Jerzy Janowicz through as Radek Stepanek retires

Jerzy Janowicz has booked his spot in the third round of Wimbledon after Radek Stepanek was forced to retire in the second set of their second-round encounter on Wednesday.

It was Janowicz that took control of the first set in the early stages, breaking before serving his way into a 2-0 lead. Stepanek did manage to hold his next two service games, but another break at 2-4 allowed Janowicz to claim the set on serve.

Stepanek improved in the early stages of the second, twice coming close to breaking his Polish opponent, but a break for Janowicz at 3-3 moved the Pole into a 4-3 lead.

A dominant service game from Janowicz proved to be the last action of the match as Stepanek pulled out with an unspecified injury.