Rafael Nadal grinds past Ricardas Berankis into Wimbledon third round

LONDON: Spanish stalwart and two-time champion Rafael Nadal made it to the third round defeating Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 after three hours and two minutes in a late evening Wimbledon match on Thursday.

The second seed will next play 27th seed Italian Lorenzo Sonego, who reached the fourth round at SW19 last year.

"Every day is a challenge, that's the truth. All the opponents are difficult. We are playing against the best players of the world and especially even in these conditions, it will be more (difficult). I didn't play much on grass for the past three years," Nadal was quoted as saying by atptour.com. "Every day is an opportunity to improve and today I'm through, so that gives me the chance to keep going. (I am) very happy for that," added the Spaniard on Thursday night. IANS

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