Former champions Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic wasted little time getting to the second round at Wimbledon. World number one Nadal won the first match he has played since June's French Open triumph, beating Israel's Dudi Sela 6-3 6-3 6-2. Djokovic showed some of the form that took him to the Queen's final in a 6-3 6-1 6-2 win over Tennys Sandgren. Nadal next faces Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin, while Djokovic plays Argentina's Horacio Zeballos. Nadal makes comfortable return to grass It is the second successive year that Nadal has arrived at the All England Club without playing any other grass-court tournaments. In 2017, he reached the fourth round, losing in five sets to Gilles Muller. He looked comfortable on a surface he had not played on for a year. His first breakthrough came when Sela double-faulted to put him 5-3 up in the first set, and he served it out. While world number 127 Sela at times surprised the Spaniard by matching his athleticism and getting to seemingly impossible drop shots to draw gasps from the crowd, he also gave too much away. He gifted Nadal the break in the first game of the second set when he hit a straightforward volley at the net and from then on seemed resigned to his fate against an energetic-looking opponent. Nadal, seeded second, behind 2017 champion Roger Federer, needed three match points to settle the encounter, which he did with a powerful backhand. He said there was still "room to improve" but was happy to advance. "After a while without playing on grass, it's very important to start with a straight victory," said Nadal, who won Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010. "I went to the net a couple of times, later in the third set I served worse, but in general terms I served well." Djokovic returning to form Although it was a comfortable victory, Novak Djokovic converted only seven of 19 break points Djokovic's last Wimbledon outing ended in disappointment as he was forced to retire in the 2017 quarter-final because of a right elbow injury. The problem needed surgery in January and has required him to change his serve; he has slipped down the world rankings to 21st. But in recent weeks he has started to string together some form, culminating in him finishing runner-up at Queen's in June, which was his first final in almost a year. Against Sandgren, he used some delicate drop shots that the American world number 57 just could not get to. As the sun dipped and the wind whirled, Djokovic kept having to put on and take off his hat, depending on which side of the court he was on. The only blip on his day was being broken in the fourth game of the third set but he was already a double break up and went on to serve out the match to love. "I was a bit tense at the beginning," said the Serb, a 12-time Grand Slam champion. "It was quite a solid performance."<doc-sep>Just hours after two-time Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova was bounced on Tuesday at the All England Club, Maria Sharapova suffered an upset of her own at the hands of Vitalia Diatchenko. Sharapova's return to Wimbledon after missing the past two years ended on a sour -- and abrupt -- note. The former champion, who claimed her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2004, unraveled after winning the opening set. Kvitova suffered a shocking first-round loss for the second time this year. She has struggled in 2018, and those struggles only continued against 50th-ranked Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus, who rolled in the third set to a 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 win. Another major upset occurred in the women's bracket with No. 6 Caroline Garcia falling to Belinda Bencic in straight sets as well. On the men's side, Rafael Nadal looked dominant against David Sela in his opening match, winning in straight sets with relative ease. Nadal, playing his first match since his French Open win last month, looked as smooth as ever. The polarizing Nick Kyrgios will also be advancing after a win in four sets over the stubborn Denis Istomin. Istomin took the first three sets to extra games, ultimately winning the third, but Kyrgios came back to beat him in the final set 6-3. No. 12 Novak Djokovic had a commanding win over the controversial Tennys Sandgren 6-3, 6-1, 6-2. This is Sandgren's second straight first-round elimination in the first round of a Grand Slam since his quarterfinal showing at the Australian Open. The biggest upsets of the day in the men's draw came from Matthew Ebden -- who steamrolled No. 10 David Goffin -- and Marcos Baghdatis, who defeated Dominic Thiem when the No. 7 seed retired in the third set down two sets and two points. No. 18 Jack Sock also lost to Matteo Berrettini in a thrilling five-set match. No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro defeated Peter Gojowczyk in straight sets to advance, and No. 24 Kei Nishikori beat the United States' Christian Harrison in four to move on. Back in the women's bracket, defending Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza defeated Naomi Broady 6-2, 7-5. Muguruza struggled at times, but ultimately her three break points to Broady's zero were the difference. No. 22 Johanna Konta, No. 26 Daria Gavrilova and No. 17 Ashleigh Barty have all moved on as well after straight-set victories. No. 11 Angelique Kerber, who lost to Halep in the quarterfinal of the French Open, will be moving on to face the United States' Claire Lu. Canada's Eugenie Bouchard, meanwhile, will have to get through Barty to make it past the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2017 Australian Open. Men's results No. 2 Rafael Nadal defeats David Sela 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 No. 4 Alexander Zverev defeats James Duckworth 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro defeats Peter Gojowczyk 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 Marcos Baghdatis defeats No. 7 Dominic Thiem 6-4, 7-5, 2-0 (Retired) Matthew Ebden defeats No. 10 David Goffin 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 No. 12 Novak Djokovic defeats Tennys Sandgren 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 No. 14 Diego Schwartzman defeats Mirza Basic 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 No. 15 Nick Kyrgios defeats Denis Istomin 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 Matteo Berrettini defeats No. 18 Jack Sock 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 No. 19 Fabio Fognini defeats Taro Daniel 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 No. 21 Kyle Edmund defeats Alex Bolt 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 No. 24 Kei Nishikori defeats Christian Harrison 6-2, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 No. 26 Denis Shapovolov defeats Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 No. 27 Damir Dzumhur defeats Maximilian Marterer 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 Alex de Minaur defeats No. 29 Marco Cecchinato 6-4, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 Frances Tiafoe defeats No. 30 Fernando Verdasco 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 Bernard Tomic defeats Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 Feliciano Lopez defeats Federico Delbonis 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Jiri Vesely defeats Florian Mayer 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 Ernests Gulbis defeats Jay Clarke 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 Bradley Klahn defeats Yuichi Sugita 2-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-2 Robin Haase defeats Marius Copil 7-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 Taylor Fritz defeats Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 Stephane Robert defeats Albert Ramos Vinolas 7-6, 6-2, 6-1 Simone Bolelli defeats Pablo Cuevas 7-6, 7-6, 6-1 Gilles Simon defeats Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 7-6, 6-1 Pierre-Hughes Herbert defeats Mikhail Zverev 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 Mikhail Kukushkin defeats Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Karen Khachanov defeats David Ferrer 6-1, 7-6, 3-6, 5-7 Julien Benneteau defeats Marton Fucsovics 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 Horacio Zeballos defeats Guido Andreozzi 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 Benoit Paire defeats Jason Jung 7-5, 7-6, 6-4 Women's results<doc-sep>Last updated on .From the section Tennis Andy Murray may be absent this year with injury but Britain's two big hopes began their Wimbledon campaigns on Tuesday. World number one Rafael Nadal, three-time winner Novak Djokovic, 2004 champion Maria Sharapova and two-time winner Petra Kvitova were also in action, as were six other Britons, on a day when World Cup fever hit SW19. Here are five things from Wimbledon today... Can Edmund and Konta handle home pressure? When two-time champion Murray pulled out on the eve of the tournament because of a hip injury, hopes of a home winner fell on the shoulders of British number ones Kyle Edmund and Johanna Konta. Both progressed safely into round two in straight sets with world number 17 Edmund beating Australian debutant Alex Bolt and 24th-ranked Konta overcoming Russian Natalia Vikhlyantseva. Former British number one Greg Rusedski said 23-year-old Edmund produced an "excellent first-round performance". "After watching Kyle played today I am really impressed," he said. "He looked so comfortable and so confident. He is the real deal and it is good to see him doing so well." Former British number one Jo Durie said Konta would be "pleased" with her display. "It got a little sticky half way through that second set," Durie said. "Konta fought hard and trusted herself in the end. A tough encounter but a good first match to win." Konta and Edmund were not the only Britons playing on day two. At one point there were four British players on court. 21-year-old Katie Boulter won her first match at a Grand Slam by beating Veronica Cepede Royg in three sets. Teenager Jay Clarke came painfully close to the second round, losing in five sets to Ernests Gulbis, on his Grand Slam singles debut. Naomi Broady opened on Centre Court but was dispatched in straight sets by defending champion Garbine Muguruza. British number two Heather Watson lost 6-4 7-5 against Belgian Kirsten Flipkens. Gabriella Taylor forced a third set against 2014 finalist Eugenie Bouchard before losing on her Wimbledon singles debut. Katy Dunne, the world number 212, also played on Centre Court but lost in straight sets against 12th seed Jelena Ostapenko. World Cup fever hits Wimbledon Aljaz Bedene wore a England shirt to practice before his second-round match But all of the talk has not been about tennis at Wimbledon. Day two coincided with England's World Cup knockout tie against Colombia with players and fans attempting to keep across both events. Konta said she would "definitely" be watching the tie while Edmund admitted the spectators might have been pleased his match ended in under two hours. Bedene also predicted Harry Kane will score twice against Colombia "I think a lot of people are probably happy that I won in the way I did and everyone can get off and watch the match," he said. There have also been a number of England shirts on show around the Wimbledon grounds, and even on the practice courts. Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene, who represented Great Britain before switching his allegiance back to the country of his birth last year, arrived for practice wearing an England shirt with Harry Kane's name on the back. Will Nadal rival Federer? Rafael Nadal, 32, and Roger Federer, 36, come into the tournament having won the last six Grand Slams with both having a resurgence at the end of their careers. Federer was supreme in beginning his title defence on day one and Nadal was also impressive in beating Dudi Sela on Tuesday, as the Spaniard bids to go beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time since 2011. "It was a strong performance. A convincing victory against a tricky opponent," two-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker said. "It was a good all-round win." Another player to watch is three-time champion Djokovic who made a solid start, beating American Tennys Sandgren in straight sets. Djokovic has had an injury-hit season but looked to have returned to form in reaching the final at Queen's last month. Kvitova & Sharapova out as shocks continue Maria Sharapova hit 10 double faults in her defeat with the 10th coming on match point The opening day saw a number of shocks with Sloane Stephens, Elina Svitolina and Grigor Dimitrov among the big names going out. The trend continued on Tuesday with former champions Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova among the seeds to be knocked out. Sharapova, the 22nd seed, had match point in the second set but ended up losing 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 to world number 132 and fellow Russian Vitalia Diatchenko. It was Sharapova's first defeat in the opening round at the All England Club and came as she made her return to the tournament after a three-year absence. Eighth seed Kvitova was one of the pre-tournament favourites for the women's singles title but struggled physically in her three-set defeat by world number 50 Aliaksandra Sasnovich. "I just didn't feel well," the Czech said. "The nerves were there again. I don't know. I just tried to kind of fight with myself." Sixth seed Caroline Garcia and 10th seed David Goffin also lost while Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem went out after he retired when two sets down against Marcos Baghdatis. In total 21 seeds - 11 men and 10 women - have been knocked out in the opening round. Kyrgios leaves ball girl in tears Kyrgios apologised after accidentally hitting a ball girl with a 135mph serve Australian Nick Kyrgios made a strong start to the tournament in a four-set win over Denis Istomin. He hit an impressive 42 aces in the match but a ball girl left the court in tears after being hit by one of the 23-year-old's serves. "Originally when I heard the sound, I thought it hit the scoreboard," Kyrgios said. "Then I realised it was her arm. She started crying. It was tough but she took it like a champ. I'd have been crying, for sure." What about Wednesday? Roger Federer and Serena Williams both play their second-round matches on Centre Court on Wednesday. Eight-time winner Federer is second on court against Lukas Lacko, followed by seven-time champion Williams' match with Viktoriya Tomova while seventh seed Karolina Pliskova against Victoria Azarenka is first. Teenager Katie Swan is the only British player in singles action, first on court three from 11:30 BST against Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu.<doc-sep>
Rafael Nadal into Wimbledon second round after straight-sets win over Dudi Sela Rafael Nadal celebrates after beating Dudi Sela in straight sets at Wimbledon Rafael Nadal began his campaign for a first Wimbledon title since 2010 with a routine 6-3 6-3 6-2 victory over Dudi Sela on another sweltering day at the All England Club. The 17-time Grand Slam champion, playing his first match on grass since an epic defeat to Gilles Muller last year, had little trouble against his Israeli opponent, needing just 1hr 50mins for a straight-sets win that sees him through to a second-round match with either Vasek Pospisil or Mikhail Kukushkin. Ten years on from their memorable 2008 showdown on Centre Court when Nadal emerged triumphant for his first Wimbledon title, the Spaniard matched Roger Federer's opening-day triumph with the minimum of fuss in Tuesday afternoon temperatures comparable with his native Mallorca Nadal in action on Centre Court After seven successive holds of serve, Nadal was handed the first break of the match when the world No 127 double faulted and the Spaniard held to love to claim the opening set. Nadal started fast with a break to love in the opening game and he never looked back as 33-year-old Sela's lack of game time became apparent. The Israeli has not played since a first-round exit at Roland Garros and not won a match on the ATP Tour since beating Kyle Edmund at Indian Wells in March. Dudi Sela was no match for Nadal as the Spaniard moved easily into the second round His best Grand Slam performance came on the lawns of Wimbledon when he reached the fourth round before defeat to Novak Djokovic in 2009 but he never threatened those heights on Tuesday. Nadal, who won the pair's two previous meetings without dropping a set, eased to the second set and despite the occasional flash from his opponent a solitary break was enough to establish a two-set advantage. Sela threatened to upset Nadal's progress, breaking in the opening game of the third but the two-time Wimbledon champion struck back immediately and reeled off the next three games, while saving a handful of break points from a freewheeling Sela, to move to the brink of the match. He wrapped up his second-round spot on his third match point, a trademark 'Vamos' and clenched fist greeting an impressive afternoon's work for the 2010 champion. Novak Djokovic won in straight sets Novak Djokovic safely secured his passage into the next round, winning 6-3 6-1 6-2 against Tennys Sandgren. A 12-time Grand Slam champion including three Wimbledon titles, Djokovic is seeded 12th this year, but he blew past Australian Open quarter-finalist Sandgren. Elsewhere, world No 3 Alexander Zverev coasted into the second round by beating James Duckworth 7-5 6-2 6-0. But Dominic Thiem's campaign drew to an early close - the seventh seed retired injured when 6-4 7-5 2-0 behind to Marcos Baghdatis. Tenth seed David Goffin lost 4-6 3-6 4-6 to Matthew Ebden. Nick Kyrgios won plaudits for his kind consoling of a ballgirl who he accidentally had made cry, by hitting her with an errant 138mph serve. Kyrgios, the No 15 seed, beat Denis Istomin 7-6 7-6 6-7 6-3. Zverev has never won a Grand Slam We have Wimbledon covered from all angles via our website skysports.com/tennis then click through to our dedicated section skysports.com/tennis/wimbledon. On the move? Head to our app for mobile devices and iPad, or follow our Twitter account @SkySportsTennis to join in the conversation. Our next tennis action comes from the German Open in Hamburg. Watch the action live on Sky Sports Arena from Monday, July 23 from 10am. Never miss the big kick-off or have to deal with interrupted games or low-quality streams with a NOW TV Sky Sports Pass this summer. You'll get exclusive coverage of the 147th Open from Carnoustie, The Ryder Cup, ATP Tour, World Darts Matchplay, and loads more starting from just £7.99. No contract.