LONDON -- Novak Djokovic moved smoothly past German Florian Mayer, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, to avoid any upset danger on Tuesday as the top seed advanced into the second round at the Wimbledon Championships. The Serb took every precaution to avoid a repeat of the opening-day upset in which two-time winner Rafael Nadal lost in a first-round shocker on Monday. Djokovic has always reached at least the second round at the All England club and has not lost in a first round since the 2006 Australian Open. The winner of three titles this year improved his Wimbledon record to 33-7 after beating the man he defeated a year ago in a quarterfinal....
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