Calling it "one of the toughest first rounds I could get," Novak Djokovic will take to the court Monday for the traditional Wimbledon men's defending champion opener on center court. He will play Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany.
A defending men's champion has not lost in the first round at Wimbledon since Lleyton Hewitt was ousted by big-serving Ivo Karlovic in 2003. Djokovic is 6-1 against Kohlschreiber.
Still, there was concern among fans of Serbia's world No. 1 player because he has not played in a tournament since his four-set defeat in the French Open final at the hands of Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka.