Tennis, ATP – Wimbledon 2024: Popyrin knocks out Etcheverry
Australian Alexei Popyrin won against Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 30 seed, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the third round of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Thursday.
Popyrin, ranked No 47, will play Serb Novak Djokovic, the second seed, next.
The Australian edged out Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-4) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of The Championships, Etcheverry, ranked No 31, beat Italian Luca Nardi (6-1, 6-4, 6-2).
London (Grand Slam), other second-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 50.000.000, most recent results first):
- Marcos Giron vs. Alexander Zverev
- Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Lucas Pouille: thursday
- Jack Draper vs. Cameron Norrie: thursday
- Taylor Fritz vs. Arthur Rinderknech: thursday
- Holger Rune vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild: thursday
- Quentin Halys vs. Karen Khachanov: thursday
- Gael Monfils beat Stan Wawrinka: 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3)
- Flavio Cobolli vs. Alejandro Tabilo: thursday
- Novak Djokovic beat Jacob Fearnley (WC): 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
- Roman Safiullin beat Tomas Machac: 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
- Luciano Darderi vs. Lorenzo Musetti: thursday
- Grigor Dimitrov (10) beat Juncheng Shang: 5-7, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
- Denis Shapovalov beat Daniel Altmaier: 7-6 (3), 6-3, 1-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4
- Ben Shelton (14) beat Lloyd Harris (Q): 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (7)
- Alex De Minaur (9) beat Jaume Munar: 6-2, 6-2, 7-5
- Arthur Fils beat Hubert Hurkacz (7): 7-6 (2), 6-4, 2-6, 6-6 (8) ret.
- Francisco Comesana beat Adam Walton: 7-5, 1-6, 6-7 (12), 6-1, 7-6 (8)
- Jannik Sinner (1) beat Matteo Berrettini: 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (4)
- Jan-Lennard Struff beat Zhizhen Zhang (32): 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (8)
- Miomir Kecmanovic beat Tallon Griekspoor (27): 4-6, 7-6 (7), 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Tommy Paul (12) beat Otto Virtanen (Q): 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
- Roberto Bautista Agut beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Alexander Bublik (23) beat Arthur Cazaux: 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-4
- Carlos Alcaraz (3) beat Aleksandar Vukic: 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-2
- Daniil Medvedev (5) beat Alexandre Muller: 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-5
- Ugo Humbert (16) beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 7-6 (9), 6-1, 6-3
- Brandon Nakashima beat Jordan Thompson: 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
- Frances Tiafoe (29) beat Borna Coric: 7-6 (5), 6-1, 6-3
- Fabio Fognini beat Casper Ruud (8): 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (1), 6-3
