Amelie Mauresmo got her Wimbledon title defence off to a speedy start with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Jamea Jackson in 63 minutes on Tuesday. Mauresmo had an early scare when Jackson, the world number 158, had a break point in the opening game. However, she saved that with an ace and the American put her next service return into the net.
After that it was business as usual for the French fourth seed and she broke Jackson in the next game with a backhand drop volley. Jackson grew in confidence in the second set, approaching the net more often and saving three break points at 4-2 down but in the end the 20-year-old was no match for the champion.
"It was the first game. You just try to get your rhythm in," Mauresmo told a news conference when asked about having a break point against her. "I guess it was probably good that I made this game because then, you know, I was really into the match and was able right after to have my first break."
Mauresmo has had a mixed season, after two months out with appendicitis earlier in the year but she displayed her grasscourt skills, combining delicate volleys with thumping groundstrokes, in front of a chilly Centre Court only two thirds full.
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