Second seed Medvedev eases past Spanish teen Alcaraz

Daniil Medvedev celebrates his win over Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz yesterday. Pic/AFP

Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev reached the Wimbledon Last-32 for the third time with a straight sets win over Spanish wildcard Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday. Medvedev, fresh from his first grass court title in Mallorca last weekend, eased to a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 over Alcaraz, 18, the youngest player in the draw.

Murray fights back

Andy Murray battled back from a two sets to one deficit to defeat German qualifier Oscar Otte and reach the third round on Wednesday.

Former No. 1 Murray triumphed 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 over the 151st-ranked Otte under the roof of Centre Court. The British star, playing in the singles event for the first time since 2017 and ranked a lowly 118 after a battle against hip and groin injuries, avoided what would have been his earliest exit from the tournament. "What an atmosphere to play in at the end," said Murray.

Zverev cruises

Meanwhile, fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev hit 13 aces, lost only 12 points on his serve and advanced to the third round by beating Tennys Sandgren 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.

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