TENNIS in DEPTH.

British teenager Laura Robson lost in straight sets to fourth seed Jelena Jankovic on her Centre Court debut despite an encouraging display.

Robson came under pressure on serve early on but settled well in the second set and tested Jankovic before the Serb sealed a 6-3 7-6 (7-5) victory.

Kim Clijsters marked her first Wimbledon appearance since 2006 with a 6-0 6-3 demolition of unseeded Italian Maria Elena Camerin.

Clijsters, playing her third Grand Slam event since coming out of retirement in 2009, took the first set in 24 minutes.

The eighth seed was made to work hard in the second but came through to seal the win.

Ana Ivanovic, wearing a pair of her Father’s longjohns under her designer dress, was no match for Shahar Peer as she lost 6-3, 6-4. It was another first round exit for the troubled Serb, and she must be wondering what she can do to change direction. Watching her play it’s hard to believe that she actually won the French Open.

 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone is out after losing 6-7 (0-7) 7-5 6-1 to Russia’s Vera Dushevina.

The fifth seed has not enjoyed the best of records at Wimbledon, but reached the quarter-finals last year.

However, despite a positive start, she struggled with her timing and was eventually outplayed by Dushevina, who is ranked 56th in the world.

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