Wimbledon: Zverev eases past Sandgren into third round

Alxeander Zverev was always in command of an entertaining tussle on Court Two once he broke Sandgren's serve at 5-5 in the first set.

Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates after winning his second round match against Tennys Sandgren.

Fourth seed Alexander Zverev moved smoothly into the third round at Wimbledon with a 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 win over American Tennys Sandgren on Thursday.

The clean-hitting German was always in command of an entertaining tussle on Court Two once he broke Sandgren's serve at 5-5 in the first set.

From then on it was one-way traffic as Zverev reached the third round for the fourth time.

Sandgren entertained the crowd with some good-natured banter and could only chuckle when he made a complete mess of a smash to go down a double break in the second set.

Zverev faced only one break point in the match and has yet to drop a set. He will face another American in the next round -- either 31st seed Taylor Fritz or Steve Johnson.