Defending champion Jelena Jankovic needed just over an hour to breeze past Slovakian teenager Dominika Cibulkova 6-1, 6-1 yesterday and book her place in the second round of Stuttgart's WTA tournament.

Having finished last year as world number one, Jankovic has dropped to fourth in the WTA rankings but the 24-year-old had no problems against her first round opponent as she bids to defend her title here on clay.