Through ... Samantha Stosur blasts into the second round. Source: AAP
Samantha Stosur blasted her way into the second round at Wimbledon with a dominant win over Slovakian teenager Anna Schmiedlova on Tuesday.
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The 14th seed made an ideal start to her 11th straight Wimbledon campaign, needing little more than an hour to secure a 6-1 6-3 win.
Stosur has set up a second-round clash with Russian Olga Puchkova.
The 29-year-old Australian is targeting a breakthrough result at the grass-court grand slam, having never made it past the third round.
While her best results have come on clay and hard courts, Stosur looked every bit the grass-court player on Tuesday.
Lucky loser Schmiedlova, ranked 119th in the world, lost in qualifying but earned a spot in the main draw because of a withdrawal.
But her reward was a daunting opening encounter against Stosur, the highest-ranked player she's faced.
Despite serving and striking the ball well, the 18-year-old was blown off the court as Stosur blended ferocious power with deft touch to wrap up the first set in 27 minutes.
Stosur wasn't quite as clinical in the second set but she wrapped up a professional performance with minimal fuss.
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Stosur is the sole Australian woman playing in singles at Wimbledon, the first time the nation has only one female representative since 1950.
Wimbledon: Mens Singles
Round 1, 25/06/13
| Nis (12) | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ebd (W) | 2 | 4 | 3 |
It wasn't such good news for Stosur's compatriots Matt Ebden and James Duckworth.
Wild card Ebden was knocked out in straight sets by Japanese 12th seed Kei Nishikori, 6-2 6-4 6-3.
Ebden, ranked 110th, earned a wild card entry into the main draw after winning a Challenger event on grass in Nottingham earlier this month.
It was his second appearance at the grass-court grand slam.
Wimbledon: Mens Singles
Round 1, 25/06/13
| Duc (Q) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Kud (Q) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
While a gutsy fightback proved in vain as qualifier Duckworth was eliminated 6-4 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-1 by American Denis Kudla.
The 21-year-old Australian, ranked 174th, was competing in the main draw at Wimbledon for the first time.
He also qualified for last month's French Open, where he also lost in the first round.
Duckworth fought back strongly from two sets down to level the match and broke serve to take a 1-0 lead in the fifth and deciding set.
However, 105th-ranked Kudla came home much too strong to reach the second round.
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