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LONDON – Roger Federer and Serena Williams make it look easy again at Wimbledon –
Caroline Wozniacki return home early – again
Federer and Williams move to the third round with playoff wins Wednesday . They won 15 titles between them at home.
However, Wozniacki still does not come to feel comfortable at the All England Club – especially when there is a swarm of insects flying around his head. 19659002] The Australian Open champion retired before the third round for the fourth time in seven years, losing 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 against Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, after complaining to the referee of the invaders' chair.
No problem for Federer, who won 35 consecutive points on his en route service to beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
. for the first set, Federer did not drop a single point on his ser he kept this sequence until he was 30-0 at 4-1 in the third period – when Lacko finally sent a reverse winner on the line.
This was another dominant display by the eight-time champion, who lost just nine of 61 points on his total serve and beat Lacko five times, including with a forehand to close the game.
"Some days it's better than others," Federer said. "Sometimes your service is better with some players."
Williams was almost as good, losing just five of 32 points in his first serve in a 6-1, 6-4 win over Viktoriya Tomova. It was her 16th consecutive win at Wimbledon, although she missed the tournament last year while she was pregnant.
Wozniacki is still waiting to pbad the knockout stage for the first time, despite a 5-1 defeat in the third set to save four match points at 5-3. But she was broken again in the last game, becoming the fifth of the first eight women to lose before the third round.
Five-time champion Venus Williams did better with her return attempt. The No. 9-seeded, 38-year-old beat Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania, ranked 141st, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 after losing the first set for a second consecutive game. 19659002] In the first round, she began by conceding a breaking tie against the 58th ranked Johanna Larsson before taking 12 of the last 15 games
"Ideally, it's two sets," said Venus. "If it's not two sets, then go to plan B."
In the men's draw, Milos Raonic, 13th seed, and Sam Querrey, 11th, also advanced in three sets.
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