Wimbledon: Humbert breezes past van de Zandschulp to make third round
Ugo Humbert beat Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (9), 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon. He’ll face American Brandon Nakashima in the next round
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Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 16 seed, advanced to the third round of Wimbledon by winning against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (9), 6-1, 6-3 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Humbert, ranked No 16, will face American Brandon Nakashima next.
The Frenchman beat Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko (6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (3), 6-1) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of The Championships, Van De Zandschulp, ranked No 97, defeated wildcard Liam Broady (6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2).
London (Grand Slam), other second-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 50.000.000, most recent results first):
- Marcos Giron vs. Alexander Zverev
- Jack Draper vs. Cameron Norrie
- Jacob Fearnley vs. Novak Djokovic
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Alexei Popyrin
- Holger Rune vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild
- Jaume Munar vs. Alex De Minaur
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Arthur Fils
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Luciano Darderi vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Francisco Comesana vs. Adam Walton
- Stan Wawrinka vs. Gael Monfils
- Lloyd Harris vs. Ben Shelton
- Jannik Sinner vs. Matteo Berrettini
- Grigor Dimitrov vs. Juncheng Shang
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Daniel Altmaier
- Tommy Paul vs. Otto Virtanen
- Zhizhen Zhang vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Tallon Griekspoor
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Roberto Bautista Agut: wednesday
- Arthur Cazaux vs. Alexander Bublik: wednesday
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Aleksandar Vukic: wednesday
- Alexandre Muller vs. Daniil Medvedev: wednesday
- Brandon Nakashima beat Jordan Thompson: 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
- Frances Tiafoe (29) beat Borna Coric: 7-6 (5), 6-1, 6-3
- Fabio Fognini vs. Casper Ruud: wednesday