WIMBLEDON, UK-Andy Roddick latest Wimbledon bid came to an end in the third round with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2), 6: 4-defeat against Feliciano Lopez on Friday.

Lopez, a two-time quarterfinalist at the all England Club, hit 28 ACEs to Roddick 23 in an excellent serving display on Center Court.

The eighth-seeded Roddick has the final three times in his 11 visits to the all England Club and came into the match with a 7-0 record against Lopez, come his last victory in Queen reached the Wimbledon.

Roddick saved a match point when Lopez netted a forehand, but the Spaniard 44th rank sealed the victory when Roddick went wide with a backhand.

Another offer for their first Grand Slam title tracks leading Caroline Wozniacki managed only an unforced error in defeated Virginie Razzano 6-1, 6-3 in the third move Wimbledon.

The 20-year-old Dane was downing the French 96th rank at the top of their game in 66 minutes in the sunny conditions on Court 2 at the all England Club.

Wozniacki, who extended her career record against Razzano to 5-0, took command of the game from the outset and was never in trouble.

Razzano saved, three match points at 5-2 down in the second set and another in the next game before Wozniacki hit a service winner in the corner to close the game.

"I was pretty well today and... dictated many of the points," she said. "I was happy about the game."

In the meantime, champion recovered 2004 Maria Sharapova from a slow start, 17-year-old British wild card Laura Robson beat 7-6 (4), 6-3 on court 1. The Russian trailed 4: 1 in the first set, and then 4-2 in the tiebreaker, before taking charge against the former Wimbledon junior champion.

Wozniacki who is Jarmila Gajdošová, reached the fourth round at Wimbledon the past two years but it never has to quarter-finals. Despite its no. 1 ranking, has never been a big title she won at the 2009 US Open lost to Kim Clijsters in her only Grand Slam final.

Wozniacki leads the tour this year with five titles, but lost in the third round at the French open, to expand their drought in the majors. It is guaranteed to keep no. 1 ranking on at least until August.

"I think I deserve it, where I am, are," said Wozniacki. "I won as many tournaments already, five this year." Well I'm playing tennis. I'm young. I'm competitive. "My time will come."

Wozniacki was asked over on Court 2, rather than Centre Court or court 1. On Thursday, five times world champion of Serena Williams was asked why she and sister Venus, a five-time champion on Court 2 had planned while the top men only on the two most important places had played. The Williams sisters have combined to win nine of the last 11 Wimbledon title.

"Of course, I think I deserve to play on one of the larger courts", said Wozniacki. "It is up to the tournament to decide where we're going to play." I'm just out there and I try to win. ... "If [Serena] Court 2 can play, then I suspect that I can."

The 28-year-old Razzano, playing in her 10th Wimbledon had 20 winners, seven more than Wozniacki, but also 14 unforced errors. It was Stephane Vidal her second Grand Slam tournament since the death in May of their coach and fiancé from a brain tumor.

"It's unfortunate what happened Virginie," said Wozniacki. "The only, what, the we can do is go and support them and questions whether she needs something." "On the course that you want to fight and win, but off the Court everyone is."

In another 4-6, defeated Friday, seventh-seeded David Ferrer, Ryan Harrison of the United States 6-7 (8), 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. The game had by darkness Thursday night in the fourth sentence have excluded.

Seeded in the women's game, 2007 Runner up and no. 9 – Marion Bartoli beat Lourdes Dominguez Lino 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the third round. Former No. 1 - place Svetlana Kuznetsova, seeded 12th, retired in the third round by no. 19 Yanina Wickmayer, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

In other games, defending champion Rafael Nadal was scheduled to play on court 1 with Venus Williams. On Centre Court, Andy Murray was face Ivan Ljubicic in the late game.

The biggest surprise of the tournament came on Thursday as French Open champion, the Li Na in three was eliminated by Sabine Lisicki, a German wild card sets 62. ranked.

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