Five time champion Venus Williams defied a spirited performance from the Russian Alisa Kleybanova to reach the last 16 of the 2010 Championships at Wimbledon, the year's third major being played at the historic All England Lawn Tennis Club.

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Venus opened the match on a bright note and broke Kleybanova's serve in the very first game. Although the Russian did get a break back in the fourth game, Williams then took matters in her own hands and closed the opening set by 6 games to 4.

The second set turned out to be a lopsided affair when Williams broke Kleybanova's serve repeatedly with the help of her overall 24 winners and claimed the victory with a 6-4, 6-2 scoreline.

Other notable winners from the women's draw are Vera Zvonareva, Tsvetana Pironkova, Marion Bartoli, Jelena Jankovic and the Belgians - Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin.

Meanwhile, on the Centre Court, 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt ended the run of Frenchman Gael Monfils with a straight sets 6-3, 7-6(9), 6-4 win in two hours and 9 minutes of gruelling tennis.

Other winners of the day from the men's draw are Novak Djokovic, Thiemo De Bakker and Paul-henri Mathieu, who all registered convincing wins over their respective opponents to move ahead in the draw.