Two-step moves: The best pictures from the second round of The Championships
All the best pictures from the second round of Wimbledon 2019.
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A triple-braided Victoria Azarenka delivered a 'hidden double bagel' - 12 consecutive games from 0-2 to Ajla Tomljanovic (Getty)
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Margarita Gasparyan wowed the crowd by hitting 42 winners and coming within two points of upsetting Elina Svitolina for the second time in three weeks (Getty)
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Elina Svitolina comforts Margarita Gasparyan after disaster struck the Russian - an injury that forced her to retire (Getty)
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Monica Puig powers a forehand to Karolina Pliskova (Getty)
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Karolina Pliskova shows off her elasticity en route to a flawless win over Monica Puig (Getty)
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Kirsten Flipkens made some classic grass-court moves in a battle of finesse against Hsieh Su-Wei (Getty)
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It's all a brain game for Hsieh Su-Wei after her defeat of Kirsten Flipkens (Getty)
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Heather Watson and Anett Kontaveit embrace following the Estonian's straight-sets win (Getty)
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Zhang Shuai took a tumble, but rebounded to defeat Yanina Wickmayer in straight sets (Getty)
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Mihaela Buzarnescu gets low en route to stretching Simona Halep to a deciding set (Getty)
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Simona Halep triumphed over Mihaela Buzarnescu in the first time she had played a fellow Romanian in a Grand Slam (Getty)
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Dayana Yastremska serves to Sofia Kenin, ultimately winning a thriller in three sets (Getty)
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Veronika Kudermetova knocks off a volley against Caroline Wozniacki (Getty)
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Caroline Wozniacki avenged her Roland Garros exit at the hands of Veronika Kudermetova, defeating the Russian in straight sets (Getty)
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Wang Qiang was on court early on Thursday against Tamara Zidansek. (Getty)
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Zidansek is shaded from the summer sun by a ball boy. (Getty)
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Wang raced through to secure a 6-1, 6-2 victory and a place in the third round. (Getty)
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Harriet Dart celebrates her victory over Beatriz Haddad Maia, which has set up a tussle with WTA World No.1 Ashleigh Barty. (Getty)
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Petra Kvitova is aiming for a third Wimbledon title after overcoming Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets. (Getty)
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Sloane Stephens stays concentrated in her impressive 6-0, 6-2 success over Wang Yafan. (Getty)
