Eastbourne champion Fritz through to Wimbledon third round
Taylor Fritz defeated Alastair Gray 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-3 to reach the third round of Wimbledon for the second year in a row, where he will meet Alex Molcan
Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon 2022
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American Taylor Fritz, the No 11 seed, beat British wildcard Alastair Gray in straight sets to reach the third round of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Thursday.
Fritz, who won the Indian Wells Masters Series title earlier this year and came into Wimbledon after winning the Eastbourne title, won 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-3 in two hours and five minutes.
the 14th-ranked Fritz will next meet Slovak Alex Molcan, who scored s straight sets win over Marcos Giron.
London (Grand Slam), second-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass)
- Alex Molcan beat Marcos Giron: 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
- John Isner (20) beat Andy Murray: 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 6-4
- Carlos Alcaraz (5) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-4, 7-6, 6-3
- Tim van Rijthoven (WC) beat Reilly Opelka (15): 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4)
- Tommy Paul (30) beat Adrian Mannarino: 6-2, 6-4, 6-1
- Jiri Vesely beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: 6-3, 5-7, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (7)
- Jannik Sinner (10) beat Mikael Ymer: 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
- Nikoloz Basilashvili (22) beat Quentin Halys: 7-6 (7), 0-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5)
- Cameron Norrie (9) beat Jaume Munar: 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
- Alexander Bublik beat Dusan Lajovic: 7-6 (7), 6-2, 7-5
- Oscar Otte (32) beat Christian Harrison (Q): 3-1 ret.
- Novak Djokovic (1) beat Thanasi Kokkinakis: 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
- Steve Johnson beat Ryan Peniston (WC): 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe (23) beat Maximilian Marterer (Q): 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (3)
- Ugo Humbert beat Casper Ruud (3): 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4
- Miomir Kecmanovic (25) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3
- David Goffin beat Sebastian Baez (31): 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
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