Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal overcomes brave Ricardas Berankis challenge and roof delay to march into round three

Rafael Nadal grinds past Ricardas Berankis into Wimbledon third round

Second seed Nadal duly won 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the third round but his 307th Grand Slam match win, putting him one ahead of Martina Navratilova and fourth on the all-time list, will not linger long in his memory.

Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas reach third round of Wimbledon

Second-seeded Rafael Nadal lost a set Thursday but continued on to a 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania to reach the third round of Wimb

Wimbledon 2022 results: Rafael Nadal books spot in third round with Ricardas Berankis win on Centre Court

Rafael Nadal result: The French Open champion was on Centre Court on day four of Wimbledon as he defeated Ricardas Berankis. The Sporting News was on hand to bring you live scores, updates and highlights throughout the match.

Rafael Nadal makes admission after surviving Ricardas Berankis test at Wimbledon

Record 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal said Ricardas Berankis wasn't an easy opponent and admitted he needs to improve if he wants to make a deep Wimbledon run. On Thursday, Nadal beat 106th-ranked Berankis 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3.Down by two sets, Berankis started the third set with a break and then held on to his serve the rest of the set to force a fourth set.After losing the third set, Nadal bounced back at the start of the fourth set as he…

Rafael Nadal overcomes Ricardas Berankis to reach Wimbledon third round

Rafael Nadal reached the third round of Wimbledon with a 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 against Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis on Thursday.

Rafael Nadal overcomes errors and Ricardas Berankis to reach Wimbledon third round

Nadal emerged from a 50-minute rain delay in the fourth set to wrap up a 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 win