Roger Feder advanced easily over Fabio Fognini 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. Prince Charles was in attendance in the Royal Box. Really nothing more than a few heavy-hitting practice sets for the six-time champ. Fognini was spraying low-percentage shots from the first game to the last.
It has been a favorable draw so far for Federer. Verdasco looms as a potential threat in the round of 16 to win one or two sets from Roger, or maybe even win. Verdasco beat Rafael Nadal in Madrid on the blue stuff in May. Other than that Janko Tipsarevic is the only other player in Fed's section with a realistic chance at disrupting his run to the semifinals.
Novak Djokovic wasn't challenged by American Ryan Harrison who played well, but didn't have enough to trouble the world No. 1 player. Harrison will represent the USA at the London Olympic games being held at the All England Club.
The women's half of the draw featured two major upsets on day three. Arantxa Rus defeated Sam Stosur in three sets. In perhaps the most entertaining match of the day Tamira Paszek defeated seven-seeded Caroline Wozniaki 5-7, 7-6, 6-4. The 21 year-old Austrian saved three match points in the second set and hit convincing winners off the forehand and the backhand to win the three-plus hour affair.
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