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.

Awesome Nadal continues ominous march forward

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.

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