Tennis

Wimbledon: Paul books spot in last 16

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6 months ago

July 5, 2024

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American Tommy Paul, the No 12 seed, reached the last 16 of Wimbledon by beating Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 23 seed, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Friday.

Paul, ranked No 13, will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut and Italian Fabio Fognini next.

The American won against Spaniard Pedro Martinez (6-2, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3) and Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen (4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.

In the previous rounds of The Championships, Bublik, ranked No 23, rallied to beat Jakub Mensik (4-6, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2) and defeated Frenchman Arthur Cazaux (6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-4).

London (Grand Slam), other third-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 50.000.000, most recent results first):