Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Victor Hanescu of Romania in their men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 24, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
LONDON (Reuters) - Short, sweet and exquisitely stylish, holder Roger Federer's first round win at Wimbledon lit the touch-paper on the grasscourt championships on Monday and mocked the long odds on him winning a record eighth crown.
The 17-times grand slam champion, seeded third, was detained a mere 68 minutes in polishing off 48th ranked Romanian Victor Hanescu whose role on court was reduced to that of a human ball machine.
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