(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic began their build-up to the first grand slam tournament of 2011 with a winning start to the Hopman Cup mixed teams event in Perth on Sunday.
The top-seeded Serbians crushed Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova and Andrey Golubev 3-0 in the opening Group A tie of the Australian indoor hardcourt competition.
Former women's world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic gave her team the lead with a 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 win over Shvedova then men's No. 3 Djokovic came from behind to beat Golubev 4-6 6-3 6-1 to seal the rubber.
The Serbians then won the doubles 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 to earn maximum points ahead of Tuesday's clash with Australia's Alicia Molik and Lleyton Hewitt and Thursday's encounter with Belgium's third-seeded Justine Henin and Ruben Bemelmans. CNN
