No Nadal means Roger Federer is a big favorite to win Wimbledon 2009 at the All England Club.

As for Federer’s play Monday at the All England Club? Well, for a few minutes, that did not look quite so good. But only for a few minutes. After trailing by a break in the first set of his first match since winning the French Open to complete a career Grand Slam, Federer righted himself and beat Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 to take the first step toward a record-breaking 15th major championship overall.

Federer won his opening-round match against Yen-hsun Lu 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 and moves on to the next round.

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