Tomas Berdych was glad to get his work done before the heavens opened at Wimbledon.
The 10th-seeded Czech was close to securing victory over Ivan Dodig when rain started falling on Tuesday and, even though the conditions remained grim on Wednesday, he was able to slip in and finish the job in the nick of time.
Berdych beat Dodig 7-6 (7/5) 5-7 6-1 7-6 (7/2) to set-up a meeting with Benjamin Becker which, weather permitting, will be played on Thursday.
"The weather is always a challenge," he said.
"But with all the years on the tour, you get used to it. So really it's just something where you just have to keep your focus. You don't have a day off after the day that you play the match or that you've been scheduled to play a match, but you have to stay focussed.
"It was an up-and-down match but this was good timing. It's good to be done, especially when my opponent finished yesterday."
Source: PA
