Djokovic through in three

Fourth seed Novak Djokovic reached the third round at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory over battling German qualifier Simon Greul. Greul, ranked 106th in the world, was willed on by the Court One crowd but could not keep pace with the power of his Serbian opponent, who won 7-5 6-1 6-4 to set up a third-round clash with America's Mardy Fish. "I can't say I am genuinely pleased with the game," said Djokovic. "I had a lot of ups and downs and I wasn't serving well when I was up. I am happy to get through in straight sets." He added: "I just try to go step by step. Mardy is very difficult to play on grass and very aggressive. I cannot predict what will happen - I rate my chances 50-50." A double fault allowed Greul to break Djokovic in the opening game and the German, playing at... [read full story]                    

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