Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic Advance After Retirements

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic both needed less than an hour to advance to the next round of the 2017 Wimbledon tournament, taking advantage of early retirements from Alexandr Dolgopolov and Martin Klizan, respectively.

Federer led 6-3, 3-0 when Dolgopolov called it a day, and Djokovic was up 6-3, 2-0 when his first-round match came to an end.

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Women's world No. 1 Angelique Kerber made it through the first round of Wimbledon 2017 unscathed on Tuesday as she beat Irina Falconi in straight sets. 

The German won 6-4, 6-4 as she avoided a repeat of the French Open, where she fell at the first hurdle.

Elsewhere in the women's draw, 16th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova crashed out at the hands of Anastasia Rodionova and 23rd seed Kiki Bertens did the same against Sorana Cirstea.

The full results can be found at Wimbledon's official website.

The Grand Slams have been plagued by premature first-round exits due to injury of late, as players opt to take the chance instead of sitting the tournament out. Tuesday's men's action took the cake, with two of the biggest stars each spending less than an hour on the court.

As shared by George Bellshaw of Metro, the Djoker couldn't help himself:

While it was good news for both Federer and Djokovic, who wasted little energy in their wins, the fans at Centre Court―who paid good money to watch the duo and queued for hours―were rightly upset.

A bright start for Kerber saw her claim back-to-back breaks on the way to a 3-0 lead over Falconi, a poor fourth game allowed the American a route back into the set with a break of her own.

Buoyed by the breakthrough, Falconi upped her game to make life difficult for Kerber, but the top seed was nevertheless able to grind out the set, which she sealed with a superb forehand winner.

Kerber's struggles continued into the second set as Falconi made her work for every point, and after breaking for a 3-2 lead, she was immediately pegged back, albeit courtesy of a very fortunate net cord.

The German was nevertheless able to break the deadlock once again before serving out the match, once again clinching it with an excellent forehand winner.

Meanwhile, Kyle Edmund expressed his delight in coming from behind to beat Alex Ward 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1, per BBC Tennis:

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It's a special day for Kyle Edmund at #Wimbledon. pic.twitter.com/1F8QScTgPD

— BBC Tennis (@bbctennis) July 4, 2017"

The British No. 2 took some time to get going against his compatriot, but after heading a break up in the second set at 4-2, his opponent would win just four more games as Edmund raced through the remainder of the contest.

Edmund will face Gael Monfils in the second round after his triumph over Daniel Brands.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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