Richard Gasquet eases past Ruben Bemelmans

France's Richard Gasquet has secured his place in the third round of Wimbledon with a straight-sets win over Ruben Bemelmans.

The 18th seed made short work of his Belgian opponent, storming into a two set lead and forcing a break early in the third.

Gasquet ended up winning 6-3 6-4 6-4 to set up a third-round clash with Spaniard Nicolas Almagro.

Almagro defeated Gasquet's compatriot Guillaume Rufin earlier today to secure his place in the next round.

Written by
Mark Langshaw