Wimbledon News: Ruthless Rafael Nadal dispatches Lorenzo Sonego; apologies follow to end it 

Rafael Nadal struggled to find his best level in the first two rounds against Francisco Cerundolo and Ricardas Berankis. However, the Spaniard performed his best week to dominate Lorenzo Sonego on the centre court. He used aggressive striking from all angles to blast past his Italian opponent.

World No. 4 Rafael Nadal is looking to win the 23rd Grand Slam title of his career to extend his record. He entered the tournament after winning the first two Grand Slams of the year. He started the first half aggressively, firing 14 winners across the first two sets to take complete control of the game. 

The match had to be paused when the Spaniard was leading 4-2 in the third set to allow the roof to be closed owing to the fading sunlight. When the players returned to court, Lorenzo Sonego took advantage and broke back to make it 4-4. Despite the setback, Rafael Nadal bounced back immediately to advance to the fourth round after two hours and four minutes of play.

In an on-court interview, Rafael Nadal said, "It was probably my best match without a doubt here at The Championships against the most challenging player I have faced yet. I raised my level, so I am super happy about that. I wish Lorenzo all the very best for the rest of the season.

Rafael Nadal will face Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands for a quarterfinal berth at Wimbledon on July 4. 

Lorenzo Sonego accuses Rafael Nadal of poor sportsmanship; The Spaniard apologizes

Rafael Nadal called Lorenzo Sonego to the net amid the action-packed match to confront him about his screaming, telling him to stop faking his screaming. The Italian has accused the 36-year-old Spaniard of doing so to build pressure on him, adding that he did not expect this behaviour from the tennis legend.

Rafael Nadal wasted no time reacting to the accusations, admitting he was wrong while explaining he did not think Lorenzo would find his words offensive. He apologized for the incident and said he had no hostile intentions while talking to the judge. He said, "I did not make it negatively. I did it nicely.

Brandon Nakashima and Taylor Fritz Continue Historic Wimbledon For American Men

Brandon Nakashima became the youngest American man to advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon since Andy Roddick in 2003 after beating Daniel Elahi Galan with a straight-set victory. He won 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 against his Colombian opponent to become the fourth American to advance to the Round of 16 at 2022 Wimbledon.

Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, and Taylor Fritz also advanced to the fourth round alongside Brandon Nakashima, making 25% of the competitors in the Last 16 at Wimbledon American for the first time since 1999.

Taylor Fritz advanced to the fourth round with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-6(3) victory against Alex Molcan of Slovakia. The American No. 1 fired 20 aces and won 86% of the points on the first serve to secure his third consecutive straight-set triumph in his Wimbledon campaign.

Whiled talking about the dominance of Americans in the ongoing Wimbledon, Taylor Fritz said, "I think we're sending a message that we have a lot of depth and there's a lot of strong players that are coming up, constantly improving. Four guys in the round of 16, and we could have more. We have a lot of depth. We have a lot of guys that are constantly getting better.

Taylor Fritz will play against Jason Kubler of Australia in a fourth-round clash on July 4.