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London : Roger Federer extended his winning streak at Wimbledon to 26 consecutive sets as the defending champion crushed Lukas Lacko, while Serena Williams scored his 16th consecutive victory in the second round from Wednesday. While Federer and Serena were walking, Caroline Wozniacki suffered the new injury of Wimbledon while the world number two suffered a 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 loss to Ekaterina Makarova.
Federer gave a 89-minute masterclbad at the Center Court as the Swiss star hit 48 winners and 16 aces in his 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 victory.
The 36-year-old is now Wimbledon's second-best finish – his best score was 34 between the third round in 2005 and the 2006 final.
Next match for Federer, a third round against the German number 64 -Jan Lennard Struff who came back from two sets to defeat Ivo Karlovic, 13, in the final set.
In his 20th match at Wimbledon, the favorite Federer, 20 times major winner, wants to become the second player It takes nine singles at the All England Club after Martina Navratilova
On the proof of his ruthless demolition of the number 73 Lacko World, it will take something special to prevent Federer from doing more history at Wimbledon
I felt good there, fewer nerves than in the first round, "said Federer py how I hit the ball, a good concentration on my service games and able to mix with a few slices. "Of course, you sometimes play the percentages, but if you do that too much, it becomes boring, so I" [19659004FedererwasnottheonlyformerleadingchampionontheCentralCourtwhileSerenathevictoriousseven-timesdroveBulgarianViktoriyaTomova6-1and6-4
Williams dismissed Tomova in just 66 minutes with 24 winners and four aces to extend his winning streak at the All England Club.
"It was better than the first round I'm happy I'm going in the right direction," Serena said
"I'm going in. I'm waiting to go there , not only for Wimbledon but for future tournaments. "
'Eating bugs':
The 36-year-old, whose winning race encompbades his Wimbledon titles in 2015 and 2016, she missed the Grand Slam last year while she was preparing to give birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia in September
Serena, 25th after returning from maternity leave, faces the French Kristina Mladenovic for a place in the 16th
Wozniacki, plagued by an invasion of flying ants during the court A clash, saved five match points, but failed to pbad the last 16 in 12 visits to All England Club.
A bitter defeat for 27-year-old Dane, who was to play the Wimbledon title after winning his first Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open in January.
With flying ants stuck in Wozniacki's hair and dipping the match, the former world number one asked the referee if the C & # 39; was something that could be sprayed for keep away insects.
"They are in my mouth and in my hair and everywhere – we have to do something." I want to be here to focus on tennis, not to eat insects. "
Five-time champion Venus Williams was beaten in the third round with a 4-6, 6-6., 0.6-1 win over qualifier Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania.
Venus reached her ninth Wimbledon final. last year, but the American star has been denied a sixth title by Garbine Muguruza.
Making his 21st appearance at Wimbledon, 38 years old … Old Venus is the oldest woman of this year's tournament
But she did not seem to make 89 career victories at Wimbledon by demolishing Dulgheru in the last two sets.
Asked if her rich experience of Wimbledon Venus said: " I would like to have this extra benefit. If it works for me, I totally agree.
"It's just to win the match, if it's the best or not."
Venus faces the Dutchman Kiki Bertens, 20th seeded world number 107 Anna Blinkova 6-4, 6-0
The former world number 1 Karolina Pliskova finally reached the third round when his seventh visit to Wimbledon after defeating the two-time champion of the Australian Open Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-3
The former runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska sank 7- 5, 6-4 against world number 66 of the world, Lucie Safarova.
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