# Tennis: Twenty-three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams suffered defeat in the first round at Wimbledon, her first singles match in nearly four years. The American lost, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, to Australia’s Maya Joint. Poland’s Iga Swiatek began her title defence with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 win over American Taylor Townsend. In the men’s draw, French Open champion Alexander Zverev of Germany won, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, against Belgian debutant Alexander Blockx. American fourth seed Ben Shelton suffered a 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 defeat to Finland’s Otto Virtanen.
Tennis: Serena Williams suffered defeat in her much-anticipated return to Wimbledon