Britain’s Liam Broady shut the door on fourth seed Casper Ruud, coming from two sets to one down to overhaul the Norwegian 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.
Ruud, twice a Roland Garros finalist who has no love lost for grass, failed to respond in the final set, where he was swept away and sent back to the summer clay.
Wild card Broady, ranked 142, is one of two Brit who have defeated Ruud on grass; the Scandinavian lost at Queen’s last year to Ryan Peniston.
Ruud struggled throughout on his least favourite surface, requiring six set points to win the second and square the match in the early stages.
Broady finished off the biggest win of his career with a driving forehand winner down the line after three and a half hours on Centre Court.
Ruud was the first to admit he was outplayed.
“The fourth set just got away; I was unluckily in the beginning.. in the fifth, he was just dominant.”All in all, it was quite a good Wimbledon for me – the best one of my career so far, reaching the second round.
Losing in a tough five-setter, that’s how it goes sometimes. Getting more experience here at Wimbledon is fun. Playing on Centre Court was amazing.”
Stan Wawrinka reached the third round here for the first time since 2015 as the Swiss put out Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 with 31 winners from the three-time Grand Slam champion.
The 38-year-old Swiss who suffered through three years of knee surgeries and rehab, will next take on Novak Djokovic for a fourth-round place.
The Serb holds a 20-6 career advantage in the series – but Wawrinka had beaten him at the other three Grand Slams, including their previous two meetings at the majors (US Open).
Wawrinka is realistic about his chances in the showpiece encounter – their first on grass and first at Wimbledon.
“I’m happy to have the chance to play against him after we played in every other Grand Slam,” Wawrinka said
But he added: “There’s zero opportunity to win Wimbledon for me, I’m playing better each match, and it’s an honour to play Novak here.
“Hopefully I can make a competitive match, but if you look at recent results, I don’t really stand a chance.”
Seventh seed Andrey Rublev dispatched Aslan Karatsev in a comeback effort, 6-7 (4), 7-3, 6-4, 7-5.
Rublev notched his 50th career Grand Slam victory as he moved into the Wimbledon third round for a second time.
Alexander Zverev finally got on court during a rain-delayed opening week to conclude his first-round match, with the German defeating Dutch qualifier Gijs Brouwer 6-4, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5).
Canadian Denis Shapovalov wrapped an interrupted second-rounder over Frenchman Gregoire Barrere 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7).
2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini won a multi-day second-round match over fellow Italian Lorenzo Sonego, advancing 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (7), 6-3. Compatriot Lorenzo Musetti dominated Jaime Munar 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.
.Halle champion Alexander Bublik is shredding the tradition of winners at that German event exiting early at Wimbledon. The Kazakh reached the third rou nd 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-0 over JJ Wolf of the US.
Main photo:Wimbledon Championships Liam Broady (GBR) wins second round by Roger Parker International Sports Fotos Ltd
