Zverev battles past Fritz into Wimbledon's 3rd round

IANS  |  London 

Germany's Alexander Zverev, No. 4 seed, on Friday battled past United States' into Wimbledon's third round after winning 6-4, 5-7, 6-7(0), 6-1, 6-2.

Zverev, World No. 3, needed three hours and 12 minutes to prevail over world No. 68 Fritz, after the match was suspended Thursday due to darkness, reports

He is to next take on former World No. 10 of Latvia, who defeated No. 27 seed Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 on Thursday.

Meanwhile, South Africa's booked a place at The Championships, fourth round after defeating Germany's 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 in two hours and seven minutes.

World No. 8 Anderson is set to square off against world No. 44 Gael Monfils of

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First Published: Fri, July 06 2018. 20:58 IST