Serena and Djokovic up and running at Wimbledon


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 30 Jun 2015

Serena Williams of U.S.A. reacts during her match against Margarita Gasparyan of Russia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams made strong cases for the less is more approach to Wimbledon build-ups with resounding victories at a sunny All England Club on Monday.

Defending men's champion Djokovic, who has been training in the south of France rather than fine-tuning the grasscourt arts since his French Open title quest turned to dust, swept past Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-4 6-4.

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