Gasquet through to Wimbledon second round for the 12th time in 13 years

French veteran Richard Gasquet advanced to the second round of Wimbledon by defeating Portuguese João Sousa in five sets at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Tuesday.

The 36-year-old Gasquet won 7-6 (7), 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 in three hours and 29 minutes.

Gasquet, ranked No 69, will play the winner of the match between Portuguese lucky loser Nuno Borges and American Mackenzie McDonald in the second round.

Wimbledon (Grand Slam), first-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass)

• Ricardas Berankis beat Sam Querrey: 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
• Benjamin Bonzi beat Zdenek Kolar (LL): 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
• Christian Harrison (Q) beat Jay Clarke (WC): 7-6 (3), 6-1, 7-6 (6)
• Jenson Brooksby (29) beat Mikhail Kukushkin (Q): 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
• Alex De Minaur (19) beat Hugo Dellien: 6-1, 6-3, 7-5
• Alex Molcan beat Pedro Martinez Portero: 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
• Mikael Ymer beat Daniel Altmaier: 6-3, 7-5, 7-5
• Reilly Opelka (15) beat Carlos Taberner: 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4
• Nick Kyrgios beat Paul Jubb (WC): 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-5
• David Goffin beat Radu Albot (Q): 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (5)
• Hugo Grenier (LL) beat Marc-Andrea Huesler (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5), 2-6, 6-4
• Steve Johnson beat Grigor Dimitrov (18): 4-6, 5-2 ret.
• Ryan Peniston (WC) beat Henri Laaksonen: 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
• Sebastian Baez (31) beat Taro Daniel: 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
• Oscar Otte (32) beat Peter Gojowczyk: 6-1, 6-2, 6-1
• Alexander Bublik beat Marton Fucsovics: 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
• Andy Murray beat James Duckworth: 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
• Dusan Lajovic beat Pablo Carreno Busta (16): 3-6, 6-4, 0-0 ret.
• Tallon Griekspoor beat Fabio Fognini: 5-7, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
• Miomir Kecmanovic (25) beat John Millman: 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Jannik Sinner (10) beat Stan Wawrinka (WC): 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Tim van Rijthoven (WC) beat Federico Delbonis: 7-6 (7), 6-1, 6-2
• Jiri Vesely beat Federico Coria: 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (3)
• Alejandro Tabilo beat Laslo Djere: 7-6 (6), 6-2, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (11)
• Carlos Alcaraz (5) beat Jan-Lennard Struff: 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4
• Thanasi Kokkinakis beat Kamil Majchrzak: 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-5
• John Isner (20) beat Enzo Couacaud (Q): 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
• Novak Djokovic (1) beat Soon Woo Kwon: 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Tommy Paul (30) beat Fernando Verdasco: 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (4)
• Frances Tiafoe (23) beat Andrea Vavassori (Q): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Hubert Hurkacz (7): 7-6 (4), 6-4, 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (8)
• Adrian Mannarino beat Max Purcell (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 4-6, 6-4
• Jaume Munar beat Thiago Moura Monteiro: 6-2, 6-4, 7-5
• Cameron Norrie (9) beat Pablo Andujar: 6-0, 7-6 (3), 6-3
• Maximilian Marterer (Q) beat Aljaz Bedene: 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 7-5
• Ugo Humbert beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Casper Ruud (3) beat Albert Ramos Vinolas: 7-6 (1), 7-6 (9), 6-2
• Quentin Halys beat Benoit Paire: 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
• Nikoloz Basilashvili (22) beat Lukas Rosol (Q): 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

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