Rain Delay on First Day of 2006 Wimbledon

June 26th, 2006 marked the first day of Wimbledon and in true London style there was rain. Lot’s of it. A down pour soak the lawn Monday delaying some very interesting matches until tomorrow’s Wimbledon gets underway.

On Center Court, three time champioin Roger Federer was delayed in his matchup against Frenchman Richard Gasquet. Roger Federer won the first set 6-3 before rain stopped the match. Also notable delays on the court were Kim Clijsters facing the Russian Vera Zvonareva with Clijsters leading the first set 5-4 and Martina Hingis vs Olga Savchuk of the Ukraine with Hingis taking the first set in a comanding 6-2.

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