Serena, Henman roll on; Coria, erring umpire bundled out

Third seed Venus was upset 7-6, 7-6 by Croatian Karolina Sprem on Thursday and on Friday the umpire who made a scoring error in the second set tiebreak of that game was told by organisers he would take no further part in the tournament.

Serena gave a ruthless display on court one to put the 135th-ranked Foretz firmly in her place and set up a third round match against Magui Serna of Spain.

Henman, after a sluggish start, provided the lift the home nation needed on Centre Court.

Swiss qualifier Ivo Heuberger led 5-3 in the first set before Henman clicked into gear and raced away to a 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 victory under sporadic sunshine.

Henman is still on course for a fourth round showdown with last year’s runner-up, Australian Mark Philippoussis. The 11th seed lost the first set against Dutchman Martin Verkerk but recovered to win 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 7-5. Men’s second seed Roddick set up a high-octane clash with compatriot Taylor Dent in the third round when he flayed Austria’s Alexander Peya 6-3, 7-6, 6-4.

Third seed Coria, however, was sent packing by German debutant Florian Mayer. He lost 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

Amelie Mauresmo, meanwhile, thumped American Jennifer Hopkins 6-3, 6-3. Argentine ninth seed Paola Suarez and Russian 10th seed Nadia Petrova also advanced.

French champion Anastasia Myskina’s Wimbledon challenge ended in the third round when she lost to American Amy Frazier 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. (Reuters)