LONDON: Five-time champion Roger Federer eased into the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

Federer, bidding for a record 15th Grand Slam title, will play either Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany or Ivo Minar of the Czech Republic for a place in the last 32.

'All three sets were pretty similar. He was close to winning the first game and then I broke. He made the semi-finals in Eastbourne last week, so I couldn't afford to underestimate him,' said Federer.

The Swiss star raced to a 4-1 lead in the first set and then enjoyed another double break in the second against his 26-year-old, outclassed opponent.

Victory was secured after just 90 minutes on court.

'I didn't have to play my very best today. I had to be solid and that's what I was,' added the second seed.

'There are many rounds to pass and there will be guys who have nothing to lose against me. But I'm confident and I'm playing great.'

Wimbledon results on Wednesday, the third day of the 2009 championships (x denotes seeding):

Men

1st rd:

Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) bt Taylor Dent (USA) 7-5, 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4

2nd rd:

Dudi Sela (ISR) bt Rainer Schuettler (GER x18) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-2

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x9) bt Simone Bolelli (ITA) - walkover

Mardy Fish (USA x28) bt Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

Novak Djokovic (SRB x4) bt Simon Greul (GER) 7-5, 6-1, 6-4

Tommy Robredo (ESP x15) bt Stefan Koubek (AUT) 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1

Fernando Verdasco (ESP x7) bt Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/4), 6-4

Albert Montanes (ESP x32) bt Guillermo Canas (ARG) 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt Guillermo Garcma-Lspez (ESP) 6-2, 6-2, 6-4

Tommy Haas (GER x24) bt Michael Llodra (FRA) 4-3 - retired

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x27) bt Ivo Minar (CZE) 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 8-6

Women

2nd rd:

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x14) bt Urszula Radwanska (POL) 6-2, 6-4

Nadia Petrova (RUS x10) bt Shahar Peer (ISR) 6-3, 6-2

Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) bt Zheng Jie (CHN x16) 6-3, 7-5

Ai Sugiyama (JPN) bt Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 7-6 (7/5), 6-3

Virginie Razzano (FRA x26) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-3, 6-0

Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Vera Dushevina (RUS) 6-3, 6-4

Gisela Dulko (ARG) bt Maria Sharapova (RUS x24) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

Victoria Azarenka (BLR x8) bt Raluca Olaru (ROM) 6-0, 6-0

Sorana Cirstea (ROM x28) bt Sania Mirza (IND) 6-4, 6-4

Serena Williams (USA x2) bt Jarmila Groth (SVK) 6-2, 6-1

Vera Zvonareva (RUS x7) bt Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 6-1, 6-3

Roberta Vinci (ITA) bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x31) 6-4, 7-6 (8/6)