Federer and Hingis lead Swiss charge

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) A trio of Swiss led by world number one Roger Federer will dominate the schedule on Wimbledon's show courts today.

Federer, serene so far in his quest for a fourth successive title at the grasscourt grand slam, takes on Frenchman Nicolas Mahut on court one.

The duo will, though, have to wait for Lleyton Hewitt to complete his second-round match against Hyung-Taik Lee.

Former champion Hewitt, the sixth seed, was locked in a gripping battle with the South Korean on Thursday when bad light intervened with the score at two sets apiece.

On Centre Court, former winner Martina Hingis, playing her first Wimbledon since 2001, takes on 18th seed Ai Sugiyama of Japan as she bids to reach the last 16.

The 25-year-old Swiss has dropped only seven games in two rounds.

Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka also takes on seventh-seeded Croat Mario Ancic on Centre Court.

Andy Murray, the last remaining British player in the singles, needs one more set to reach the third round after his match with Frenchman Julien Benneteau was curtailed by bad light yesterday with the Scot having dropped the third set.

Temperatures at the All England Club are expected to touch 30 degrees Celsius (86.00F) on Friday.

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