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Zverev cruises past Giron in straight sets to reach fourth round at Wimbledon

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Alexander Zverev moved a step closer to reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time as the French Open champion beat Marcos Giron in the third round on Saturday.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Zverev[/a], seeded second, has failed to go beyond the fourth round in his past nine visits to the All England Club.[/p][p]But the 29-year-old German is on course to end that frustrating streak this year.[/p][p]Fresh from finally winning his maiden Grand Slam title on clay at Roland Garros in June, Zverev is looking more comfortable than ever on the grass courts of south-west London.[/p][p]He dispatched 92nd-ranked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/giron-marcos/OWOgryOk/"]Giron[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/giron-m-OWOgryOk/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=Mem8bpK6"]6-2, 7-6(4), 6-4[/a] on Court One and will face Czech 13th seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lehecka-jiri/6PlgfXKR/"]Jiri Lehecka[/a] in the last 16.[/p][embed guid="bf5daf75-0a0c-48a6-8f17-5498bd747eeb" url="https://x.com/atptour/status/2073449444817633487?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"He plays fantastic on grass. I knew I had to be 100 per cent ready from the first point and I'm very happy to be through in straight sets," [/b]Zverev said.[/p][p][b]"Winning in Paris, coming here with a title, it helps. It was my first one and I want to keep going.[/b][/p][p][b]"I feel different than last year. I feel like I play better tennis and have more confidence in important moments. I want to keep going and play more important matches."[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/atp-singles/wimbledon/"]Follow the men's side at Wimbledon here.[/a][/b][/p]

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