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Tomas Berdych of The Czech republic plays a backhand during the Men's Singles second round match against Benjamin Becker of Germany on day five of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on 1 July n London getty

Thomas Berdych takes on Alexander Zverev in the men's singles third round clash of the 2016 Wimbledon Championship on Sunday (3 July).

Where to watch live

Match starts at 2.30pm BST. Live coverage of the game is available in the UK on BBC One and BBC Two. Live scores and regular updates will be available on Wimbledon's official website. Live streaming of the day's play for the UK is available on the BBC IPlayer app.

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Overview

Berdych comes into the game having made easy work of his last two games against Ivan Dodig and Benjamin Becker, with the latter lasting only 84 minutes. He has played three tricky games against his current opponent and expects the third round game to be equally challenging.

Meanwhile, Zverev has grown as a player over the past year, coming from being ranked 86 in the world to making it to the top 30. He is also credited with a few wins over players in the top 20 including one over Roger Federer a few weeks back at Halle. He comes into the game having got the better of Mikhail Youzhny in five sets.

Betting odds (betfair)

  • Thomas Berdych to win: 5/12
  • Alexander Zverev to win: 2

Head-to-head

The duo have faced each other once at a Grand Slam and trice at ATP Tour events, with Berdych winning the contest on each occasion.

Wimbledon history

Berdych and Zverev will be facing each other for the first time at the Wimbledon Championships on Friday.