体坛英语资讯：Federer, Serena start with a flourish at Wimbledon_娱乐

体坛英语资讯：Federer, Serena start with a flourish at Wimbledon

BEIJING, June 23 -- The new roof wasn't tested. Roger Federer was - briefly. The retractable roof stayed open Monday for the first match on Centre Court at Wimbledon, and Federer fell behind early before charging past Lu Yen-hsun of Chinese Taipei, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2.

Federer failed to convert his first four break-point chances, then lost serve to trail 2-3. But he immediately broke back, broke again in the final game of the first set and dominated from there. "I thought I played really well," Federer said. "My opponent was tough."

Bidding for his sixth title, Federer won for the 41st time in his past 42 matches at the All England Club. The lone loss came in last year's final to Rafael Nadal, a match hailed by some as the sport's best ever.

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Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball during the Gentlemen's Singles first round match against Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei in the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in Wimbledon of London, UK, June 22, 2009. Federer won 3-0

The grasscourt tournament began in cloudy but dry weather. When it rains, the translucent roof on the 87-year-old stadium will be closed so play can continue.

"I guess the moment will come that I'll play indoors here," Federer said. "But you don't really hope for it during the match."

Playing second on Centre Court was two-time champion Serena Williams, who lost only nine points on her serve and beat Portuguese qualifier Neuza Silva 6-1, 7-5. The No. 2-seeded Williams, runner-up to her sister Venus a year ago, improved to 5-5 since starting the year 21-2.