Ana Ivanovic opens Wimbledon campaign with easy wi

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Ana Ivanovic opens Wimbledon campaign with easy win

Ana Ivanovic, world number 1, had little trouble reaching the second round at Wimbledon. Ivanovic scored a straight-set win in her opening-round match on Monday.

The top-seeded Ivanovic advanced past Rossana De Los Rios with a 6-1, 6-2, in her first appearance since winning the French Open earlier this month. The world No. 1, Ivanovic was far from flawless, but her powerful passing shots still proved far too good for De Los Rios, the world’s former top-ranked junior.

It proved a useful workout for Ivanovic, and she showed no ill effects from the right shoulder injury which forced her to withdraw prior to the start of last week’s tournament in Eastbourne.

The Serbian coasted through the first set in just 23 minutes before her concentration wavered a little, allowing De Los Rios to break serve for the first time to narrow the second-set deficit to 3-2.

But normal service was soon resumed, as Ivanovic broke straight back and proceeded to serve out to secure her serene passage to the second round. The 20-year-old Ivanovic next will face Nathalie Dechy of France, who defeated China’s Meng Yuan in three sets.

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