Wimbledon, England (CNN) - Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams restore a semblance of order in this wildest of Wimbledons.
A day after Roger Federer led to a mass exodus of high ranked players and my favorite, the top-ranked man and woman sailed past a wave of unrest and advanced to the third round with straight sets victories.
Day 3: Wimbledon on Wednesday oscillation
Djokovic defeated American Bobby Reynolds 7-6, qualifying for the (7-2), 6-3, 6-1 under the retractable roof on the main stadium. A few hours before, denied Williams Caroline Garcia's 19-year-old from France 6-3, 6-2.
In fact, after a non-stop series of wonderful thing on Wednesday, there was no surprise might be at the All England Club. It was the highest seeded player to lose No. 17 Milos Raunic, from Canada, and there were only two retirement compared with seven injured Wednesday.
Instead, there was a familiar sight of the covers being pulled on the court as the rain came to the All England Club for the first time this week, which was forced to close the roof and the number of matches in the afternoon to be suspended until Friday.
With Rafael Nadal and Federer went out in the first three days, Djokovic also encountered surprisingly stiff resistance from Reynolds in the first set. However, he dominated the tiebreaker and had trouble a little bit from there, breaking Reynolds twice in the second and third groups.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits crush him through straight sets victory Thursday against Bobby Reynolds of the United States of America (Photo: Kirsty Agelzoorth of, AP).
In this process, Djokovic made this the worst Wimbledon Men in America 101 years ago. Reynolds loss "means any of the 11 American men in the tournament last made the second round, the first time this has happened since 1912. Were not there American men in the tournament this year, though none reached the third round in 1911 as well.
Williams is still the favorite in the women's competition, however, will now go from playing one opponent in 12 years junior to face one 11 years her senior.
Next up for the 31-year-old American is Japan's Kimiko Date - Chrome, who at 42 became the oldest woman to reach the third round at Wimbledon in the Open era. Date won - Chrome Alexandra Cadantu of Romania 6-4, 7-5 to advance to this point at Wimbledon for the first time since 1996, when I went to the semi-finals.
"I have a lot of respect for her," said Williams, who herself became the third-oldest woman in the Open era to win the championship of the Grand Slam this year when he captured the French Open. "I think it's very inspiring to play like tennis at her age level. And she is a real danger on grass, I know that. I will definitely have to be ready."
Date - Chrome is the second oldest woman to have won the match at Wimbledon after Martina Navratilova, who was 47 when he reached the second round in 2004. They take a break for 12 years of tennis before returning in 2008.
"I do not know how they are able to do so well," Williams said, adding that she does not expect to be around for another 10 years. "I did not see myself playing in 31. I certainly do not see myself playing in 42."
Age certainly does not seem to be slowing her down.
Williams broke twice in each set to extend her professional line, the best prize in 33 games as they aim for the title of the sixth Wimbledon. Were her two main rivals, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka, among those elimination Wednesday.
Last year's runner-up, Agnieszka Radwanska, also qualified to the next round with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Mathilde Johansson of France, which was to be completed under the same roof.
In the men's event, made a seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych and No. 8 Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets. Berdych, the 2010 runner-up, beat Daniel Brands of Germany 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, 6-2. Del Potro rallied to break in the second set to oust Jesse Levine of Canada 6-3, 7-6 (9-7), 6-3.
The fourth-seeded David Ferrer are among those who will wait until Friday to play, as his match against compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut postponed. A suspended back and forth five-setter between No. 29 Grigor Dimitrov and Grega Zemlja between the overnight, with Zemlja up the 9-8 in the fifth.
Was Dimitrov girlfiriend, and Maria Sharapova, and the judiciary in the second round Wednesday, on the one hand, and on the edge of her seat throughout.
No. 6 Li Na of China looked in trouble for a period of time before overcoming poor second set to beat Simona Halep of Romania 6-2, 1-6, 6-0. The other seeded players to win included No. 11 Roberta Vinci and No. 14 Samantha Stosur. Bernard Tomic of Australia, which advanced by beating American James Blake 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. And prevented Tomic's father and coach, John Tomic, tournaments after partner assault allegedly beaten son.
The injury of two retirement Michael Llodra, who resigned from his post with a hamstring problem after losing the first set 7-5 against 23 seed Andreas Seppi of Italy, and Paul-Henri Mathieu, who retired while trailing 6-3, 5-1 against Feliciano Lopez from Spain.
In cases of retirement or walkovers nine of the second round in singles play broke the record for the round at Wimbledon in the Open era. The International Federation of eight tennis players quit in the first round in 2008.
It is just the record for the championship of the Grand Slam, as nine players withdrew or retired from the first round in 2011 U.S. Open
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