Novak Djokovic moved seamlessly into the third round with a 7-6(2) 6-3 6-1 win over American qualifier Bobby Reynolds.
With the Centre Court roof closed as the rain came down in south west London, Djokovic was tested in the first set then put his foot down to break the spirit of his 156th-ranked opponent.
After coming through a first set tie-break, he broke twice in the second and twice more in the third, before wrapping up victory in one hour 54 minutes with an easy volley put-away.
After Roger Federer suffered a surprise exit at the hands of Sergiy Stakhovsky on Wednesday, Djokovic was on his guard and cruised through in second gear.
He will now face either France’s Jeremy Chardy or German Jan-Lennard Struff.
Juan Martin Del Potro moved sure-footedly into the third round of Wimbledon with a ruthlessly impressive straight-sets Centre Court win over American-turned Canadian Jesse Levine on Thursday.
The 6ft 6ins (198m) eighth seed, seeking a second grand slam title after his 2009 U.S. Open success, won 6-2 7-6(7) 6-3 with a display of crushing power but also athletic balance on the lush grass that caused so many problems on Wednesday.
Left-handed outsider Levine was nervously blown away in the opening set, rallied briefly in an entertaining slug-fest of a second but had no answers in the third as he was overwhelmed by Del Potro’s weight of shot.
The big Argentine remains on course for a semi-final meeting with number one seed Novak Djokovic, whom he beat on the Wimbledon grass to win a bronze medal at the London Olympics 11 months ago.
Men’s Results:
1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Bobby Reynolds (U.S.) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-1
7-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Daniel Brands (Germany) 7-6(6) 6-4 6-2
9-Richard Gasquet (France) beat Go Soeda (Japan) 6-0 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3
8-Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) beat Jesse Levine (Canada) 6-2 7-6(7) 6-3
12-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2
Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) beat 17-Milos Raonic (Canada) 7-5 6-4 7-6(4)
27-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Michal Przysiezny (Poland) 6-4 7-6(2) 6-4
23-Andreas Seppi (Italy) beat Michael Llodra (France) 7-5 (Llodra retired)
Bernard Tomic (Australia) beat James Blake (U.S.) 6-3 6-4 7-5
Ivan Dodig (Croatia) beat Denis Kudla (U.S.) 6-1 7-6(4) 7-5
Feliciano Lopez (Spain) beat Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) 6-3 5-1 (Mathieu retired)
