Friday 3 July 2015 21:46, UK
Stan Wawrinka marched into the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 6-4 6-3 6-4 win over Spain's Fernando Verdasco.
The French Open champion has impressed in the opening week of the year's third Grand Slam event, and he had little trouble in disposing of the unseeded Verdasco.
Wawrinka, seeded four, has won all nine sets in his three matches so far, but will face his toughest test in the last-16 when he comes up against Belgium's David Goffin.
Wawrinka said: "I have the results so far. Three sets each match. That's why I'm saying it's perfect matches. In grand slams, you have to win and to win in three sets, it's great.
"I'm playing better and better. I've been serving really well since the beginning of the tournament, being really aggressive. "Today was a really solid match. I'm really happy with the match."
The improving Goffin, who beat Britain's Liam Broady in round two and is seeded 16th, was impressive in making it past Wimbledon favourite Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, winning 6-3 6-4 6-2.
There was a shock of sorts when 11th seeded Grigor Dimitrov, conqueror of Andy Murray in last season's quarter-finals, went out to 21st seed Richard Gasquet in straight sets, 6-3 6-4 6-4.
Gasquet is always a danger on grass, but his record against Dimitrov made the result less of a surprise as he improved to 5-0 in his meetings with the Bulgarian.
And another top-10 player saw his bid for glory come unstuck in the last-32, with big-serving seventh seed Milos Raonic suffering a 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 defeat at the hands of young Australian sensation Nick Kyrgios.
Kyrgios fired down 34 aces against his Canadian opponent, battling back from dropping the first set on a game when he served three double-faults.
But he settled down and showed off his undoubted talent over the rest of an exciting match to set up an intriguing last-16 clash with the wily Gasquet.
"I don't fear anyone," Kyrgios said. "I thought I returned really well today. I created a lot of chances. I knew it was going to be a tough match and I toughed it out and got it done in four sets."
Reigning US Open champion Marin Cilic and American John Isner are set for a marathon match after the players were sent home for the night because it was too dark to continue playing with score at 7-6 6-7 6-4 7-6 10-10.
The Court One battle will resume on Saturday afternoon, second on the same court, after the women's singles match between Caroline Wozniacki and Camila Giorgi.
Isner already has his name inscribed on a plaque on Court 18 at Wimbledon commemorating his role in the longest match in the history of tennis in 2010. He defeated Nicolas Mahut in a match which lasted 11 hours and five minutes.
