pThe 16th time was the charm for a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/emil-ruusuvuori/rh24/overview'Emil Ruusuvuori/a./p
pOn his 16th Grand Slam appearance, the Finnish standout has reached the third round for the first time. The No. 87 player in the PIF ATP Rankings upset 11th seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview'Stefanos Tsitsipas/a 7-6(6), 7-6(10), 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a./p
p"I didn't get away far. It was difficult," Tsitsipas said. "I think it could have been a bit different if I won the second set tie-break. But I did try my best, and it didn't work out.
So I'm just proud of myself the way I fought and the way I never gave up. I will continue towards the path of getting better."/p
pRuusuvuori is the third Finnish player, man or woman, to make the third round at The Championships, joining a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pekka-saila/s306/overview'Pekka Saila/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jarkko-nieminen/n289/overview'Jarkko Nieminen/a. He hit 41 winners and won 80 per cent of his first-serve points to triumph after two hours and 47 minutes./p
pEntering the match, Tsitsipas led the pairrsquo;s Lexus ATP Head2Head series 2-0 and did not lose more than six games in either match. But Ruusuvuori turned the tables at the grass-court major to advance to the Round of 32./p
pUp next for the 25-year-old will be one of the most dangerous opponents in the draw, lucky loser a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/giovanni-mpetshi-perricard/m0gz/overview'Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard/a./p
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pAfter hitting 51 aces in his first-round win, Mpetshi Perricard delivered 27 aces in a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory against Japanese lefty a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/yoshihito-nishioka/n732/overview'Yoshihito Nishioka/a./p
pThe 20-year-old Frenchman had never competed in a major main draw outside of a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a before this week. Now he is one win from reaching the fourth round. /p
pWorld No. 218 one year ago, Mpetshi Perricard is now up to No. 51 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings./p
pldquo;It was a good match for me,rdquo; Mpetshi Perricard said. ldquo;I did a lot of good things on the court. Very happy about my level. It was nice since the beginning of the match. So yeah, I was feeling good on the court, happy to get the win.rdquo;/p
pIn other action, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a maintained his good form by easing into the third round with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 victory against in-form American a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcos-giron/gc88/overview'Marcos Giron/a./p
pZverev has advanced to the third round in 16 of his past 17 Grand Slam tournaments and will next face home hope a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/overview'Cameron Norrie/a. /p
pZverev leads the pairrsquo;s Lexus ATP Head2Head series 5-0, including a final-set tie-break win earlier this year at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview'Australian Open/a./p
pFormer a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a semi-finalist Norrie defeated fellow Briton a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview'Jack Draper/a 7-6(3), 6-4, 7-6(6).nbsp;/p
p"I was really happy with my level," Norrie said. "Not easy playing Jack. He's a good friend of mine. Nice to get through, especially [because] it was a tough three sets."/p
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