Venus confident ahead of opener

Venus Williams is relishing the chance to begin the defence of her Wimbledon title as she prepares to face British wild card Naomi Cavaday on Centre Court. The American seventh seed starts an unbackable favourite against Cavaday but insists she will prepare as professionally as ever for the test posed by her 197th-ranked opponent. Williams said: 'I don't know a ton about her but I'm sure that she's playing good tennis. I try to prepare the best I can for each and every player. 'It's always extremely exciting coming back as defending champion. It's nice to have the memories from last year all flowing into this year. 'Of course it's nice coming to a tournament where you have a really good record because obviously that gives good confidence. Mostly I think just think about what it's going to take.' Second seed Jelena Jankovic... [read full story]