WIMBLEDON, England — Foot-notes:

First, Chris’…

“Ever since the (cortisone) shot (at the French Open, before her match with Arantxa Sanchez), I haven’t felt a thing,” Chris Evert said with a laugh after her 6-1, 6-2 first-round victory against Alexia Dechaume of France at Wimbledon Tuesday. It was Evert’s 100th Wimbledon match. She is 87-13 in her 17th year at the All-England Club.

“My foot’s fine. The shot was a last resort, but it helped me.

“The grass is helping me, too.” Pause. “The grass courts.” More laughter from Evert.

And, Jimmy’s…

“I’m not thinking about it,” Jimmy Connors said after he beat Leif Shiras 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 in his first-round match Tuesday. Connors, the winningest player in Wimbledon history at 79-14, in his 17th tournament.

“Actually, it doesn’t feel too bad. The grass is easier on my foot. The tough time will be this summer, when I play on hardcourts. I’m just going to ride it out and avoid any kind of surgery. It would be too tough to come back after surgery. I’d quit first.”

Evert has been bothered by a bone spur in her right foot that flared up first at the Italian Open.

Connors has suffered from inflammation on the bottom of his right foot on and off since last year’s U.S. Open.

“It gets big and ugly and bloody,” Connors said. “But when I rest and take care of it, it gets better. I don’t understand — if it hurts, why doesn’t it hurt all the time?”

— Jay Berger is undefeated at Wimbledon.

Berger, of Plantation, won his debut, a two-day 6-1, 7-6 (8-6), 6-0 victory over Fernando Luna of Spain.

“Wimbledon is neat but a little strange,” Berger said.

“I walked out for my match Monday and it rained. We didn’t even flip before we had to stop.”

Berger almost didn’t make it to the court in time for the conclusion Tuesday morning.

Berger was in the hotel lobby, ready for his ride to the All-England Club. But then, a Wimbledon official came up to him and said he did not sign up for a car.

“They weren’t going to take me because I didn’t sign up,” Berger said. “I barely got here in time. They go by the rules here. It takes a little getting used to. You need someone with you.”

The Berger-Luna encounter was the first grass-court match for both. Berger is a second-year pro, just making the grass-court rounds, but Luna is a 10-year pro, who had never played on anything but clay.

— Horacio de la Pena, who is expected to replace Claudio Panatta on the South Florida Breakers, gave 16th-seeded Slobodan Zivojinovic a scare 5-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-4… Eleventh-seeded Claudia Kohde-Kilsch pulled out with a tendon problem that may require surgery. Shaun Stafford of the University of Florida took Kohde-Kilsch’s place, but not for long. Stafford lost to Iva Budarova 7-6, 6-3… Karine Quentrec of France replaced Raffaella Reggi, another injured player. Quentrec won but her reward is a second-round match with Steffi Graf… Peter Doohan, a hero last year when he knocked off defending champion Boris Becker in the second round, was eliminated by Ken Flach… French Open semifinalist Nicole Provis of Australia lost to 10th-seeded Lori McNeil 6-3, 7-5… Kevin Curren, the 1986 runner-up, was ousted by Ricardo Acuna 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in the 21st Wimbledon match to go to three tiebreakers. There have never been four tiebreaker sets… Fifteen of the 25 U.S. men in the tournament have advanced to the second round… Fort Lauderdale’s Joey Rive is missing after his knee injury at the French Open… Tuesday’s attendance was 33,431. Two-day attendance is up 7,271 from 1987.