World no 3 Federer cruises to a straight sets victory over Kukushkin in round one
World no 3 Federer cruises to a straight sets victory over Kukushkin in round oneRoger Federer steered clear of trouble as he cruised to a straight-sets first-round Wimbledon victory over Mikhail Kukushkin from Kazakhstan.
Switzerland's Roger Federer returns to Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin
during their Wimbledon first round match in London yesterday.
PIC/Getty Images Federer, the six-times champion, had to fight back from two sets down against Alejandro Falla at the same stage last year, but after a closely contested opening he rarely looked troubled today as he completed a 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 6-2 victory. The Swiss third seed is bidding to equal William Renshaw and Pete Sampras' shared record of seven Wimbledon titles, while Kukushkin was a grass-court rookie and after showing early promise he began to fade. Andy Roddick began another bid for Wimbledon glory with a 6-4, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 victory over qualifier Andreas Beck on Court One.
Djoko throughu00a0Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic returned to winning ways as the second seed crushed France's Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in the first round. Djokovic was playing for the first time since his remarkable 43-match winning run was brought to an end by Roger Federer in the French Open semi-finals.
