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Hello and welcome to today’s LIVE coverage of Wimbledon 2016. First up today we have Great Britain’s Alijaz Bedene against Richard Gasquet.

R. Gasquet vs A. Bedene | Wimbledon
Men's Singles | Round 1 | 28.06.2016 | London
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R. Gasquet (7)
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A. Bedene
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Dan Quarrell

Updated 28/06/2016 at 12:56 GMT


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GASQUET 6-3 6-4 6-3 BEDENE: GAME SET AND MATCH! A mistake from Bedene costs him two match points and the Frenchman seals it with a lovely angled volley. He’s into the second round but a nice match from Bedene and he can draw a lot of positives from that.
6-4 5-3
GASQUET 6-3 6-4 5-3 BEDENE: Another long game and another tough hold but Gasquet inches to within a game of the match. Bedene will serve to stay in the tournament.
6-4 4-3
GASQUET 6-3 6-4 4-3 BEDENE: Yet another long game in this match of long games and Bedene saves two break points before crucially hanging in there.
6-4 4-2
GASQUET 6-3 6-4 4-2 BEDENE: Bedene still taking it to Gasquet and he forges a break point that Gasquet saves before holding on.
6-4 3-2
GASQUET 6-3 6-4 3-2 BEDENE: Not an easy hold for Bedene to 30 but a hold, nonetheless. He keeps in touch.
6-4 3-1
GASQUET 6-3 6-4 3-1 BEDENE: More sublime backhands from Gasquet and he moves ahead once more.
6-4 2-1
GASQUET 6-3 6-4 2-1 BEDENE: Gasquet forces break point for a double break of serve as the game goes to six deuces before Bedene eventually holds.
6-4 2-0
GASQUET 6-3 6-4 2-0 BEDENE: Gasquet consolidates the break with a comfortable hold to 15.
6-4 1-0
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GASQUET 6-3 6-4 1-0 BEDENE: An immediate break. Bedene fights back from a precarious 15-30 but hits long to concede the break after the game goes to deuce. Writing on the wall?
6-3 6-4
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GASQUET 6-3 6-4 BEDENE: A cute, angled drop shot from Gasquet is spooned wide from Bedene to bring up two set points and he closes it out with a serve that the Brit can’t keep in court.
6-3 5-4
GASQUET 6-3 5-4 BEDENE: Great character from Bedene, who holds a quick game to ask the serve out question of Gasquet.
6-3 5-3
GASQUET 6-3 5-3 BEDENE: An awful overhead from Gasquet as he smashes the ball into the ground on his side of the court before it reaches the net. Every artist drops his brushes now and again. Bedene has two break points in a long game but Gasquet holds on.
6-3 4-3
GASQUET 6-3 4-3 BEDENE: Bedene struggling to hang in the set but a rare errant Gasquet backhand means he stays in touch.
6-3 4-2
GASQUET 6-3 4-2 BEDENE: Bedene digs deep to fight back from 40-0 to deuce and then forges a second break point. The game goes to a sixth deuce as Gasquet saves another break point before holding with an ace.
6-3 3-2
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GASQUET 6-3 3-2 BEDENE: Another rapier backhand by the French musketeer brings three break points and yet another breaks the Brit to love.
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6-3 2-2
GASQUET 6-3 2-2 BEDENE: Some lovely backhands from the Frenchman, such a joy to watch and he closes out an easy hold.
6-3 1-2
GASQUET 6-3 1-2 BEDENE: The Brit hangs tough with a hold to 30 with a successful ace challenge that clipped the whitewash.
6-3 1-1
GASQUET 6-3 1-1 BEDENE: Bedene loops a forehand long as Gasquet holds to love. He will get very few chances to break again.
6-3 0-1
GASQUET 6-3 0-1 BEDENE: Bedene puts the frustrations of the last set to the back of his mind with a comfortable hold.