The opening day saw comebacks and easy wins from established stars while some young guns managed to show fighting spirits as well. A look at the proceedings from Monday's action: (All images courtesy AP)

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The opening day saw comebacks and easy wins from established stars while some young guns managed to show fighting spirits as well. A look at the proceedings from Monday's action: (All images courtesy AP)

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Tennis enthusiasts flocked in huge numbers for the matches on the opening day as this man clicks a picture of the day's order of play.

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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus was up and playing early as she returns to Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova here.

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Kimiko Date-Krumm had no trouble as she defeated Katie O'Brian in straight sets to move ahead.

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The big match though was when Venus Williams took on Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan and steam-rolled over her in straight sets.

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Williams however had eyes on her as much for her performance as for the dress she wore.

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Russia's Vera Zvonareva though had slight trouble against Alison Riske of the US but eventually defeated her 6-0, 3-6, 6-3.

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Of course, the action was not all-women. France's Gael Monfils faced off against Germany's Matthias Bachinger and downed him in straight sets.

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Coming from a strong win in the French Open, Rafael Nadal proved his continuing class as he defeated Michael Russell of the US without much effort.

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A member of the ground-staff inspects the playing surface before the start of a match on Monday.

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Italy's Francesca Schiavone returns a shot to Australia's Jelena Dokic on her way to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory.

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Play was halted for some time during the day as rains forced the roof to shut over the center court but it was only a brief interruption.

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Day 1 at the Wimbledon

The opening day saw comebacks and easy wins from established stars while some young guns managed to show fighting spirits as well. A look at the proceedings from Monday's action: (All images courtesy AP)