The Russian Daniel Medvedevthe Norwegian Casper Ruud and the bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov They moved forward this Monday on the fast track Second round of Wimbledon.
Medvedeva semi-finalist here last year, passed Alexander Kovacevicneither 6-3, 6-4 and 6-2and extended the American’s losing streak to five, having not won a match since mid-May.
The Russian, despite a disappointing tour on grass in which he won only one match in Halle, was effective on serve, where he connected 16 direct serves and made only 17 unforced mistakes to earn the right to face the winner of the second round of the duel between the Frenchmen Alexander Muller and Hugo Gaston.
He also flew over the Wimbledon court Dimitrovsemi-finalist in 2014, who in one hour and three quarters was eliminated Dusan Lajovic through 6-3, 6-4 and 7-5. The Bulgarian, who recovered from a break down in third, will face Chinese Juncheng Shang for a place in the third round.
In its part, Ruudwho won just two matches in this tournament and was the only top 40 player without playing a match on grass before this Wimbledon, got a good win over Alex Boltneither 7-6 (2), 6-4 and 6-4. The Norwegian put down 18 aces.
The world number eight will meet in the second round with Fabio Fognini, who is on the verge of the top 100 and at the age of 37, surprised Luca Van Assche, who entered the tournament as a ‘lucky loser’.
Source: La Verdad
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