That said, Millman, who ranks 67 in the world, was very impressive in dispatching the 26 seed Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in his second round match and the Aussie has now won 17 of 31 matches in 2016.
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The first set was tough.
Furious with himself, the Scot upped the ante to gain break before steaming to 5-2, eventually taking 33 minutes to clinch the set.
Radwanska has made it to at least the semifinals at Wimbledon in three of the past four years.
Andy Murray wasted little time in reaching the third round of Wimbledon as he beat Yen-Hsun Lu in straight sets.
Murray failed to take two set points when Millman served at 5-3 and was broken two games later.
He will play Australia’s John Millman next on Saturday. Muguruza made 22 unforced errors and only managed to produce nine winners. Thirty consecutive grand slam matches. At Wimbledon a year ago, she knocked off third-seeded Simona Halep in the first round. And at Charleston, South Carolina, in 2014, Cepelova defeated top-ranked Serena Williams.
French Open champion Garbine Muguruza is in trouble in her second-round match against Jana Cepelova, a Slovakian qualifier ranked No. 124.
Nishikori, who reached the fourth round in 2014, will next face Andrey Kuznetsov of Russian Federation.
But news of the top seed’s defeat drew a huge cheer when it flashed up on the scoreboard.
It was not to be, though, as he lost 6-7 (6/8) 7-6 (7/3) 6-4 6-2 to the improving American Steve Johnson.
As Murray commanded the game against Millman, one fan shouted, “Come on Andy, Novak’s out”. Their third round match was stopped yesterday with Djokovic trailing 6-7 (6), 1-6.
Britain’s Tara Moore played brilliantly to come through her first-round match against Alison van Uytvanck, but she looks set to bow out against Svetlana Kuznetsova. “I think when you have lost a hard match it’s best to stay away”. He reached the third round in 2013 and ’14, but has never been beyond the first week. I’m not going to go out there to be just another guy he rolls. It appeared Murray could exploit the Australian at will, particularly his weak second serve.
Olivetti also piled up 108 winners, compared to 88 for Barton.
Barton earned a second-round match against another marathon man, John Isner.
ANDY Murray admits he has to delete Twitter to avoid social media trolls during high-pressured tournaments like Wimbledon.
Play on the outside courts started 30 minutes earlier than usual on Thursday under cloudy skies, with some rain forecast for later in the day.
Murray raced into a 3-0 lead in the first set but Millman broke back in the fifth game, only for the Scot to respond immediately to restore his advantage before claiming the opener 6-3.
Other men in action include No. 5 Kei Nishikori, No. 6 Milos Raonic and No. 7 Richard Gasquet.
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The second was more dramatic, starting with a rain delay after they had played only one point.
