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Venus Williams overpowers Stefanie Voegele in Wimbledon opener

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Live Tennis Staff - 23 Jun 2009

Defending Wimbledon champion Venus Williams overpowered Switzerland's Stefanie Voegele on a sunny Centre Court in the opening round of Wimbledon.

Venus Williams took one step closer to her sixth singles title at Wimbledon by defeating Voegele 6-3 6-2.

Venus showed champions form as she strung together 12 successive points and broke three times in the second to win the match in a sensational 74 minutes.

Third seed Williams will play Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round. Bondarenko having beaten Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 7-6 (7-5).

Watch free live streams of the Williams sisters and the other top contenders at Wimbledon with Bet365's live streaming service.

Venus Williams' first round victory confirmed for many just why she is one of the favourites with bookmakers, Skybet currently price Venus as the 3/1 second favourite for Wimbledon 2009.




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