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Caroline Wozniacki survives blip to reach Wimbledon third round

Fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki overcomes Denisa Allertova in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon third round.

Caroline Wozniacki has survived a second-set blip to earn her place in the Wimbledon third round with a win over Denisa Allertova.

The fifth seed blew a 5-1 lead in the second set as Allertova threatened a fightback before she eventually secured a 6-1 7-6(6) victory over the world number 83.

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark reacts in her match against Denisa Allertova of Czech Republic during their Women's Singles Second Round match during day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July© Getty Images

In the first round, Wozniacki struggled to find her range during the early stages, but there was no such problem on this occasion as she broke Allertova twice on the way to breezing to the opening set.

Allertova quickly got herself on the board in the second, but she couldn't prevent Wozniacki stringing together five games in a row to move to the brink of the third round.

However, Allertova wasn't finished, and the Czech registered five successive games on her own to take Wozniacki into a tie-break.

The former world number one rediscovered her touch, though, grinding it out 8-6 to advance through to the last 32.

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Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrates after winning her Ladies' Singles third round match against Ana Konjuh of Croatia on day five of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 27, 2014
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