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London – five-time champion Venus Williams wrestled in the third round of Wimbledon with a 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Romanian qualifier Alexandra Dulgheru , while Roger Federer and Serena Williams prepare to take center stage on Wednesday
Venus reached his ninth Wimbledon final last year, but the American star has been denied a sixth title by Garbine Muguruza.
She returned to the All England Club stuck in a rut after losing the first round of Australia and French Opens this year.
Making her 21st appearance at Wimbledon, Venus, 38, is the oldest woman in this year's tournament and the world's number nine have looked at her age during a sloppy opening series of his first round against Johanna Larsson.
But she fought back to win her 88th Wimbledon victory in singles and that's the same scenario she's made by recovering from a bad first set to demolish Dulgheru.
Asked if his wealth of Wimbledon experience was a key factor Venus said: "I would like to have this extra benefit, if it works for me, I totally agree . " "It's just a matter of winning the match."
Venus will face Dutchman Kiki Bertens, 20th seeded, or Russian Anna Blinkova, 107th in the third round.
Milos Raonic slammed 34 ace while the 2016 Wimbledon finalist won 7-6 (7/4, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4) against Australian John Millman.
The 13th head of Series will play against Austrian Dennis Novak, who beat Australian Lucas Puglie 6 -4.6-2, 6-7 (8/10), 3-6, 6-2.
Sam Querrey, seeded 11th, intensified his attempt to mimic last year's semifinal race with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-3 win over Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky
American Madison Keys of Querrey, 10th seed, celebrated the Independence Day of the United States with a 6-4, 6-3 win over the Thailand: Luksika Kumkhum
Donna Vekic, world number one in football, continued her success against the fourth Seeded me, Sloane Stephens, beating Sweden's Rebecca Peterson 7-5, 6-4
Buzărnescu Mihaela, Romanian 29th seed ger Katie Swan, 6-0, 6-3 to extend his remarkable renaissance.
The thirties took several years because of injuries to the shoulder and knee, a break that allowed him to get a doctorate in sports science.
A year ago, Buzarnescu was ranked 213th and lost to Wimbledon in qualifying, but will face Karolina Pliskova, seventh-seeded Czech, for the last time.
The former world number one Pliskova finally reached third round of his seventh visit to Wimbledon after seeing the Australian Open champion two times Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6- 3 on the central court.
Later Wednesday, Federer will continue his bid for a ninth Wimbledon title This champion faces the world number 73 of Slovakia, Lukas Lacko
Federer, who won his last 22 sets on the Central Court, took the six sets in his previous encounters with Lacko
. dismissed Serbia's Dusan Lajovic with ease in the first round on Monday.
Bidding to win her first Grand Slam title since she became a mother in September, Serena, seven-time Wimbledon champion, faces Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova
The former world number 1 was only working not at full capacity on his first turn. defeated Arantxa Rus after a pectoral injury that forced her out of the French Open last month.
But Serena was still able to extend her winning streak at Wimbledon to 15 games – a series that includes her 2015 and 2016 titles.
While Williams debuted at Wimbledon 20 years ago and reached nine Finals of the All England Club, Tomova plays the main draw for the first time.
Tomova, 23, won his first Grand Slam victory on Monday
Wednesday, Marin Cilic, 3rd seeded Croatian, Wimbledon runner-up last year, faces the Guido Argentinian Pella.
Caroline Wozniacki, reigning world champion of the Australian Open, faces the Russian Ekaterina Makarova
Wimbledon's results on Wednesday, the third day of the 2018 championships ( x indicates the seeded player):
Men
2nd Round
Daniil Medvedev (RUS) conducted by Guillermo Garca -Lpez (ESP) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Sam Querrey (USA x11) and Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-3
Dennis Novak (AUT) by Lucas Pouille (FRA x17) 6 -4, 6-2, 6-7 (8/10), 3-6, 6-2
Milos Raonic (CAN x13) by John Millman (AUS ) 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4)
Women
Second Round
] Karolna Skova Fold (CZE x7) by Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 6-3, 6-3
Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROM x29) by Katie Swan (GBR) 6-0, 6-3
Venus Williams (USA) x9) Alexan bt Dra Dulgheru (ROU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) to Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6-4, 6-3
Donna Vekic (CRO) to Rebecca Peterson (SWE ) 7-5, 6-4
Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) and Sorana Cirstea (ROM) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
Madison Keys (United States x10) bt Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 6-4, 6-3
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