Wimbledon second round: Zverev and Swiatek advance

In the second round of Wimbledon, German Open champion Alexander Zverev defeated France's Valentin Royer 6‑1, 6‑3, 7‑6 (7‑3) to move into the third round, where he will face American Marcos Giron. Defending champion Iga Świątek of Poland beat former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova 6‑1, 6‑3, also reaching the last‑32.

Other notable winners include American Taylor Fritz, who overpowered compatriot Patrick Kypson 6‑2, 6‑2, 7‑5; Australian Alex de Minaur, who beat Adrian Mannarino 6‑3, 6‑2, 6‑2; and Spain’s Roberto Borg and Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos (partnered with Spain’s Marcel Granollers) who won their opening doubles match.

Brazilian doubles teams were eliminated: the pair of Rafael Matos/Orlando Luz lost to Théo Arribagé/Albano Olivetti, and Marcelo Demoliner/Sriram Balaji fell to Sander Gillé/Sem Verbeek. The tournament’s prize‑money distribution sparked a player‑led protest, with the ATP and WTA representatives demanding a larger share of revenues, while Wimbledon’s All England Club defended the recent 20 % increase to £64.2 million.

Overall the day confirmed the form of the top seeds and highlighted ongoing player‑organiser tensions around remuneration.