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Wimbledon 2014: Federer cruises, but Nadal struggles on day 2

<p>Seven-time champion Roger Federer eased into the second round at Wimbledon, but world number two Rafael Nadal was forced to work harder to&nbsp;The Spaniard will face Lukas Rosol, who upset him in 2012, in the second round</p>

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London: World number one Rafael Nadal buried the first round misery of his 2013 Wimbledon on Tuesday to set up a rematch with Lukas Rosol, the Czech who condemned him to a humiliating second round exit in 2012.

Second seed Nadal, fresh from his ninth French Open triumph and bidding for a 15th Grand Slam title, became only the 11th man to record 700 tour wins when he came back from a set down to beat Slovakia's world number 51 Martin Klizan, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

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