Serena shines, Kimiko teas up Wimbledon special brew

Serena Williams racked-up her 32nd successive win on Tuesday to reach the Wimbledon second round where she was joined by 42-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm whose love of tea is fuelling her longevity.

World number one and defending champion Williams, chasing a sixth Wimbledon title and 17th major, cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Luxembourg’s Mandy Minella.

Her 57-minute romp on Centre Court briefly deflected attention away from the storm surrounding her controversial comments on a US high school rape case and the fall-out from her criticism of Maria Sharapova’s love life.

AFP