Champion Djokovic eases into second round
Novak Djokovic began his Wimbledon title defence in
cruise control as he blasted Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero off court to
win 6-3 6-3 6-1 in the first round on Monday.
The number one seed endured an edgy start and was
broken in the third game of the first set but he struck back immediately
and closed out the opener with his usual combination of rugged defence
and consistently accurate groundstrokes.
The Serb, who had the honour of opening Centre Court
action after beating Rafa Nadal in the 2011 final, was in no mood for
hanging around and broke the Spaniard twice in the second set and twice
more in the third.
Djokovic will now play the winner of Ryan Harrison's first round match against Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun.
