Federer surpasses Borg's record

Tennis: World number one Roger Federer broke Bjorn Borg's record grasscourt winning sequence when he completed a dazzling 6-…

Tennis:World number one Roger Federer broke Bjorn Borg's record grasscourt winning sequence when he completed a dazzling 6-3 6-2 6-2 first round victory over Frenchman Richard Gasqueta at Wimbledon today.

The Swiss notched up his 42nd consecutive grasscourt victory with some sublime tennis, allowing Gasquet just two games after the match continued today following yesterday's rain stoppage.

Leading 6-3 1-2 overnight, Federer had a mini scare when he immediately needed to fend off a break point but soon took command, rattling through the set with two breaks.

The first four games of the third set went with serve before Federer, looking for a fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, changed gear and romped to victory.

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Federer will meet crowd favourite Tim Henman who beat Sweden's Robin Soderling by three sets to two.

Henman lost the first set on a tie-break but took the next two sets to gain control of the match, only to lose it again in typical fashion.

Soderling broke Henman's serve twice in the fourth set to win it convincingly by six games to one, but Henman refused to crack and won the final set 6-3, to set up an encountern with the world's best.

Argentine David Nalbandian is also through to the second round thanks to a straight sets win over South African Wesley Moody.

Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova celebrated her 21st birthday with a 6-3 6-2 win over Italian qualifier Romina Oprandi.

The fifth seed and French Open runner-up made good use of her power on a green court two.

Kuznetsova rattled down five aces in the first set and, after saving break points on her own serve, broke Oprandi to lead 3-2 before completing a comfortable 57-minute victory.

In the second round she plays Czech Kveta Peschke who beat Kristina Brandi of Puerto Rico 6-3 6-0.

French Open champion Rafael Nadal tests his sore shoulder against Briton Alex Bogdanovic while 1992 champion Andre Agassi plays Serbian Boris Pashanski in what will be the 36-year-old American's last match at the grasscourt grand slam if he loses.

American Andy Roddick, the third seed and runner-up to Federer in 2004 and 2005, faces another Serbian Janko Tipsarevic.

Women's second seed Kim Clijsters and Switzerland's Martina Hingis both seek to finish matches, while French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne opens her bid against China's Yuan Meng.