#NextGenATP German Alexander Zverev will play in the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time this fortnight at The Championships. The 20-year-old right-hander secured his spot in the fourth round on Saturday with a straightforward 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory against Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner on No. 2 Court. Zverev had reached the third round of a Grand Slam on three prior occasions – last year's Roland Garros (l. Dominic Thiem) and Wimbledon (l. Tomas Berdych) and the Australian Open earlier this year (l. Rafael Nadal). But the celebrated 6'6” right-hander broke through on Saturday when he displayed the level of tennis that helped him crack the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings in May. [ALSO LIKE]...
Sam Querrey of the U.S. talks about his big win against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Saturday at The Championships. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Watch more videos at www.wimbledon.com.
Querrey v Tsonga Wimbledon Third Round Highlights 2017. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com. Highlights not available in U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Austria, South America. Getty Images photo.
Murray v Fognini Wimbledon Third Round Highlights 2017. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com. Highlights not available in U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Austria, South America. Peter Staples / ATP World Tour photo.
Mischa Zverev joked before his Wimbledon third-round match against Roger Federer that when the seven-time champion is at his best, “You just walk around, pick up balls [and] hope that he’s going to start missing.” Federer didn't miss much on Saturday, though. The third seed Federer hammered 61 winners to just seven errors and won 83 per cent of his first-serve points to prevail over the 28th seed Zverev 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 49 minutes. The victory puts Federer into the second week at Wimbledon for the 15th time. “I had really good focus on my serve today. It was avoidable not to be broken in the first set, but then I hung on down break point...
