Kevin Anderson might have breezed past Aljaz Bedene to advance to the second round at Wimbledon, but he is aware that an almighty effort will be required to see off Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the next round.
Anderson beat Roger-Vasselin in the second round of the Australian Open earlier this year, but that five-set battle is the reason he is not taking his next opponent lightly.
There is also the matter of Anderson's poor record against French players since overcoming Roger-Vasselin.
He lost to Richard Gasquet in Miami in March and to Gael Monfils at the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco in April, before Jo-Wilfried Tsonga knocked him out of the second round of the Rome Masters last month.
"I had a very close match against Roger-Vasselin and came back from the brink of losing that match, saving two match points," Anderson said.
"I've played him twice now in Grand Slams: he beat me in five sets (2010 French Open) and I beat him in five sets.
"I feel grass is a surface that suits his game because he likes to play in an aggressive manner and likes coming forward.
"I'll have to be on my game from the very beginning."
Anderson was a raging bull on the first day at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, serving with customary power and panache and resisting the Slovenian's efforts to take the match beyond the minimum three sets. He saw off Bedene 6-3 7-5 6-2 in a match starved of tantalising rallies but full of Anderson aces.
Anderson has never gone beyond the third round at Wimbledon but if he does, and the seedings hold, he could face defending champion Andy Murray in the fourth.
That is still a while away though and the rangy Johannesburg-born 18th seed is focused on taking lessons from Monday's match into the next round.
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