The great Roger Federer extended his amazing grass-court winning streak to 60 matches with an easy opening-round victory Monday at Wimbledon 2008. Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic also moved into the second round at the storied All England Club.
The reigning five-time champion here pasted Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 amid sun-drenched conditions on the famed Centre Court.
Federer rolled with the help of 10 aces and five service breaks, while a rusty 30-year-old Hrbaty was unable to break Federer on the Swiss' preferred surface. The former top-20 performer Hrbaty was appearing in only his fourth ATP-level tournament this year.
The top-seeded/world No. 1 Federer is now riding a 35-match winning streak at Wimbledon, where Bjorn Borg holds the record by nailing down 41 straight victories here before losing to John McEnroe in the 1981 men's finale.
Up next for Federer will be dangerous Swede Robin Soderling.
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