Wimbledon: Wozniacki, Ferrer enter second round (Lead)

London July 5 (IANS) Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark cruised into the women s singles second round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament after defeating Hungarian Timea Babos 6-4 4-6 6-1.

The fifth seeded Wozniacki needed one hour and 42 minutes to get rid of the 24-year-old Babos on Tuesday reports Efe news agency.

In the men s singles category Spain s David Ferrer advanced to the second round after beating Richard Gasquet.

Wozniacki former world no. 1 broke her rival s serve twice to seal the first set but one break was all Babos needed to push the match to a third set.

However Babos did not win with any of her serve games in the third set as she managed to clinch just one game from a break.

The Danish player who has never passed Wimbledon s fourth round is now set to play against Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova who defeated Italian Sara Errani 6-1 6-4.

Czech Karolina Pliskova seeded no. 3 eased past Russian Evgeniya Rodina 6-1 6-4.

Pliskova who reached the 2017 French Open semi-finals is set to play against Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova.

Polish Agnieszka Radwanska seeded no. 9 got into the second round at the cost of Serbian Jelena Jankovic 7-6 (3) 6-0.

Radwanska the 2012 Wimbledon finalist is set to play against American Christina McHale who got the better of Briton Katie Boulter.

In the men s section Ferrer had to endure a strong fightback from Gasquet before ensuring his passage into the second round.

The 35-year-old Spaniard carved out a 6-3 6-5 5-7 6-2 victory over the World No.22 Frenchman in two hours and 54 minutes.

Ferrer is unseeded at Wimbledon this year the first time this has happened at a Grand Slam since the Australian Open 2005.

In the second round Ferrer is set to play against Belgian Steve Darcis who defeated Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis 4-6 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-3 in three hours and five minutes on Tuesday.

--IANS
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