WRAPUP 2-Tennis-Wimbledon-Jankovic melts, Murray blasts through
* Sixth seed Jankovic wilts in the sun
* Murray blasts his way past Troicki
* Venus sets up fourth round match with Ivanovic
LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic's challenge melted in soaring temperatures at Wimbledon on Saturday while Andy Murray scorched the Centre Court turf as he blasted his way into the second week of the grasscourt championships.
Facing an opponent who is allergic to grass, Murray produced a rash of aces -- 17 to be exact -- to leave Serbia's Viktor Troicki in agony during a 6-2 6-3 6-4 demolition job.
For much of the 96-minute third round match, played under stormy skies, it seemed as if the All England Club's new retractable might finally make its debut but Murray appeared in a hurry to get off court as thunder rumbled in the distance.
"It would have been a nice bit of history, I guess, the first match to play under the roof. (But) once it was 5-3 in the third set, I obviously wanted to finish it before the rain came," said Murray, who is bidding to become the first British man to win the Wimbledon crown in 73 years. Continued...
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