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03 Jul 2019, 19:12 GMT+10
London - Czech third seed Karolina Pliskova reached the last 32 at Wimbledon on Wednesday with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Puerto Rico's Olympic champion Monica Puig.
Pliskova, one of four players who could end Wimbledon as world number one, will face Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan for a spot in the fourth round.
Wimbledon results on Wednesday (x denotes seeding):
Men
2nd round
Benoît Paire (FRA x28) bt Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 - retired
Women
2nd round
Elina Svitolina (UKR x8) bt Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 5-7, 6-5 - retired
Maria Sakkari (GRE x31) bt Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 6-4, 6-1
Karolina Muchova (CZE) bt Madison Brengle (USA) 6-3, 6-4
Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE x28) bt Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 6-2, 6-0
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