• Wimbledon, Day Two

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Wimbledon Day Two Gallery
Men's round-up: Federer
Women's round-up: Serena survives scare

Four-time champion Serena Williams loves Wimbledon, but the defending champion uncharacteristically burst into tears after her victory over Aravane Rezai. "I usually don't cry, I don't understand it," she said. "It's been so hard I never dreamt I'd be here. I just wanted to win at least one match here and since I'm not playing doubles it was a really big win for me. It's been so hard and has been a disaster year."

Third seed Roger Federer was lacking in match practice heading into Wimbledon, but you would never have guessed as he strolled past Mikhail Kukushkin: "Overall I was happy with my performance. Conditions were tough and he played a good match and made it competitive. It was windy out there and somewhat nerve-racking, because you don't get a chance to practise on Centre beforehand."

Novak Djokovic's winning streak stands at one game (we know one game is not a streak, but let's go with it) and the Serb was happy with his win over Jeremy Chardy. "I'm very satisfied with the way I've started the tournament. The performance was great. The serve was really accurate. I need to believe I'm ready to win Wimbledon. I have to be an optimist. There is no use being anything else... But one match at a time."

Caroline Wozniacki admitted she was more troubled by the elements than her opponent in her 6-2 6-1 win over Arantxa Parra Santonja: "I thought it was very difficult. First, it was my first match on grass, a real match. But then, you know, the wind was blowing everywhere," she said. "There was one point where I hit the ball and it almost didn't come over and then I hit the next one and it just flew. I tried to adapt as good as I could and hopefully I'll be ready for the next match as well."

Maria Sharapova eased past fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze and was happy with her effort. "It was great to be back on Centre Court considering I did not play a warm-up tournament," she said. "I felt like I had to be ready for the first point. I thought she played a good match and I had to step things up so I was happy with how I played."

British No. 1 Elena Baltacha put memories of a miserable 2010 behind her with a straight sets win over German qualifier Mona Barthel. "I felt I was playing two players, one Barthel and the other my demons," she admitted. "Given it was the same court and everything that went on last year, it's unbelievable to have won. I handled my emotions well from the start. I knew I was so much better than last year, in a tennis sense and in the head. I felt like I was in control the whole match."

British No. 3 Anne Keothavong secured only her third win at Wimbledon in her 11th year at the All England Club, and she is aware it may have been her last win at her home event: "This is a life that I'm not going to have forever. I don't know how long I've got in this game," said the 27-year-old. "Injuries play a part. You have different priorities as you get older. So from my point of view I had to go out there as if it was my last Wimbledon. There's no guarantee that I'll be back again next year. For me, I just want to know that I've given it everything when I do hang up my rackets. I'll be able to live with that."

It was the highly-anticipated rematch of last year's epic: Isner-Mahut Part II. John Isner stated the obvious after wrapping up a 7-6(4) 6-2 7-6(6) win in just over two hours. "It was considerably quicker than last time we played," he said. "I was happy with the way I played. I said to myself that if I lost a set this would not end tonight, so I wanted to finish it in three and I am glad I did. I am pleased they put us on court three rather than 18, I don't think they wanted to tarnish the memory of last year, and there was no way the match was going to be like last year."

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