Gallery: The first week at the Wimbledon tennis tournament

WIMBLEDON, England —

There were players who weren’t allowed to enter Wimbledon this year because of the ban on Russians and Belarusians, a trio of top men who tested positive for COVID-19, and one of the biggest stars of tennis, Serena Williams, made a quick exit with a first-round loss.

Britain’s two most recent Grand Slam champions, Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu, also were defeated early.

Novak Djokovic’s bid for a fourth consecutive trophy at the All England Club is still alive and well, as is Rafael Nadal’s pursuit of a calendar-year Grand Slam and Iga Swiatek’s 37-match winning streak.

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A member of the ground staff moves some flowers ahead of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, June 26, 2022.

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Poland's Iga Swiatek returns to Croatia's Jana Fett in a first round women's singles match on day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

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Spain's Rafael Nadal jumps up as he serves to Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo in a first round men's singles match on day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

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Crowds flock on the Hill outside court one on day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis during their singles tennis match on day three of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Wednesday, June 29, 2022.

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Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic, left, returns the ball to Romania's Simona Halep in a singles tennis match on day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

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Taylor Fritz of the US stretches to return to Britain's Alastair Gray in a second round men's single match on day four of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, June 30, 2022.

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France's Caroline Garcia celebrates defeating Britain's Emma Raducanu in a singles tennis match on day three of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Wednesday, June 29, 2022.