Wawrinka in shock exit from Wimbledon

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Stanilas Wawrinka

Fifth seed Stan Wawrinka was knocked out by Daniil Medvedev in the biggest shock on day one of Wimbledon 2017.

The 32-year-old, a three-time Grand Slam champion, needed ice on a knee injury between points as he fell to a 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1 loss on Centre Court, BBC Sports reports.

Earlier, Rafael Nadal began his bid for a third Wimbledon title with a comfortable win over John Millman.

But world number 20 Nick Kyrgios failed to reach round two, retiring from his opening match because of a hip injury.

Medvedev’s victory over world number three Wawrinka came just hours after the 21-year-old moved into the world’s top 50 for the first time.

It was his first Grand Slam victory on his Wimbledon debut, and he celebrated by dropping to the court in front of the net and kissing the ground.

“At 5-1, I started thinking about what to do after the match and I kissed the…

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