LONDON – No. 2 seed Agnieszka Radwanska made a shock first round exit from the women's singles Sunday while fellow Wimbledon runner-up Britain's Andy Murray made light work of his match against Stanislas Wawrinka to advance to the second round. Men's No. 2 seed Serbia's Novak Djokovic and fifth seed France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga both survived early scares, dropping their first sets before pulling back to win on a day which saw just a quarter of the originally scheduled matches completed due to bad weather. Poland's Radwanska, playing under the Centre Court roof due to sporadic heavy rain showers which prevented play on the outside courts for most of the afternoon, crashed out 7-5, 6-7, 6-4 to world No. 24 Julia Goerges. Fourth seed Murray, back on Centre Court three weeks to the day after losing the Wimbledon final against Roger Federer, made a strong start to his singles medal campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Federer's doubles partner Wawrinka. On Court One, Beijing bronze medallist Djokovic had reached a first set tie-break against Italy's Fabio Fognini before rain suspended play at seven points apiece. When the match finally resumed hours later, with ground staff having taken the protective covers off the court several times during the afternoon only to have to cover them over again as the rain restarted, Fognini quickly wrapped up the set to take the lead against the visibly frustrated Serbian. The pair slipped and slid their way around the court, which had not fully dried out after its earlier soaking, with both making nasty-looking falls at times, but Djokovic regained his form to take the match 6-7, 6-2, 6-2. Tsonga made similarly hard work of his first round tie, losing the first set against Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci in a tie break, before getting back on track to win 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. Venus Williams didn't get the chance to begin her quest for a fourth gold medal, with her first round match against Italy's Sara Errani, due to follow Djokovic on Court One, cancelled due to the slippery conditions. Others through to the second round included Russia's Maria Sharapova, making her Olympic debut, who safely secured a 6-2, 6-0 win over Israel's Shahar Peer, while men's fourth seed David Ferrer beat Canada's Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 6-4. — Reuters
