Serves and volleys: Recapping a wild day one at Wimbledon

"Serves and Volleys" is Busted Racquet's daily roundup of all things Wimbledon.

If the rest of Wimbledon is anything like Day 1, we're in for a treat. The highlights of the first day of the fortnight:

Love -- Three of the top five men in the world had to go five sets to advance to the second round. In addition to Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko were pushed to the brink in their opening matches; Davydenko because he's coming back from an injury and Djokovic because he's Djokovic. The Serb's match ended in an enclosed Centre Court at 10:59 p.m., one minute before the Wimbledon curfew.

15 -- Newfound fan favorite Andy Roddick earned an easy first-round win over fellow American Rajeev Ram on Monday on Court One. The Wimbledon crowd gave Roddick a standing ovation before the match, a continuation of the love he received following his epic five-set loss in last year's final to Roger Federer. Roddick later told reporters that he still hasn't watched the replay of that match, which he lost 16-14 in the deciding set.

30 -- Other easy winners included Kim Clijsters, Venus Williams, Gael Monfils, Melanie Oudin and Jelena Jankovic, who beat British teenager Laura Robson on Centre Court. (And if you didn't remember that Robson made some uncouth comments about her fellow junior players that were blown way out of proportion last month, you would have remembered after the tenth time Pam Shriver brought it up while calling the match.)

40 -- Losers included Ana Ivanovic (sporting some odd-looking white leggings), Ivan Ljubicic and Marin Cilic. Disappointing losses for each, but particularly Cilic, who many expected to make a breakthrough after he advanced to the semifinals at the Australian Open.

Game -- Francesca Schiavone's reign as defending Grand Slam champion didn't last long. The surprise winner at Roland Garros lost in three sets Monday to Vera Dushevina. Despite the Italian's No. 5 seed, it wasn't the most surprising result. In nine previous appearances at Wimbledon, Schiavone advanced past the second round only twice.