LONDON, June 25 - Holder Venus Williams made hay
while the sun shone on Court One on Thursday, crushing Ukraine's
Kateryna Bondarenko 6-3 6-2 to book a place in the third round
at Wimbledon.
Venus, her left leg strapped throughout, is seeking a sixth
title here and her third in a row, and never gave the world
number 73 the chance to fully express her game.
Two breaks helped the American edge a competitive first set
in 37 minutes but the third seed was really finding the middle
of her racket in an impressive second set and sealed victory in
one hour and nine minutes with a clean forehand winner.
She will face Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain for a spot in
the fourth round.
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