Kevin Anderson And Andy Murray Move To Wimbledon Second Round

South Africa’s Kevin Anderson is through to the Wimbledon second round thanks to a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 straight sets win over Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene on Monday.  Defending champion Andy Murray was also an easy first round winner in London after a 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 victory over Belgium’s David Goffin on centre court.  Tomas Berdych was also a winner.  The Czech sixth seed earned a 6-7, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 win over Victor Hanescu.

Russia’s seventeenth seeded Mikhail Youzhny cruised through 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 against Britain’s James Ward.  Eighteenth seed Spaniard Fernando Verdasco was the first high-profile casualty at the All England Club when he fell 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to Marinko Matosevic.  Latvia’s 12th seed Ernests Gulbis progressed thanks to a 7-6, 7-5, 7-6 win over Jurgen Zopp.  Seventh seeded Spaniard David Ferrer was also a winner.

In the ladies’ draw, Australian Open champion Li Na cruised through her first round encounter against Paula Kania.  Li stopped the Pole 7-5, 6-2.  Eighth seed Victoria Azarenka progressed thanks to a 6-3, 7-5 win over Mirjana Lucic.  Eighteenth seed Sloane Stephens was eliminated in the first round by Russia’s Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 7-6.

Earlier, seventeenth seed Samantha Stosur of Australia was dumped out at the All England Club by Yanina Wickmayer 6-3, 6-4.  Elena Vesnina, seeded 32, won through to the second round after a 6-0, 6-4 triumph over Patricia Mayr-Achleitner.  Ekaterina Makarova won through but needed three sets against veteran Japanese Kimiko Date-Krumm 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.  Former champion Venus Williams, seeded 30th in 2014, also progressed.