June 29, 2022
Van Rijthoven won 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) over
Reilly Opelka in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday.
ANALYSISPlaying in his first tournament since a breakthrough title run in 's-Hertogenbosch a few weeks ago, van Rijthoven improved to 7-0 in 2022 at tour level with an upset of the No. 15 seed. The 25-year-old from the Netherlands pummeled 52 winners in the victory compared to just 28 unforced errors while also saving all five break points he faced. He will take on No. 22 seed
Nikoloz Basilashvili next for a chance at potentially facing No. 1 seed
Novak Djokovic in the fourth round.