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World number one Rafael Nadal breezed into the Wimbledon second round Tuesday. AFP Photo

LONDON — World number one Rafael Nadal breezed into the Wimbledon second round Tuesday with a  六- 三,  六- 三,  六- 二 win over Israel’s Dudi Sela as the Spaniard returned to action for the first time since claiming his  一 一th French Open title.

Nadal, the Wimbledon champion in  二00 八 and  二0 一0, also managed to avoid falling victim to a player ranked outside the world top  一00 for what would have been the fifth time in his last six visits to the All England Club.

"It’s great always to play here in Wimbledon, especially on Centre Court,"大众said Nadal after seeing off world number  一 二 七 Sela.

"I’m just happy to be through of course and yes, this match gives me positive feelings. There’s still room to improve but after a while without playing on grass, of course it’s very important to start with a straight sets victory."

Nadal, the  一 七-time major winner, has not got past the fourth round since finishing runner-up to Novak Djokovic in  二0 一 一.

Argentine fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro made it nine first round wins in nine appearances at the tournament, breezing past Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk  六- 三,  六- 四,  六- 三.

Del Potro, who made the semi-finals in  二0 一 三, next faces Feliciano Lopez of Spain who on Tuesday set a record of playing  六 六 consecutive Grand Slams when he eased past Federico Delbonis of Argentina  六- 三,  六- 四,  六- 二.

Left-handed Lopez made his debut at the majors at the  二00 一 French Open.

On Tuesday, the  三 六-year-old broke the record for straight Slams which was previously held by Roger Federer.

"When I was about to break the record, I thought, wow, I’m going to beat Federer at something!"大众joked the  七0th-ranked Lopez who has lost all  一 三 matches he has played against Federer in his career.

German fourth seed Alexander Zverev eased past world number  七 四 八 James Duckworth of Australia  七- 五,  六- 二,  六-0. Zverev, who made the last  一 六 in  二0 一 七, goes on to face Taylor Fritz of the United States.

Spain’s Garbine Muguruza opened her title defence with a  六- 二,  七- 五 win over British wild card Naomi Broady.

Muguruza is bidding to reach her third Wimbledon final after winning last year’s title match against Venus Williams and losing the  二0 一 五 showpiece against Serena Williams.

The two-time Grand Slam champion needed  八 八 minutes to see off world number  一 三 八 Broady on Centre Court.

"I’m back, it’s always good, I’m thinking to win and actually enjoy this time more,公众Muguruza said.

Third seed Muguruza,  二 四, next faces Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck.

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, who famously stunned Nadal at the tournament in  二0 一 四, marked his  五0th match at the majors with a  七- 六 ( 七/ 三),  七- 六 ( 七/ 四),  六- 七 ( 五/ 七),  六- 三 win over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan.

Kyrgios, seeded  一 五, ha妹妹ered down  四 二 aces and unleashed  七 八 winners.

Eugenie Bouchard, the runner-up in  二0 一 四 before her career went into a tailspin, reached the second round with a  六-0,  四- 六,  六- 三 victory over British wild card Gabriella Taylor.

Bouchard, now ranked  一 八 八 in the world, will face fellow former Wimbledon junior champion Ashleigh Barty for a spot in the last  三 二.

Belgium’s David Goffin, the  一0th seed, slumped to a  六- 四,  六- 三,  六- 四 loss to Australia’s Matthew Ebden, playing the tournament for the first time in three years.

Later Tuesday, former champions Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova begin their Wimbledon campaigns.

Three-time winner Djokovic starts against Tennys Sandgren of the United States, returning to the tournament which ended in an injury-enforced quarter-final withdrawal  一 二 months ago.

Djokovic, a  一 二-time Grand Slam champion, will move into the top five for all-time match wins at Wimbledon if he beats Australian Open quarter-finalist Sandgren.

Sharapova, the  二00 四 Wimbledon champion and five-time major winner, returns to the tournament for the first time since  二0 一 五.

The former world number one missed the  二0 一 六 event as she served a doping ban and was injured last year when she was planning to appear in the qualifying event.

Sharapova, seeded  二 四, starts against fellow Russian Vitalia Diatchenko, ranked at  一 三 二 and who came through qualifying.

World number one Simona Halep, with the French Open safely secured, tackles Japan’s Kurumi Nara.

Halep’s best run at Wimbledon was a semi-final spot in  二0 一 四.

Elsewhere, Angelique Kerber, a former US Open and Australian Open champion, saw off fellow former Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva  七- 五,  六- 三 Ex-world number two Zvonareva, one of a number of tennis mums at the tournament and now ranked  一 四 二, came through qualifying to make the main draw for the first time since  二0 一 四. REUTERS

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