Federer hopes for smooth progress

Wimbledon Championships
Venue: All England Club, London Date: 21 June - 4 July
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Wimbledon day three - preview

By Caroline Cheese BBC Sport at Wimbledon

Top seed Roger Federer returns to action on Wednesday hoping to avoid the drama of day one at Wimbledon.

The defending champion had to come from two sets down to beat Alejandro Falla in a remarkable first-round match.

Federer, who admitted his "whole game was in disarray" at times against Falla, gets a chance to redeem himself against Serbia's Ilija Bozoljac.

Andy Roddick and Novak Djokovic are also in action, as well as women's second seed Venus Williams.

Roddick's match, which begins play on Centre Court, might be the toughest of the title favourites - the American faces Frenchman Michael Llodra, who won the Eastbourne title in the week before Wimbledon.

"He's been playing great," said the fifth seed. "It's a very, very dangerous match. If he serves well, it's going to be a tough one. It's going to come down to some points here and there."

Bozoljac, a qualifier ranked 152nd in the world, will not be expected to test Federer in the final match on Court One, but the top seed will not take anything for granted after the jolt he was given by Falla.

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"Every player, thank God, in some ways plays different," said the six-time Wimbledon champion.

"The next guy is a righty, big-serving guy. Because you struggle today doesn't mean you're going to struggle in the next match, too."

Djokovic, who twice came from a set down to beat Olivier Rochus on day one, faces big-serving American Taylor Dent, a former world number 21 who has been beset by back problems.

Former champion Lleyton Hewitt is up against Kazakhstan's Evgeny Korolev as he looks for a seventh straight win on grass.

Second seed and five-time former champion Venus Williams may face the first test of her title credentials when she meets in-form Russian Ekaterina Makarova.

Makarova won the Eastbourne title after coming through qualifying. The 22-year-old's eight match winning run included victories over Nadia Petrova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Sam Stosur and Victoria Azarenka.

"Each match is a challenge," said Williams, who turned 30 recently."I feel like I'm ready and up for each one."

Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin, who could meet in the fourth round, are also in action on Wednesday.

Clijsters meets 2004 quarter-finalist Karolina Sprem, while Henin is up against Germany's Kristina Barrois.

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