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Wimbledon 2018: Juan Martin del Potro beats Benoit Paire to reach fourth round

Juan Martin del Potro progressed to the second week of Wimbledon for the first time since 2013 with a third-round victory over France's Benoit Paire.

The fifth seed won 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-3, as Paire repeatedly argued with the umpire during sets two and three.

It is the fourth time Argentine Del Potro has reached the fourth round but the first since being sidelined for over two years after wrist surgeries.

He will play Frenchman Gilles Simon or Matthew Ebden of Australia next.

In a testing encounter, Del Potro had his serve broken in every set but came through in two hours 24 minutes on court two.