Federer beats Gicquel to sail into fourth round

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to Marc Gicquel of France during their match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 27, 2008.(Photo credit: Xinhua )In women's events, advancing in early third-round mathches were No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 8 Anna Chakvetadze and No. 18 Nicole Vaidisova.

Two-time women's champion Serena Williams was up against 2006 winner Amelie Maursemo on Friday on Center Court, while top-seeded Ana Ivanovic was paired on Court 1 against China's Zheng Jie.