LONDON -- It looked all too easy for three former champions at the All England Club.
Former winners Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal won their first-round matches at Wimbledon on Tuesday in straight sets and in rapid-fire fashion.
Federer made quick work of his opponent on Centre Court as the No. 2 seed needed just 68 minutes to dispatch 88th-ranked Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.
Federer, bidding to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon titles, broke five times and never faced a break point.
"I was happy I played aggressive," he said. "I must say I'm very happy, always, to win like that."
Federer, who has won 17 Grand Slam titles, is playing in his 63rd consecutive major.
"Somehow the streak is still alive, and I'm also very proud of the fact that I never retired from a match once it started," he said. "Those two stats I care about and hope I can keep them up for the remainder of my career."
Nadal, the two-time champion, coasted to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil on Court 1. He hopped in the air and pumped his fist after completing the victory.
"Here the feeling in Wimbledon is so special, and playing on grass, too," Nadal said. "So always is very emotional when you hit some good shots in this beautiful club."
Nadal, who lost in the first round of the Wimbledon warm-up at Queen's Club and has slipped to No. 10 in the rankings, was broken twice and was credited with fewer winners (21) than unforced errors (23) but still was never seriously troubled.
"In general, it was a very positive victory," the Spaniard said. "Straight sets. Not bad feelings."
The third-seeded Murray, the 2013 champion, didn't disappoint his local fans, advancing with a 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan on Centre Court.
Kukushkin was two points from evening the match, serving for the second set at 6-5, 30-love. But Murray won seven straight points to break serve and go up 3-0 in the tiebreaker. He finished with 14 aces and half as many errors (17) as his opponent.
"I found it difficult to play aggressive tennis out there," Murray said. "I was glad to get through in straight sets."
Two years ago, Murray won the title at the All England Club, becoming the first male champion from Britain since Fred Perry in 1936.
Other men's winners Tuesday included No. 12 Gilles Simon, No. 13 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 15 Feliciano Lopez, No. 20 Roberto Bautista Agut, No. 22 Viktor Troicki, No. 23 Ivo Karlovic, No. 25 Andreas Seppi and No. 30 Fabio Fognini.
Jack Sock, the 31st-seeded American, was knocked out by Sam Groth of Australia 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.