Zverev edges into Wimbledon round three

German Alexander Zverev has taken advantage of an overnight suspension of his Wimbledon match to come back and beat American Taylor Fritz

German tennis player Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev has won his suspended match to make the third round at the All England Tennis Club. (AAP)

Fourth seed Alexander Zverev reached the third round at Wimbledon for the third year in succession when he came from 2-1 down to complete a 6-4 5-7 6-7(0) 6-1 6-2 victory over Taylor Fritz in their suspended match.

The second-round clash, which lasted three hours 12 minutes, was suspended on Thursday evening in fading light with the 20-year-old American Fritz leading 2-1 after taking a marathon third set when he dominated the tiebreak, winning it 7-0.

"Stopping at 2-1 down was not a nice feeling but I played better than yesterday," said Zverev on Friday, like Fritz a former world junior number one.

"I think (today) showed I am playing my best tennis."

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.


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