LONDON, July 6, 2018 (News Wires) - Alexander Zverev benefited from an overnight stoppage to roar past Taylor Fritz in five sets and reach the Wimbledon third round. The fourth seed resumed action on Friday with a two-sets-to-one deficit, but surrendered just three more games as he raced to a 6-4 5-7 6-7(0) 6-1 6-2 triumph. "Stopping at 2-1 down was not a nice feeling but I played better than yesterday," said Zverev. "I think (today) showed I am playing my best tennis." He will next face Ernests Gulbis. It was the fourth time in six Grand Slam matches that the 21-year-old German has come back from 2-1 down to win five-setters, after three at the French Open. Kyle Edmund set up a third-round showdown with three-time champion Novak Djokovic after a straight-sets win over qualifier Bradley Klahn at Wimbledon. The Briton's only scare was a tiebreaker in the second set in what was, overall, a comfortable 6-4 7-6 (0) 6-2 win on Centre Court. Edmund, who reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January, will start as underdog against the Serbian on Saturday but will be buoyed by recent form and stands a chance of an upset against the No 12 seed, who has struggled with an elbow injury this year. "I'm really happy to get the win, it was the second time I've played on Centre Court and the first time I've won," Edmund told the BBC. "Growing up as a kid I've always dreamed of playing here and to win is great." Fallen Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza was unhappy that her second-round match, a three-set defeat, had been scheduled as the last game on Court Two on Thursday. Muguruza was beaten 5-7 6-2 6-1 by little-known Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck in fading light. The Spaniard shrugged at first when asked about the scheduling and, after a long pause, said: "I was ready to play, that's it", as if not wanting to give excuses for her loss. But she went on to say she had been surprised to see where and when she was due to play. "I always want to play on the bigger courts, but it's just how the scheduling works, I can't say anything now. "There's nothing I can do... to say something now makes no sense. It's just what it is. That's it. I played my match. It's a good court, but... of course, bigger courts are nicer. Muguruza said Van Uytvanck had played well while she was unhappy with her performance. "She played big, took lots of risks and it worked for her. My level was not where I wanted it to be," she said. "She has a very good game for this surface. It was tough for me facing an opponent having a great day, and the match is slipping out of your hands a bit. "I wasn't thinking I had to defend anything, I was just thinking of trying to win."
