Jo-Wilfried Tsonga hails Grigor Dimitrov after duo fight out epic battle

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has tipped Grigor Dimitrov for future greatness after being pushed hard by the 20-year-old before coming through to set up a third-round clash with Chile's Fernando Gonzalez.

The Frenchman triumphed 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 before, in a great show of sportsmanship, jumping over the net to console the distraught Dimitrov, whose efforts led to a compelling match on Court One late last night.

The Bulgarian won the junior Wimbledon title in 2008 and is one of the game's risings stars.

Queen's finalist Tsonga is sure the crowd at SW19 have many years of great tennis to look forward to from his opponent.

"He is a great talent for the future, we will see much more from him," he said.

"He was a bit on fire sometimes. I thought if I stayed consistent he would miss but he didn't miss and it was a very difficult match. I am very happy to get through.

"Do I feel confident? Yeah, I feel good. I will try to do my best and keep playing good tennis and we will see happens."

Former world No5 Gonzalez enjoyed an easier passage through the second round after dispatching South Africa's Rik de Voest in straight sets. His fellow South American, Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, will play for a fifth consecutive day when he comes up against France's Gilles Simon after finally finishing his rain-affected match with Olivier Rochus in four sets yesterday.