WIMBLEDON: Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal Won Their First Round Matches

Rafael Nadal Overcame American Opponent Michael Russell

WINBLEDON, England - The Spaniard Rafael Nadal kicked off the defence of his Wimbledon title with a straight-sets victory on Monday over American Michael Russell.

Top seed Nadal took the honour of opening the tournament on Centre Court as the defending champion, and just took less than two hours to come through 6-4 6-2 6-2.

Serena Williams Thrashed Uzbek Opponent Akgul Amanmuradova 

On the women’s single round the defending champion and 5-time winner American Venus Williams, back on her favourite grass court, cruised into the second round of Wimbledon with a straight-set win over 97th-ranked Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan. 

Venus Williams, who returned to action on international arena after a 5-months injury layoff, looked right at home at the All England Club as she beat Amanmuradova 6-3, 6-1 on the opening day of the 125th edition of the championships.