The 1992 champion, who will retire following the U.S. Open later this year, would like nothing more than to end his career by lifting a second title at the All England [ Images ] Club.
While the 36-year-old American will hope his ageing body holds up against Pashanski, his potential third-round opponent, French Open [ Images ] champion Rafael Nadal [ Images ], will be eager to prove his grasscourt credentials against British wildcard Alex Bogdanovic.
With organisers hoping to clear a backlog of matches after rain allowed only 35 minutes of play on Monday, several top players including women's champion Venus Williams [ Images ] have had their starts put back until Wednesday.
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Federer is 6-3 1-2 up against French 20-year-old Richard Gasquet, who won the Nottingham warmup event on Saturday and almost beat Federer at Halle the previous week.
The Swiss needs one win to break Bjorn Borg's [ Images ] record of 41 consecutive victories on grass.
Clijsters is 5-4 up against Russian Vera Zvonareva [ Images ], who won at Edgbaston a week ago.
Switzerland's [ Images ] 1997 champion Martina Hingis [ Images ] will finish her first match at Wimbledon in five years against Olga Savchuk of Ukraine on court two. She romped through the first set 6-2.

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