LONDON, June 24 (UPI) -- No. 2-seeded Roger Federer and fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic were straight-set winners Wednesday in the second round of the Wimbledon Championships in London. Federer coasted by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in winning for the 42nd time in his last 43 matches at Wimbledon. Federer's game was very sharp with just 10 unforced errors and three lost points when he got his first serve in. Djokovic had 14 aces en route to a 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 win over Simon Greul. Djokovic broke Greul's serve eight times and was able to take advantage of his opponent's 39 unforced errors. Seventh-seeded Fernando Verdasco was pushed in a 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 win over Kristof...
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