Caroline Wozniacki safely into third round at Wimbledon
Thursday 2 July 2015 17:22, UK
Caroline Wozniacki produced a mixed display before securing a place in the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-1 7-6 win over Denise Allertova.
The fifth-seed took just 23 minutes to take the first set but the second was a totally different affair as the Czech proved why she broke into the world's top 100 for the first time earlier this season.
Wozniacki will next face 31st seed Camilla Giorgi, who beat Spain's Lara Arruabarrena in very similar fashion, 6-0 7-6.
Allertova, 22, was making her Wimbledon debut and initially looked out of her depth facing the world No 5 on the 1,000-capacity Court 12 in only her second tour-level match on grass.
Wozniacki raced into a 5-0 first set lead but Allertova escaped the tennis players' dreaded 'bagel' by finally winning a game on serve.
However, Allertova looked a different player in the 63-minute second set, throwing in drop shots and hitting winners before Wozniacki, a two-time US Open finalist, came out best in the tie-break.
Impressive Petra
Defending champion Petra Kvitova continued her impressive start to the tournament with a 6-2 6-0 win over Kurumi Nara of Japan.
Second seed Kvitova has only lost three games in her first four sets, having beaten Kiki Bertens 6-1 6-0 in the opening round.
Angelique Kerber dropped her first games of the 2015 tournament but was not severely troubled in reaching the third round.
The 10th seed from Germany won her first round game 6-0 6-0 against compatriot Carina Witthoeft but was tested a little more by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova before progressing 7-5 6-2.
Timea Bacsinszky, seeded 15, dropped only three games in beating Silvia Soler Espinosa 6-2 6-1 and 20th seed Garbine Muguruza dug deep to knock out Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in three sets, 6-3 4-6 6-2.
