The two-time champion of SW19 described herself as “very happy” to beat the world No.53 Johanna Larsson 6-3, 6-4; and perhaps to unknowing eyes her first round victory might have appeared as routine this year as any other since she first lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish here in 2011.
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Venus celebrated the start of her 20th Wimbledon campaign (a back injury kept her away from Wimbledon 2013) by defeating the world No.54 7-6(7), 6-4 in one hour and 40 minutes.
Konta recorded an impressive 6-2, 6-2 win over Taipei’s Su-Wei Hsieh, who had inflicted an opening round defeat on the British No.1 at the French Open, taking just over an hour while Bedene needed 4hrs 25 mins to overcome No.21 seed Ivo Karlovic 6-7(5),7-6 (6), 6-7(7), 7-6(7), 8-6 in a match that delighted the No.3 Court crowd.