Clijsters powers through second round

Kim Clijsters collected more supporters for her Wimbledon campaign with a ruthless destruction of second-round rival Marissa Irvin, dropping only two games in a show of power-hitting.

The Belgian - battling back from a wrist operation which put her out of the Australian Open in January and knee problem which affected her preparation for the French Open - admittedly came up against a tentative opponent in Californian Irvin after breezing by British youngster Katie O’Brien in the first round.