Djokovic powers on as Zheng, Sharapova exit early

LONDON: Fourth seed Novak Djokovic overcame a stuttering start before completing a resolute 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Germany's Simon Greul in the second round at Wimbledon yesterday.

The Serbian went an early break down to the world No 106 but the former Australian Open champion broke back twice to take a hard-fought opening set in 45 minutes.

Djokovic rattled off three breaks of serve to race through the second set and a crucial break in game nine of the third saw him serve for the match on Court One.