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[caption id="attachment_17222" align="alignnone" width="580"] Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer reach third round. File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: British qualifier Marcus Willis' remarkable Wimbledon run came to an end with defeat by seven-time champion Roger Federer on Centre Court. Willis, the world number 772 who came through six rounds of qualifying and the first-round proper, was beaten 6-0 6-3 6-4 in round two. Third seed Federer could play another Briton next as he awaits either Dan Evans or Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov. Willis, 25, will take home £50,000 as reward for making the second round. He had previously earned far more as a tennis coach than player this year, with around £220 in prize money to his name before a spectacular upturn in fortunes over the last two weeks. The British number 23 from Wokingham is also set to rise to around 416 in the world when the new rankings are confirmed after Wimbledon. Djokovic made it through his second-round opponent, Adrian Mannarino, in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(5). Federer had similar success in his second-round match against Marcus Willis, winning 6-0, 6-3, 6-4. But after those, the finished matches were few and far between. Radwanska, after having her match delayed on Tuesday, got in her match against Kateryna Kozlova and dominated her in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. Radwanska is drawn into the same half as Serena Williams and is the top seed's biggest competition before the finals, where she could meet Garbine Muguruza in a French Open finals rematch. Muguruza, who beat Williams in said finals, had her match rained out on Wednesday.

Men's No. 8 seed Dominic Thiem got past Florian Mayer, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4, while No. 10 seed Tomas Berdych held off Ivan Dodig in four sets. No. 19 seed Bernard Tomic had a tough opening round opponent in Fernando Verdasco, but he managed to hang on and win that match in five sets, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Even fewer women's matches were finished on Wednesday. After Radwanska, Petra Kvitovic, the No. 10 seed, was the highest seed to get through a match, taking out Sorana Cirstea, 6-0, 6-4. Johanna Konta and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova were among the other victorious women on the day.