( CNN ) -- Top seed Novak Djokovic began the defense of his Wimbledon title with an emphatic Centre Court victory over Spain 's Juan Carlos Ferrero on day one of the championships . The 25-year-old , playing for the first time since his defeat to Rafael Nadal in the French Open final earlier this month , recovered from a rusty start to cruise through 6-3 6-3 6-1 . The Serbian world number one had opted to take a break following his defeat to Nadal at Roland Garros , rather than playing in Wimbledon warmup tournaments . Third seed Roger Federer looked in imperious form in his first round match against Spain 's Albert Ramos . The six-time champion powered though 6-1 6-1 6-1 to make it a tough All England Club debut for world number 43 Ramos . Venus crashes out in first round of women 's singles . Federer , without a grand glam title since the 2010 Australian Open , is bidding to equal Pete Sampras 's record of seven Wimbledon titles . `` I played a good match against a guy who does n't have much experience on grass courts , '' he said following the win . `` I could save energy and it gives you confidence when you close out a match that easily . '' Not all the men 's seeds could enjoy such a smooth passage into the second round , with some succumbing to shock defeats . Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych , the 2010 Wimbledon runner-up , lost 7-6 7-6 7-6 to world No . 87 Ernests Gulbis of Latvia . American 11th seed John Isner , the winner of the longest ever tennis match at Wimbledon in 2010 against Nicolas Mahut , was beaten in five sets by Colombia 's Alejandro Falla . Spanish 24th seed Marcel Granollers also tumbled out in five sets to Serbia 's Victor Troicki , while Italian No . 23 Andreas Seppi lost after going the distance with Russian Denis Istomin . Former finalist David Nalbandian , who was disqualified from last week 's Aegon Championships final when he injured a line judge at London 's Queen 's Club , lost in straight sets to eighth seed Janko Tipsarevic . Second seed and two-time champion Rafael Nadal plays his opening match against Brazil 's Thomaz Bellucci on Tuesday , while home hope Andy Murray faces Russia 's Nikolay Davydenko .
Defending champion David Nalbandian beats Juan Carlos Ferrero in Wimbledon first round . Third seed Novak Djokovic cruises past Spain 's Albert Ramos 6-1 6-1 6-1 . No . 24 seed Marcel Granollers loses to Spain 's Victor Troicki . first seed Janko Tipsarevic beats former finalist David Nalbandian .