Roger Federer breezes through opening round

Federer rattled through the match quickly as he won 6-1 6-3 6-3, with the speed of his win ideal as temperatures reached 30 degrees on Centre Court.

The Swiss second seed's pursuit of a record eighth title at the All England Club could not have started more convincingly as he broke the Wimbledon debutant five times to draw rapturous applause from the Federer faithfuls who had flocked to see their hero on Centre Court.

The 33-year-old started off with an unreturnable serve, threw in some crowd-pleasing volleys before finishing off Dzumhur with a love service game to chalk up his 74th victory at the citadel of grasscourt tennis.

World number two Federer, beginning his 63rd consecutive grand slam which he firmly believes can deliver a long-awaited 18th title, was given carte blanche to go through his exquisite repertoire against the willing Dzumhur -- a player whose first tennis shots were played in bomb-ravaged Sarajevo.

The 23-year-old Dzumhur pushed Federer harder at the French Open this year, but looked like he had turned up uninvited to a Federer garden party on the world's most famous lawn during a one-sided first set that was over in a flash.

He at least made Federer sweat after that, but not much as the free-swinging Swiss fired off winners and raced through service games in the blink of an eye.

"I'm sure in some crazy way he's also enjoying himself, he can look back and say I played on Centre," Federer told reporters after a 74th Wimbledon win.