Awesome Nadal continues ominous march forward

RAFAEL NADAL made a winning debut under the Centre Court roof as he booked his place in the third round of Wimbledon with a 6-3 6-2 6-4 win over Ryan Sweeting.

The world number one, given top billing under the lights made it 16 straight wins on the Wimbledon grass, often thrilling the crowd with a fine display of aggressive hitting laced with some top-drawer defence.

Nadal will now face Gilles Muller, whose opponent, the up-and-coming Canadian Milos Raonic, was forced to retire after just five games of his contest.