Federer into 3rd round for 15th time

Pulse 20:16 - 06 July 2017

Switzerland's Roger Federer waves to the crowd as he celebrates beating Serbia's Dusan Lajovic during their men's singles second round match on the fourth day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships July 6, 2017

Seven-time champion Roger Federer reached the Wimbledon third round for the 15th time on Thursday with a 7-6 (7/0), 6-3, 6-2 win over Dusan Lajovic of Serbia.

Seven-time champion

Third seeded Federer will face Germany's Mischa Zverev for a place in the last-16.

"I struggled at the start and couldn't find my rhythm," said Federer who dropped his first service game to trail 2-0 to his 79th-ranked opponent.

"But once I got rid of the nerves I played some inspired stuff after that."

Zverev defeated world number one Andy Murray at the Australian Open this year, but Federer has won both his meetings against the left-handed serve-and-volleyer this year, including on grass at Halle last month.