LONDON—Defending champion Roger Federer breezed past Sweden's Robin Soderling to reach the third round of Wimbledon on Wednesday.
The Swiss, bidding for a sixth consecutive title at the grasscourt major, recovered from a few tricky moments in the third set before completing a 6-3 6-4 7-6 victory.
Federer looked completely in control until he was broken for the first time to trail 5-2 in the third set but Soderling wasted a set point at 5-3 and the world number one stormed back to take the match on a tiebreak.
Federer will play either Marc Gicquel or lucky loser Ilia Bozoljac in the third round.
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