Nadal, Halep Through At Wimbledon

Rafa Nadal continued his imperious run of form as he swept aside American Donald Young 6-4 6-2 7-5 in the second round at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

   The two-time champion was rarely troubled by an opponent ranked 43rd in the world who chose to slug it out from the back of the court against the supreme Spanish baseliner.

Fourth seed Nadal, fresh from winning his 10th French Open title in June, was roared on by the crowd and he seemed to be able to produce winners at will with his swashbuckling forehand.
Young, 27, sought to mix up his play in the third set by rushing the net and he broke his 31-year-old opponent’s serve.
But in the end, there was nothing he could do to prevent the Nadal juggernaut rolling on.
Number two seed Romania’s Simona Halep also beat Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 7-5, 6-3.