World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic beat Briton James Ward 6-0 7-6 6-4 in the first round of Wimbledon.
Djokovic, 29, searching for his fourth SW19 title, took the first nine games but Ward fought back in the second set.
“James was serving with a lot of precision and it was not easy to break his serve,” Djokovic told BBC Sport.
The Serb is seeking a calendar Grand Slam having already won the Australian and French Open titles in 2016.
The 28th seed Sam Querrey was involved in a three-hour-21-minute opening-round match against Czech Lukas Rosol, which the American eventually won 12-10 in the final set.
Querrey had lost the first two sets on tie-breaks but won the next two 6-4 6-2 to force the epic decider.
It was nowhere near the record set by John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in 2010, won 70-68 in the final set by Isner after 11 hours and five minutes of play over three days.
Kyle Edmund was the first Briton to be knocked out on day one of Wimbledon after a straight-sets defeat by France’s Adrian Mannarino.
The British number three, 21, lost 6-2 7-5 6-4 in two hours and two minutes to the world number 55.
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