Nadal through to Wimbledon's second round

Rafael Nadal (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)Photo Gallery>>(BEIJING, June 25) -- No. 2-seeded Rafael Nadal defeated German Andreas Beck 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (0) to move into the second round of Wimbledon on June 24.

With Roger Federer's struggles this year and Nadal's pre-Wimbledon tournament victory on grass, many are saying that this may be the Spaniard's year to finish in the top spot at the All England Club. On Tuesday he overcame a resilient Beck with 17 aces, the second highest number of aces he's had in one match in his career. Two years ago, he served 18 aces in a match against Andre Agassi.