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Roger Federer five-time Champion made his way into the second round at Wimbledon on Monday. Federer will face Robin Soderling in the second round, a former European Junior and Orange Bowl champion, with 26 of his 37 singles matches won and runner-up spots at Memphis and Rotterdam. The oddsmakers at BetUS.com currently have Roger Federer at -6500 odds to win the Wimbledon Match on Wednesday. Roger Federer had the opportunity to silence many of his critics as the top seed Federer took just 79 minutes to defeat injury-plagued Slovakian, and close friend, Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the second round at Wimbledon. Roger Federer, will be bidding to win his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title and will remain unbeaten on grass for six years, Federer recently admitted that it felt good to be back at the familiar surroundings of the All England Club . Federer had not won a major tournament all year and suffered his most lopsided Grand Slam loss to Rafael Nadal in the French Open final, but he insisted his confidence is not shaken. His victory Monday was his 60th consecutive on grass and 35th in a row at Wimbledon. Defending womens Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams worked hard through her first set with Cavaday and managed to come away with the 7-6 (5) win. Venus then pulled away with a 6-1 victory over the British payer Naomi Cavaday to start her bid for a fifth Wimbledon Title. "She played a great match," stated Venus Williams, "She put a lot of pace on the ball, forced a few errors by me. I felt confident throughout the match. I felt good out there. I always feel good on that court." As the champion, Venus Williams had started first on Centre Court that also featured wins by Andy Roddick, former champion Maria Sharapova, Lindsey Davenport and Rafeal Nadal. The top name to not make it to the second round at Wimbledon was Nikolay Davydenko. The oddsmakers at BetUS.com currently have all your favorite Wimbledon players’ best odds to win Wimbledon. 
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