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Federer, Hewitt out to bounce Czechs
Men's champion Roger Federer and third seed Lleyton Hewitt will take on relatively unknown Czech players in round two action on Tuesday.
With the first-round formalities out of the way, men's champion Roger Federer and third seed Lleyton Hewitt take on relatively unknown Czech players in round two action on Tuesday.
Going for his third consecutive title, Federer was oozing confidence ahead of his second-round clash with Ivo Minar.
"I've got high hopes of doing well again... everything's been going according to plan," said the 23-year-old Swiss.
Australian Hewitt, Wimbledon champion in 2002, takes on Jan Hernych hoping the work he has been doing on his serve will give him more options.
"Week in week out I think it's better now, I've got more variety... it's definitely helped me," he said.
Despite expressing an intense dislike for grass last year, fifth seed Marat Safin seems to be warming to the surface and the Russian is first up on Centre Court against another big-hitter in Australian Mark Philippoussis.
Number 11 seed Joachim Johansson plays Britain's Greg Rusedski while his fellow Swede Jonas Bjorkman will provide a stiff test for Russian eighth seed Nikolay Davydenko.
Last year's semi-finalist Amelie Mauresmo of France plays Spain's Maria Sanchez Lorenzo, while resurgent Belgian Kim Clijsters, seeded 15th, faces American Marissa Irvin in the opening match on Court One.
Back home, India's Sania Mirza is mobbed by eager fans and treated like a film star everywhere she goes.
The world number 75 will have to produce a performance worthy of a Bollywood movie on the Centre Court stage if she is to overcome fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.
