Postpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*Norrie 1-1 Bedene
Aljaz Bedene means business on his serve - three aces on the bounce to start his Wimbledon campaign!
Cameron Norrie gets strings to the fourth, spoil sport.
Summary
Day 1 - First round matches
Serena Williams & Federer win in straight sets
Fourth and fifth seeds Stephens & Svitolina go out
GB's Swan wins but Norrie, Dart & Broady lose
Wawrinka beats sixth seed Dimitrov
Postpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
'You can see how much she wants it'published at 18:03 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
S Williams 7-5 6-2 Rus
Martina Navratilova
Nine-time Wimbledon singles champion at WimbledonIt's always difficult to get a first-round win at Grand Slams, particularly in Serena's case. She hasn't been here for two years, played only a few matches. Serena will be very happy to bring this home. You can see how much she wants it, and it is nice to have her back.
Postpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
Norrie 1-0 Bedene*
Solid start for Cameron Norrie as he holds serve against Aljaz Bedene.
The narrow stands spanning the outside of this one are jam-packed at the minute.
Enjoying some evening sunshine in SW19.
Postpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
S Williams 7-5 6-3 Rus
Up next for Serena is the winner of Tereza Smitkova v Viktoriya Tomova.
GB v ex-GBpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
Bedene v Norrie.
Saj Chowdhury
BBC Sport at WimbledonBack down on terra firma, I’ve managed to bag a seat for this match.
How? It’s because I’m directly facing the sun.
So we have Brit Cameron Norrie against ex-Brit Aljaz Bedene.
Nice early evening match to whet the appetite.
Image source, BBC Sport
Game, set and match - S Williamspublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
S Williams 7-5 6-3 Rus
Yes she can!
724 days since her last win at SW19, Serena Williams is through to the second round.
That wasn't easy for Serena, and Rus played some excellent offensive shots, but the American is over the first hurdle.
Media caption, Venus Williams beats Arantxa Rus - match point
Postpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
Opportunity number six has come along for Serena.
Can she close it out this time?
Postpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
Ooft!
Serena Williams goes for a serve out wide, misses, and then her second serve is sent rocketing past her by Arantxa Rus.
Deuce.
Postpublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
"COME ON!"
That'll be match point number five for Serena...
Deuce againpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
This is genuinely superb defence from Arantxa Rus.
She nails successive returns on the baseline and Serena, going cross-court again, hits up and out.
Postpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
Now that's a better serve from Serena.
Match point number four.
Deucepublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
Serena topples once again, throwing herself backwards as she tries to find the big winner, and she helps the ball over the baseline.
Deuce.
Postpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
Serena overbalances as she returns a forehand, the ball wobbling off the net - and Rus blazes her return into the net!
Match point #3 for Serena...
Rus saves two match pointspublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
Arantxa Rus is having none of that.
She stands tall and batters a forehand winner off Serena's second serve to force deuce.
Postpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
Oh!
Serena gets down on one knee, going for the glory shot - and, er, misses.
Still one match point to try and convert, though...
Postpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
An outrageously angled forehand from Arantxa Rus ensures she draws first blood on the Serena serve.
Oh, Serena reels off the next three points, though, and she's got two match points.
Head to headpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
Norrie v Bedene
It's almost time for another British hopeful, as Cameron Norrie takes to Court 14 to face Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene.
The 22-year-old has raced into the top 100 and will be making his second Wimbledon appearance.
It's an intriguing match-up too, with Bedene having previously competed as a British player.
Monfils a set uppublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*Monfils 7-6 (8-6) 3-4 Gasquet
Gael Monfils took the first set off fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet on a tie-break, and the pair have traded breaks in the second.
'Serena sees the finish line'published at 17:50 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
Martina Navratilova
Nine-time Wimbledon singles champion at WimbledonWhen champions smell the finish line they up their game or maintain it, they don't decelerate. You feel like Serena is not going to beat herself here.
Serena breaks to serve for matchpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 2 July 2018
*S Williams 7-5 5-3 Rus
Oh, that's a poor miss from Rus, though!
She advances forehand and shoves an uppish forehand into the net.
Serena will serve for a place in round two.