Result: John Isner beats Marcos Baghdatis in rain-affected first round at Wimbledon

John Isner of the United States celebrates after winning his Gentlemen's Singles first round match against Daniel Smethurst of Great Britain on day two of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon
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John Isner reaches the second round at Wimbledon following a rain-affected straight-sets win over Marcos Baghdatis.

John Isner has come through a rain-affected first-round match against Marcos Baghdatis on top with a straight-sets victory at Wimbledon.

The American 18th seed finished off the clash on Friday with a 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 6-3 win after a lengthy delay due to poor weather.

Games went by the way of serve in the early stages of the opening set, and a tie-break was required when both players earned a break apiece.

Isner managed to seal the breaker, but he suffered a wobble at the start of the second when he lost serve, although he eventually broke back, forcing another tie-break.

Once again, the American was successful and it was a simpler third set for Isner as he wrapped it up in just half an hour to book his spot into the next round.

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