Bernard Tomic eager to put Tomas Berdych under pressure

The Australian eased past Russian Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 6-3 6-2 in the first round at the All England Club on Monday.

Big-hitting Berdych awaits in a rematch of their clash from last year, when the Czech claimed victory in a tight four-setter.

Tomic, 21, said it was crucial to put pressure on Berdych by making a good start and forcing him to play catch-up.

"That sort of player, if he's sort of beating you from the start and he's up one or two sets, it's difficult to come back because he's a great player and he's a good frontrunner," he said.

"So I need to win the first set and put pressure on him. Then everything can change.

"Here is where I've played my best tennis in the past. The pressure sort of comes out."