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The other G.O.A.T. speeds to win in no time

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LONDON — Serena Williams is making it look easy at Wimbledon — again.

Caroline Wozniacki is heading home early — again.

Williams cruised into the third round with victory in straight set Wednesday, looking at home on Centre Court.

However, Wozniacki still can't seem to get comfortabl­e at the All England Club — especially when there's a swarm of bugs flying around her head.

The Australian Open champion went out before the third round for the fourth time in seven years, losing 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia after complainin­g to the chair umpire about the insects that invaded No. 1 court during the second set.

Williams lost just five of 32 points on her first serve in a 6-1, 6-4 win over Viktoriya Tomova. It was her 16th straight victory at Wimbledon, although she missed last year's tournament while pregnant.

Wozniacki is still waiting to get past the Round of 16 for the first time, despite fighting back from 5-1 down in the third set and saving four match points at 5-3. But she was broken again in the final game, becoming the fifth of the top eight women's seeds to lose before the third round.

Five-time champion Venus Williams did better with her comeback attempt. The No. 9 seed, at 38 the oldest woman in the draw, came back to beat 141st-ranked qualifier Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 after dropping the first set for a second straight match.

In the first round, she started by conceding a tiebreaker against 58th-ranked Johanna Larsson before taking 12 of the last 15 games.

“Ideally it's two sets,” Venus said. “If it's not two sets, then go to Plan B.”

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