It took the defending champion 53 minutes to vaporise little-known Uzbek-American Varvara Lepchenko before a No1 Court crowd.
After completing a 6-1, 6-0 victory with a booming serve that Lepchenko flapped her racquet at hopelessly, Kvitova signed the four oversized tennis balls that had made their way courtside and strolled into the second week looking more than capable of defending her title.
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'I have a little bit of confidence leftover from last year,' said Kvitova.
'I like the grass and especially Wimbledon. It's nice that I know I can play very well here.
'But I didn't arrive here confident. I lost in the first round at Eastbourne - a warm-up tournament - so I didn't think I could get ready in time for Wimbledon, but I'm feeling better with every match I play.'
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