Roger Federer's quest for a ninth Wimbledon crown gained momentum with a flawless 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 second-round win over the Slovakian world No 73 Lukas Lacko in 89 minutes.
In total, he lost just nine of 61 points on his serve and broke Lacko five times, including a dominant forehand victor to claim the match win. In the third set, Federer broke Lacko in the fifth game to take a commanding 4-1 lead before winning the final two games to finish off the match.
Federer wasn´t the only former champion in peak form on Centre Court as seven-time victor Serena routed Bulgarian qualifier Viktoriya Tomova 6-1, 6-4.
'The prizemoney of $US15 million makes it the biggest event outside the Grand Slams', the Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley said 'We will have the world's best players male in Australia in January for as long as possible and we have protected week one (of January for Australian tennis).' We could end up in Brisbane with Switzerland having Roger Federer and Spain having Rafael Nadal.
Williams was almost as good, losing just five of 32 points on her first serve in a 6-1, 6-4 win over Viktoriya Tomova. Asked if her wealth of Wimbledon experience was a key factor, Venus said: "I'd love to have that extra advantage".
"I am happy with how I am hitting the ball and concentration on my own service games and I am able to mix it up on return".
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Australian public broadcaster ABC banned from Pacific forum
The Forum Secretariat said while it supported media freedom, the press also had a responsibility to be factual in its reporting. Mr Turnbull would prefer events like the forum were open to all media but said it "is up to Nauru".
Youth due in court over Alesha MacPhail death
Officers are appealing to anyone who may have been in the area on the night/morning in question to come forward and contact them. Detective Superintendent Stuart Houston praised Alesha's family for their "bravery" and the local community for "their support".
Mladenovic walked through her second-round match in straight sets and has been serving well through the tournament, but this match ought to be in Serena's hands.
The world number 11 made numerous unforced errors which allowed Rodina to come back into the match and take the first set.
In a rematch of a quarterfinal from four years ago, Russian Ekaterina Makarova moved back into the second week at Wimbledon with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Czech Lucie Safarova.
Lucas Pouille became the latest seeded player to exit the men's draw after a 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (8), 3-6, 6-2 defeat to Austrian qualifier Dennis Novak.
Garbine Muguruza crashed out in the second round.
USA player Serena Williams (R) shakes hands after winning against Bulgaria´s Viktoriya Tomova during their women´s singles second round match on the third day of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club on July 4, 2018.
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