Del Potro and Roddick earn wins
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
 Del Potro reached the semi-finals of the French Open |
Leading seeds Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Roddick sealed their places in the second round at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
Fifth seed Del Potro produced a fine display to outplay France's Arnaud Clement 6-3 6-1 6-2 and will now face former champion Lleyton Hewitt.
American Roddick, seeded sixth, dropped a set on his way to a 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-3 win over Jeremy Chardy.
Other seeds to progress were Chile's Fernando Gonzalez (10), Tommy Haas (24) Jurgen Melzer (24) and Victor Hanescu.
Thirty-first seed Hanescu was involved in the longest match of the tournament so far, edging Spain's Ivan Navarro in an epic 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-7 12-10 victory on Court Five.
Melzer had no such concerns as he swept American Wayne Odesnik aside in a 6-1 6-4 6-2 victory.
French Open semi-finalist Gonzalez also enjoyed a first-round straight sets win.
The Chilean, who beat British number one Andy Murray in the last eight at Roland Garros earlier this month, eased to a 7-5 7-5 6-3 win over Russia's Teimuraz Gabashvili.
Gonzalez will face Argentine Leonardo Mayer, who defeated Spain's Oscar Hernandez, in the next round.
German Haas, winner the Halle tournament last week, had to fight back from a set down to defeat Austria's Alexander Peya 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-4.
The most impressive performance of the day came from giant Del Potro, 20, never allowing his French opponent - a former Wimbledon quarter-finalist to settle on Centre Court.
He faces a stern second-round test against 2002 champion Hewitt, who defeated American Robbie Gnepri 6-4 6-1 6-1.
