Wimbledon R2 previews and picks: Tomic vs. Herbert, Isner vs. Ebden

The Grandstand

Tomic Bernard Tomic and John Isner will be two of the seeds in second-round action on Wednesday. They are set for respective meetings with Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Matthew Ebden.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs. (27) Bernard Tomic

Heading into just the third day of main-draw action at Wimbledon, Herbert has already played two five-setters. The 24-year-old Frenchman defeated Inigo Cervantes at the final stage of qualifying before outlasting Hyeon Chung 1-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 10-8 on Monday. That was the first ATP-level match victory of the season for Herbert, who now owns seven in his career.

Next up for the world No. 151 is a second career meeting with Tomic. If their only previous encounter is any indication, Herbert could be in for another thriller. He prevailed over Tomic 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(7) on the indoor hard courts of Kuala Lumpur last fall. Tomic, though, is a stellar grass-court player who reached the Wimbledon…

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