Enlarge imageLONDON (Reuters) - Holder Venus Williams launched her bid for a sixth Wimbledon title with a competitive 6-3 6-2 victory over Swiss teenager Stefanie Voegele on Tuesday.
Venus, bidding for her third straight championship here, mixed fine athleticism and choice shot selection on Centre Court to book a place in the second round against Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko in an hour and 15 minutes.
Venus cracked 14 winners as she raced through the opening set in just 32 minutes before the Swiss world number 97 found her form and made more of a game in it in the second.
The American finally broke the resistance of Voegele, who cites her foe's sister Serena as her childhood hero, with a break in the seventh game of the second and she served out for a satisfying victory sealed with a forehand winner.
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(Editing by Miles Evans)
