On a scorching hot day at SW19, Frances Tiafoe, Madison Keys, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jasmine Paolini, Naomi Osaka and Gabriel Diallo all secured first-round wins.

Some found their path through to the second round easier than others.

We discuss and share post-match press snippets from Tiafoe, Osaka and Diallo.

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Richard Evans, interviewed by Yolanda Hester, July 9, 2021, for the Arthur Ashe Oral History Project an initiative of Arthur Ashe Legacy at UCLA. The oral history is from the Center for Oral History Research, University of California.

Instrumental: Caught in the Middle (Instrumental) by Amarent, Free Music Archive, CC BY