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Second seed Nadal, bidding to become the first Spanish men’s champion since 1966, enjoyed a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7/0) win over German qualifier, and fellow left-hander, Andreas Beck.

The second seed, fresh from his fourth successive French Open title and first grasscourt trophy at Queen’s, is also bidding to be the first Roland Garros-Wimbledon back-to-back winner since Bjorn Borg in 1980.

“My opponent today was another leftie and his second serve was difficult to read. He served to the body and that was hard for me,” said Nadal.

“It was a strange match. There weren’t many points from the baseline.”

Nadal, who has lost the last two Wimbledon finals against Roger Federer, will face Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis, a quarter-finalist at Roland Garros, for a place in the last 32. AFP

I think it is tough for Federer to be beaten at Wimbledon, and I think (despite being a huge Nadal fan) that Federer is likely to pull off another title. But I’d love to see another final between the two…

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