LONDON : American Frances Tiafoe sent down 23 aces to win 7-6(11) 6-4 6-2 and blow away the second-round challenge of Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker at Wimbledon on Thursday.The 10th seed, who is into the third round at the grasscourt Grand Slam for a third straight time, served with consistent precisio
LONDON : American Frances Tiafoe sent down 23 aces to win 7-6 6-4 6-2 and blow away the second-round challenge of Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker at Wimbledon on Thursday.
The 10th seed, who is into the third round at the grasscourt Grand Slam for a third straight time, served with consistent precision and won 89 per cent of his first serve points, leaving precious few opportunities for his 20-year-old opponent. Tiafoe was slightly wasteful in the first set, squandering two break points at 1-0 and a set point at 5-4, as the opener drifted to a tiebreak which he eventually claimed.He was inches away from being broken in the third set but expertly bailed himself out of a sticky situation by firing off another ace before breaking Stricker at 2-2 with a backhand winner, earning the applause of a limited crowd on Court 12.
Tiafoe will next face the winner of the match between Bulgarian 21st seed Grigor Dimitrov and Ilya Ivashka of Belarus.
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