Roddick rolls; Federer runs into rain at Wimbledon

Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - Two-time finalist Andy Roddick was a straight-set second-round winner Wednesday at Wimbledon, while reigning four- time champion Roger Federer was leading his second-rounder when rain halted play for the day at the All England Club.
The third-seeded Roddick improved to a career 25-6 here by handling Thai Danai Udomchoke 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) following a brief rain delay on the famed Centre Court.
The massive-serving Roddick, who has never lost before the third round here, advanced in 1 hour, 44 minutes with the help of 15 aces among his 40 winners on Day 3.
The 24-year-old Roddick is a former world No. 1 and has appeared in four Grand Slam finals, with his lone victory coming at the 2003 U.S. Open. He lost to Federer in the 2004 and 2005 Wimbledon finales.
Roddick's third-round opponent will be lefthanded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.
The top-seeded/world No. 1 Federer will have to wait until Thursday if he wants to extend his grass-court winning streak to 50 matches, as he was leading promising Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 6-2, 7-5, 2-0 when action was suspended for the day.
The 25-year-old Federer is trying to become only the second man in the Open Era to win this event five years in a row, joining the legendary Bjorn Borg, who captured it from 1976-80. Federer has won his last 29 matches at the All England Club, while the Swedish Borg won 41 straight here from 1976-81 before finally losing to John McEnroe in the 1981 final.
Federer has won his last 49 grass-court matches overall, dating back to 2003, which includes a 20-match streak in Halle, Germany.