TENNIS: Olympians Sam Stosur and Bernard Tomic will accompany Lleyton Hewitt in the second round at Wimbledon after triumphing in their opening matches.

Stosur strolls through

Samantha Stosur, the 14th seed, made an ideal start to her 11th straight Wimbledon campaign, needing little more than an hour to secure a 6-1 6-3 win.

Stosur has set up a second-round clash with Russian Olga Puchkova.

The 29-year-old Australian is targeting a breakthrough result at the grass-court grand slam, having never made it past the third round.

While her best results have come on clay and hard courts, Stosur looked every bit the grass-court player on Tuesday.

Lucky loser Schmiedlova, ranked 119th in the world, lost in qualifying but earned a spot in the main draw because of a withdrawal.

But her reward was a daunting opening encounter against Stosur, the highest-ranked player she's faced.

Despite serving and striking the ball well, the 18-year-old was blown off the court as Stosur blended ferocious power with deft touch to wrap up the first set in 27 minutes.

Stosur wasn't quite as clinical in the second set but she wrapped up a professional performance with minimal fuss.

 

Dizzy Tomic wins five set battle

World No.59 Bernard Tomic dug deep to overcome a mid-match dizzy spell, and losing a two-set lead, in an upset win over American 21st seed Sam Querrey at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

Tomic called a doctor in the fourth set of a 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 2-6 6-3 victory complaining of dizziness and poor vision, later attributing the problem to under-eating at breakfast.

Tomic next faces American veteran James Blake in the second round and he was relieved to have survived the gruelling encounter against big-serving Querrey, who blasted 36 aces.

"I felt very bad out there,'' Tomic said.

"I lost my energy and I think that was due to I didn't eat as much in the morning.

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"Lucky, somehow I won. Nightmare.''

Trailing Querrey 4-1 in the fourth set, Tomic received treatment for around 10 minutes.

Querrey was reportedly angered, feeling Tomic should have played through the problem, but Tomic defended the move.

"He has to put himself in my shoes if he was feeling bad,'' Tomic said.

"At that time I was doing the best thing to make myself feel as good as I can on the court.''

Tomic's win helped put him put behind a troubled few months featuring injury worries and the drama surrounding his father and coach.

"It's big. To win here, to beat a big seed like Sam, is a good feeling,'' Tomic said.

After the Australian won two tight sets, the momentum swung Querrey's way in the third and Tomic's declining health allowed him to quickly square up the match.

Tomic admitted "not trying as much'' in a bid to save his energy but said he never considered giving up.

The tactic paid off as Tomic lifted again in the last set, securing the crucial break at 4-3 up with a succession of brilliant winners and then serving out the match.

 

Ebden and Duckworth fall short

It wasn't such good news for compatriots Matt Ebden and James Duckworth.

Wild card Ebden was knocked out in straight sets by Japanese 12th seed Kei Nishikori, 6-2 6-4 6-3.

Ebden, ranked 110th, earned a wild card entry into the main draw after winning a Challenger event on grass in Nottingham earlier this month.

It was his second appearance at the grass-court grand slam.

While a gutsy fightback proved in vain as qualifier Duckworth was eliminated 6-4 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-1 by American Denis Kudla.

The 21-year-old Australian, ranked 174th, was competing in the main draw at Wimbledon for the first time.

He also qualified for last month's French Open, where he also lost in the first round.

Duckworth fought back strongly from two sets down to level the match and broke serve to take a 1-0 lead in the fifth and deciding set.

However, 105th-ranked Kudla came home much too strong to reach the second round.

AAP