Purcell/Thompson book third-round spot as Bopanna/Ebden upset at Wimbledon

p a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/max-purcell/ph71/overview'Max Purcell/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jordan-thompson/tc61/overview'Jordan Thompson/a’s fast start to a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a continued on Saturday afternoon, when the Australian duo eased into the third round at the grass-court major. /p

p The 2022 champion Purcell and his partner Thompson overcame a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fabrice-martin/me04/overview'Fabrice Martin/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matwe-middelkoop/mb88/overview'Matwe Middelkoop/a 6-4, 7-5 to make it four sets played, four sets won this week at the All England Club. They won 85 per cent (34/40) of points behind first serves en route to an 86-minute triumph on Court 8. /p

p Purcell and Thompson are chasing their fourth tour-level title of the season this fortnight in London. They triumphed on hard courts in Dallas and Los Cabos in February, before notching a title on clay in Houston in April. /p

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p There was a major upset on Court 8, where a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/constantin-frantzen/f09r/overview'Constantin Frantzen/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hendrik-jebens/j09f/overview'Hendrik Jebens/a defeated second seeds a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rohan-bopanna/b757/overview'Rohan Bopanna/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matthew-ebden/e690/overview'Matthew Ebden/a 6-3, 7-6(4). The German duo will take on a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sander-gille/gd32/overview'Sander Gille/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/joran-vliegen/v895/overview'Joran Vliegen/a or a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/overview'Lloyd Glasspool/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jean-julien-rojer/r513/overview'Jean-Julien Rojer/a next. /p

p Other teams to book their third-round spot on Saturday included a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcelo-arevalo/a853/overview'Marcelo Arevalo/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mate-pavic/pf00/overview'Mate Pavic/a, who beat a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/romain-arneodo/aa81/overview'Romain Arneodo/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sem-verbeek/v09l/overview'Sem Verbeek/a 6-4, 6-4. The top duo in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Team Rankings, Arevalo and Pavic will meet a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sadio-doumbia/d917/overview'Sadio Doumbia/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fabien-reboul/re45/overview'Fabien Reboul/a next. The 16th seeds overcame a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/julian-cash/ci96/overview'Julian Cash/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robert-galloway/g09v/overview'Robert Galloway/a 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(10-4). /p

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