London July 4 (IANS) World No.11 Madison Keys of the United States defeated World No. 91 Luksika Kumkhum of Thailand 6-4 6-3 on Wednesday in the second round of Wimbledon.
The 23-year-old took one hour and 16 minutes to secure her spot in the Grand Slam tournament s third round for the fifth time in her career reports Efe.
Keys is set to play Russia s Evgeniya Rodina world No. 120 who came from behind to pull off an upset win over world No. 51 Sorana Cirstea of Romania 1-6 6-3 6-3.
Elsewhere at Wimbledon world No. 55 Donna Vekic of Croatia qualified for the third round after beating Sweden s Rebecca Peterson 7-5 6-4.

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