London, UK, 24 June 2014 | tennis.com.au

Four Aussie men will attempt to emulate the heroics of their compatriots when they take to the courts at Wimbledon on Tuesday for Day 2 of the 2014 Championships.

Monday proved an exciting day, during which five of the seven Aussies in action advanced to the second round.

And Lleyton Hewitt leads the charge on Tuesday as the highest-ranked Aussie in action.

> TV Guide: don’t miss a ball of the action

Also on the Day 2 schedule at the All England Club will be Matt Ebden, wildcard Nick Kyrgios and qualifier James Duckworth.

 

Aussies in action on Day 2

MEN’S SINGLES – FIRST ROUND

Matt Ebden (AUS) v [8] Milos Raonic (CAN) – Court No.2, third match

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v Michal Przysiezny (POL) – Court No.3, first match

[Q] James Duckworth (AUS) v [13] Richard Gasquet (FRA) – Court 18, second match

[WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Stephane Robert (FRA) – Court 16, first match

 

 

Aussie results Day 1

MEN’S SINGLES – FIRST ROUND

Marinko Matosevic (AUS) d [18] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2

Bernard Tomic (AUS) d Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 6-4 6-3 6-2

[Q] Luke Saville (AUS) d Dominic Thiem (AUT) 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-4

[21] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) d [Q] Sam Groth (AUS) 7-5 7-6(2) 7-6(5)

LADIES’ SINGLES – FIRST ROUND

[WC] Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) d Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 6-3 7-6(6)

Casey Dellacqua (AUS) d [Q] Anett Kontaveit (EST) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3

Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d [17] Sam Stosur (AUS) 6-3 6-4