London, July 3 -- Top contenders continued to make their mark at Wimbledon as Alexander Zverev, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina all advanced comfortably to the third round.
Men's second seed Alexander Zverev produced an assured performance to defeat France's Valentin Royer 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Court One on Thursday. The German struck 14 aces and converted five break points to secure his 50th tour-level victory on grass and extend his winning streak at Grand Slam events to nine matches.
"For two and a half sets I played an almost perfect match," Zverev said after allowing Royer back into the contest late in the third set. "I'm happy to get through in straight sets."Zverev, who has never advanced beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon despite ...