Venus Williams is relishing the chance to begin the defence of her Wimbledon title as she prepares to face British wild card Naomi Cavaday on Centre Court today.

Top seed and new world number one Ana Ivanovic cruised into the second round of Wimbledon with a comprehensive 6-1 6-2 Centre Court victory over Paraguay's Rossana De Los Rios.

Roger Federer will begin his bid for a record sixth straight Wimbledon title tomorrow against Slovakia’s Dominik Hrbaty.

Justine Henin made a confident start to her Sony Ericsson Open challenge with a straight-sets win over Angelique Kerber on Friday.

Jelena Dokic took her first step on another Wimbledon glory run and declared she's far more interested in results than image.

Venus Williams begins her quest to hold on to her Wimbledon title, knowing that a repeat triumph will be enough to make her officially the world's best female tennis player.