Novak, Serena advance
Afp, London
Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams cruised into
the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday as the All England Club recovered
from the shockwaves of Rafael Nadal’s exit 24 hours earlier.
World number one Djokovic, the 2011 champion, beat Germany’s Florian Mayer 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, in the Serb’s first grass-court outing of the season and his first match since his shattering five-set semi-final loss to Nadal at the French Open.
Defending champion Williams, chasing a sixth Wimbledon title and 17th major, racked-up her 32nd successive win, cruising to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Luxembourg’s Mandy Minella.
Russia’s Maria Kirilenko, who made the quarterfinals last year, slumped to a first round exit at the hands of Britain’s world number 38, Laura Robson, who claimed a 6-3, 6-4 win.
Kimiko Date-Krumm, just three months shy of her 43rd birthday and the oldest woman in the main draw, made the second round with a 6-0, 6-2 win. ---------------------- The Daily Star
World number one Djokovic, the 2011 champion, beat Germany’s Florian Mayer 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, in the Serb’s first grass-court outing of the season and his first match since his shattering five-set semi-final loss to Nadal at the French Open.
Defending champion Williams, chasing a sixth Wimbledon title and 17th major, racked-up her 32nd successive win, cruising to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Luxembourg’s Mandy Minella.
Russia’s Maria Kirilenko, who made the quarterfinals last year, slumped to a first round exit at the hands of Britain’s world number 38, Laura Robson, who claimed a 6-3, 6-4 win.
Kimiko Date-Krumm, just three months shy of her 43rd birthday and the oldest woman in the main draw, made the second round with a 6-0, 6-2 win. ---------------------- The Daily Star
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