/Joe Toth

LONDON (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic said he would be happy if Wimbledon scrapped its tradition of having the men's defending champion always open proceedings on Centre Court on day one of the tournament.

The 34-year-old Serb had to wait two years for the privilege this time after last year's event was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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