Djokovic in 2nd round at Wimbledon

LONDON: Top seeds Novak Djokovic cruised into the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday as the All England Club recovered from the shockwaves of Rafael Nadal's exit 24 hours earlier.

World number one Djokovic, the 2011 champion, beat Germany's Florian Mayer 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, in the Serb's first grass-court outing of the season and his first match since his shattering five-set semi-final loss to Nadal at the French Open. "It was a big pleasure to play in front of a packed Centre Court against a tricky rival like Mayer. He's got a great variety of shots and his game is well-suited to grass," said Djokovic, who next faces either Bobby Reynolds or Steve Johnson.
In the men's first round, Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer beat Argentina's Wimbledon debutant Martmn Alund 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 while Bulgarian 29th seed Grigor Dimitrov, the man at the centre of the Williams-Sharapova spat, cruised past Italy's Simone Bolelli, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.

Argentinian eighth seed Juan Martin del Potro, who missed the French Open through illness, saw off Spain's Albert Ramos 6-2, 7-5, 6-1.
Australia's Bernard Tomic put out American 21st seed Sam Querrey, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 2-6, 6-3 despite complaining of dizziness midway through the match and being forced to call for a doctor.

Tomic, a quarter-finalist in 2011, was playing without his controversial father in the crowd. John Tomic, who is facing a criminal charge in Spain for assaulting his son's hitting partner, has been banned from the club by Wimbledon authorities. (AFP)