US fifth seed Andy Roddick won a bad-tempered centre court showdown with Britain’s former US Open finalist Greg Rusedski to reach the third round of the men’s singles at Wimbledon yesterday.

SERENA WILLIAMS got the successful defence of her French Open title off to the perfect start on the opening day as she streaked into the second round with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Barbara Rittner of Germany to be joined by rivals Amelie Mauresmo and Justine Henin-Hardenne.

Andre Agassi has beaten Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu at Roland Garros to progress to the next round.