Venus, Jankovic, Clijsters, Henin advance at Wimbledon
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06/21/2010 - Wimbledon, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1s Venus Williams, Jelena Jankovic, Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin were among Monday's first- round winners at Wimbledon 2010.
The second-seeded Williams blew past Paraguayan veteran Rossana de los Rios 6-3, 6-2 in 64 minutes at the All England Club.
The seven-time major titlist Williams is a five-time Wimbledon champion and lost to her younger sister Serena in last year's fourth all-Williams final here.
The fourth-seeded former U.S. Open runner-up Jankovic was tested in a 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) victory over promising British teenager Laura Robson, a lefthander with top-20 potential.
Jankovic will face Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak in the round of 64.
The eighth-seeded Clijsters needed just 65 minutes in a 6-0, 6-3 rout of Italy's Maria Elena Camerin.
Clijsters is making her first appearance at the All England Club since 2006. The Belgian star came out of retirement last summer and won the U.S. Open, but she has never fared well in the London suburb, with a pair of semifinal finishes her best results.
Up next for Clijsters will be Croat Karolina Sprem, who stunned Venus in the second round here six years ago.
A 17th-seeded Henin handled Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova 6-4, 6-3.
This marks Henin's first appearance here in three years. The seven-time major champion retired from tennis in the spring of 2008 only to return at the beginning of this 2010 season.
Henin was this year's Australian Open runner-up to reigning world No. 1 Serena Williams. The diminutive Belgian has won every major tournament with the exception of Wimbledon, where she finished as the runner-up in 2001 and 2006.
Up next for the Belgian stalwart will be German Kristina Barrois.
Meanwhile, fifth-seeded French Open champion Francesca Schiavone, who struggles mightily on grass, gave way to Russian Vera Dushevina 6-7 (0-7), 7-5, 6-1 on Day 1. Three weeks ago, Schiavone became the first Italian woman to reach and win a Grand Slam final, as she upset big-serving Aussie Samantha Stosur at Roland Garros.
No woman has won the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year since Serena last turned the trick in 2002.
Eleventh-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli moved on by dusting German Julia Goerges in 6-4, 6-3 fashion on Day 1. Bartoli was the Wimbledon runner-up in 2007, but has been eliminated in the third round here each year since.
Other winners Monday included Russians Nadia Petrova and Vera Zvonareva and Belgian Yanina Wickmayer. The 12th-seeded Petrova topped Germany's Tatjana Malek 6-4, 6-3, while the 15th-seeded Wickmayer held off American Alison Riske 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 and the 21st-seeded Zvonareva earned a 6-4, 6-1 triumph over Spain's Nuria Llagostera Vives.
Some other seeded winners were No. 26 Russian Alisa Kleybanova, No. 27 Russian Maria Kirilenko and No. 30 Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. Shvedova was a surprise French Open quarterfinalist three weeks ago.
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