Mikhail Youzhny makes light work of James Ward at Wimbledon

British wildcard James Ward managed to win just five games as he was blown away by Mikhail Youzhny in the first round of Wimbledon today.

© Getty Images

After matching Youzhny in the first four games, Ward then lost four in a row to lose the opener 6-2.

The second set was exactly the same, with Ward getting to 2-2 before fading away and going two sets down.

© Getty Images

A double-break was good enough for the Russian again in the third, this time clinching the set 6-1.

Youzhny, a quarter-finalist two years ago, will next play Jimmy Wang in the second round.

Written by
Pascal Lemesre