Number six seed Tomas Berdych has booked his place in the second round of Wimbledon by defeating Jeremy Chardy in four sets.
The 29-year-old began the match in dominant form as he broke the Frenchman three times in the first set to claim a 6-2 victory.
However, Chardy battled back in the second as both players held their serves to force a tie-breaker, but the 28-year-old managed to clinch the crucial points and level the match with a 10-8 win.
The third set followed a similar pattern to the second, despite breaks of serve from both players, although neither were able to capitalise on the breakthrough, forcing a tie-breaker. Berdych had the answers for the Frenchman this time to take the tie-breaker 7-3.
Both players continued to perform well on their serves, which enforced the third tie-breaker of the match. Chardy took an early lead, but then committed a costly error as he fired a forehand into the net and Berdych took full advantage to secure the match with an ace.
The Czech will take on Nicolas Mahut in the second round of the tournament.
