Rafael Nadal brushes Lorenzo Sonego aside to make Wimbledon last 16

Rafael Nadal stretches for a forehand on his way to beating Lorenzo Sonego in the third round at Wimbledon. Photograph: Sébastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images

Like an old hunting dog on the prowl, Rafael Nadal sniffs a bigger prize than merely moving quietly through the first week at Wimbledon.

Of all the veterans left in the game – and there are more than at any time in the Open era – the Spaniard with the thinning pate and a left foot that needed minor surgery after he won his 14th French Open has plenty of unfinished business.