Top seed Roger Federer’s bid for a ninth Wimbledon title gathered momentum after he cruised into the third round with a 6-4 6-4 6-1 win over Slovakian world number 73 Lukas Lacko on Wednesday.
Switzerland's Roger
Federer in action during the Wimbledon second round match against Slovakia's
Lukas Lacko, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain, July 4,
2018.
The 36-year-old Swiss did not face a single break point and struck
48 winners as he extended his winning streak to 26 successive sets at the All
England Club.
Federer will next face Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff, who
edged past Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic in five sets.
Seven-time champion Serena Williams proved too powerful for
Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova in a 6-1 6-4 win as she continued her steady
progress on her return to Wimbledon, having missed last year’s event after
taking a maternity leave.
Serena’s sister Venus also progressed into the third round,
but was forced to fight back from a set down to beat Romanian qualifier
Alexandra Dulgheru 4-6 6-0 6-1.
The top seeds in the women’s draw continue to tumble as
Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki suffered a 6-4 1-6 7-5 defeat by
Russian Ekaterina Makarova.
The Dane became 11th women’s seed to exit on the first three
days of the championships.
Play was suspended for the day after a spell of rain, with men’s third
seed Marin Cilic leading 6-3 6-1 3-4 against Argentine Guido Pella on Court
One.
Source: NDO
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