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Wawrinka eases through with minimum fuss

LONDON (Reuters) - Stan Wawrinka moved seamlessly into the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday, wasting little energy to secure a 6-3 6-4 7-5 win over Victor Estrella Burgos in the evening sunshine on Court One. The French Open champion and winner of two of the last six grand slams strolled off court after a volleyed put-away clinched victory in an hour and 31 minutes. The fourth-seeded Swiss has only once reached the quarter-final at Wimbledon, losing to compatriot Roger Federer last year, and will face Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in the third round on Friday. Dominican Estrella Burgos, who had never won back-to-back matches on grass, was broken once at the tail-end of each set. "He's a tough player," Wawrinka told the BBC. "I didn't know exactly what to expect, but I'm happy to get through in three sets. There are a lot of things I would like to be doing better but it's important to get through." (Reporting by Toby Davis; editing by Ed Osmond)