Andy Moves Into Round 2

Under glorious sunshine at SW19 Andy began his Wimbledon campaign in fine form against Jiri Vanek. Having practised for half an hour with Tommy Haas earlier on, Andy started well and raced to a 6-1 first set in no time at all. Andy was rallying well, forcing Vanek into a lot of errors.

However in the second set Vanek offered more resistence. After exchanging breaks the set went to a tie break. Andy played a superb tie break and won it 7-4 with a great backhand volley to seal it.

It was business as usual in the third set. Andy was using his backhand slice very effectively and also experimented with some serve and volleying. A brilliant forehand pass down the line secured the first break for him in the set and he raced to a 4-0 lead as he hit an unreturnable serve after breaking Vanek again. He served out the match at 5-2 with two monster serves to finish.

Andy will next face Bracciali of Italy in the second round at the Championships, that match will take place on Thursday. The two have never met before on the ATP tour and this is somewhat of a surprise encounter as Bracciali defeated heavily favoured, 6′10, Ivo Karlovic 12-10 in the fifth set in round one.

Stay tuned to AR.com for all the latest news from Wimbledon. Go Andy!

Some stats on Daniele Bracciali (ITA)

Birthdate: 1/10/1978
Birthplace: Arezzo, Italy
Residence: Arezzo(Italy)
Height: 5′11′’ (180 cm)
Weight: 172 lbs (78 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Turned Pro: 1995

Previous Year’s Final INDESIT ATP Race Position: 181 Current INDESIT ATP Race Position: 156
Career High INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking - Singles: 120 (6/13/2005)
Career High ATP Entry Ranking - Doubles: 77 (6/20/2005)

Singles Record: 4 - 7 Singles Titles: 0
Double Titles: 1
Prize Money: $299,082

2005 HIGHLIGHTS
Singles Winner: Surbiton
Doubles Winner: Milan (w/Galimberti)