Roger Federer remains on a roll after defeating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in straight sets on Wednesday. Federer is safely through to the Wimbledon third round.
Roger Federer eased into the third round of Wimbledon on Wednesday afternoon, dispatching Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Federer needed less than an hour and half to set up a meeting with either Philipp Kohlschreiber or Ivo Minar.
Garcia-Lopez won a clay-court title one week before the French Open and was coming off a semifinal finish in Eastbourne, but Federer cooled him off in a hurry. The world No. 2 broke in the third game of both the first and second sets to seize quick advantages. He never faced a break point in set one and saved two in the second to take a two-set lead.
One break in the third was easily enough for Federer, who admitted afterward that was able to work on some shots late in the match with such a comfortable cushion. It didn't matter what Federer tried in this encounter; everything worked. The Swiss finished with 27 winners and just 10 unforced errors, including only one mistake in the final set.
Federer served at 64 percent, fired 11 aces while double-faulting twice, and won an amazing 45 of 48 first-serve points (94 percent).
"I didn't have to play my very best," Federer said in his post-match interview. "It was solid, which is what I needed."
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