Beijing time on July 1st, Wimbledon Tennis Championships entered the competition on the fifth match day. In a duel in the third round of men's singles, wild card holder Van Lethorn met with No. 22 seed Bashilashvili. After three sets of competition, Van Lethorn swept his opponent out 3-0, winning 8 consecutive victories on grass and advancing into the top 16 of Wimbledon men's singles.
In the first set, Bashilashvili saved two break points in the first service game. In the 9th game, Bashilashvili lost the serve and Van Lethorn served to win the set at 5-4. Van Lethorn successfully held serve in the 10th game and won the first set 6-4.
In the second set, Van Lethorn broke serve in the third game. In the fifth game, he broke his opponent's serve again and then led 5-1 after holding serve. In the 8th game, Bashilashvili broke his opponent's serve to win the set and chased the score to 3-5. Van Lethorn broke serve again in the 9th game and won the second set 6-3.
In the third set, Van Lethorn started with a double and a break, taking a 2-0 lead. Bashilashvili broke back in the third game and then held serve to tie 2-2. In the 10th game, Bashilashvili lost the inevitable game, and Van Lethorn won the third set 6-4.
In the end, in a match that lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes, Van Lethorn defeated No. 22 seed Bashilashvili 6-4/6-3/6-4 and successfully entered the top 16 of Wimbledon. Van Lethorn continued his dark horse character and won 8 consecutive victories on grass. He became the first men's singles player to reach the top 16 of Wimbledon with a wild card since Kudela in 2015. He is the seventh player to reach the top 16 of Wimbledon on his first Grand Slam debut since 2000 and the first player to reach the top 16 of Wimbledon since 2000. A player who made it to the top 16 in his debut.
