China’s Wang Xinyu lost to fourth seed Sofia Kenin of the US at a rain-addled Wimbledon on Monday, while the country’s other players were forced to wait to start their tournament. The rain-impacted opening day of the 2021 tournament also meant that Zhang Zhizhen’s chance to be the first Chinese man to play at the All-England Club in the Open Era was eventually delayed until Tuesday. Zhang, 24, will start his first ever slam main draw at 6pm (Hong Kong time) when he will face France’s Andreas Hoang. Wang lost to 22-year-old American Kenin in straight sets – 6-4, 6-2 – in just over an hour, following a long rain delay on the outside courts. The 19-year-old, who was making her main draw debut at Wimbledon, is a former junior world No 2. China’s Zhu Lin plays Mona Barthel of Germany in the women’s singles at the same time as Zhang plays in the men’s, while lucky loser Wang Yafan is set to start at midnight (Hong Kong time). Who is Zhang Zhizhen? The sleep loving Federer fan making Wimbledon history Wang Yafan is in the main draw after Britain’s Johanna Konta pulled out when a member of her team tested positive for Covid-19. The 27-year-old plays Katerina Siniakova after being allowed into the SW19 draw despite losing to Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko in qualifying. China No 1 Zhang Shuai still has no start time for her match against 19th seed Karolina Muchova. The world No 37 reached the quarter-finals the last time Wimbledon was held in 2019. Party time for Chinese tennis shows struggle since Li Na flew solo Elsewhere on Monday, Poland’s Iga Swiatek made swift work of Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei – 6-4, 6-4.