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
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