Ferrero will face Greg Rusedski in the next round

Johansson came into Wimbledon as the first man since Pete Sampras in 1998 to win back-to-back grass court tournaments.

But Roddick and the Championships proved a step up from Halle and Nottingham as then Swede lost his 11 game unbeaten run and the match 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 4-6 7-6 (7-3).

Ivanisevic is in the autumn of his career but the grass courts of SW19 tend to bring the best out of his game and his powerful serve.

The world number 125 looked near his best as he justified his wild card by outplaying Carlos Moya in winning 6-7 (8-6) 6-3 6-4 6-4.

Tim Henman's 6-2 6-3 6-4 win over compatriot Martin Lee was perfunctory, but the British number one was not the home hero of the day.

Barry Cowan, the world number 265, battled back bravely from two sets down to take Pete Sampras to five sets at Wimbledon for the first time since 1998.

But the seven-time champion eventually prevailed 6-3 6-2 6-7 4-6 6-3 after almost three hours.

Number five seed Marat Safin had a somewhat easier time of it.

His Canadian opponent Daniel Nestor retired after 87 minutes with an ankle injury with the match perfectly poised at one set apiece and 2-1 for Nestor in the third.

Federer was taken to five sets having been two sets up

Another seed who was expected to struggle, Juan Carlos Ferrero, came through a tight five-setter with former Wimbledon semi-finalist Jason Stoltenberg.

The Spaniard, seeded eight, took the first set in a tie-break but was always pegged back by the Australian before he won the decider to go through 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 6-3.

Roger Federer, the number 15 seed also needed five sets to see off Belgium's Xavier Malisse 6-3 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-3.

Elsewhere France's Arnaud Clement, the 13th seed, beat Spain's German Puentes 6-3 6-3
6-4.

And two veterans of the tour lost - Todd Woodbridge to Raemon Sluiter and Michael Chang to Jonas Bjorkman.

Sluiter required four sets before beating the doubles specialist 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-3.

Bjorkman, the number 33 seed, dismissed Chang in straight sets, 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-1)
6-4.

Greg Rusedski had a similarly straightforward 6-1 6-3 6-4 victory over Byron Black.