Rafael Nadal charges into second week
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Updated 07/07/2018 at 19:18 GMT
World number one Rafael Nadal steamrolled promising Australian teenager Alex de Minaur to reach the Wimbledon fourth round.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 07: Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts against Alex De Minaur of Australia during their Men's Singles third round match on day six of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 7, 2018 in L
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The Spaniard, the second seed at SW19 due to Roger Federer’s superior record on grass, was largely imperious as he secured a 6-1 6-2 6-4 win.
The highlight came in the second set, when Nadal chased down a looping ball and played a glorious tweener lob which his scrambling opponent could only send into the net.
The final shot, a volley from the Nadal racquet, sparked a mass exodus from Centre Court as spectators raced to watch England's clash with Sweden in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Nadal will meet Jiri Vesely in the last 16.
Wimbledon men's third round results
- No. 2 Rafael Nadal defeats Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
- Ernests Gulbis defeats No. 4 Alexander Zverev 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
- No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro defeats Benoit Paire 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
- Jiri Vesely defeats No. 19 Fabio Fognini 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Gilles Simon defeats Matthew Ebden 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
- Karen Khachanov defeats Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, 6-1
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