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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Sweden's Robin Soderling has advanced to the third round of Wimbledon by defeating Marcel Granollers 7-5, 6-1, 6-4.
The sixth-seeded Soderling needed just over 90 minutes to eliminate the 87th-ranked Spaniard.
Soderling, a finalist at the past two French Opens, hit 39 winners to Granollers' 15 and was the more aggressive of the two players.
Soderling faces the 25th-seeded Thomaz Bellucci for a berth in the final 16.
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