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Bernard Tomic knows how to press buttons.

Today, Tomic relied on his video-game skills to reach the Wimbledon fourth round for the third time.

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In a battle of Top 20 players staged on Court 17, Tomic needed guidance just to find the court.

Once he located his game, he rolled past 14th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 without surrendering serve.

Playing on the smaller court reminded Tomic of playing Play Station.

"I was playing Play Station actually. I bought a PlayStation the other day," Tomic said. "I was playing PlayStation when I realized I was playing on Court 17. I didn't know where Court 17 was. I knew where Court 18 was. I had to really think where I was playing.

"I couldn't believe I was going from going on to Court 2 to play on Court 17 where he's 13 in the world, I'm 18, 19. So two top 20 players that are playing. Yeah, I saw this morning, the schedule was horrendous with the players and the doubles. It was just chaos for the Wimbledon organization. It's something they have to take into consideration today because it was a tough, tough, tough five days. And that's one of the reasons we were playing on Court 17."

Five years ago, a teenage Tomic reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier becoming the youngest man since Boris Becker in 1986 to reach the last eight at The Championships.

The 19th-seeded Tomic, who will play either 32nd-seeded Lucas Pouille or 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro for a quarterfinal spot, says he's playing some of the best grass-court tennis of his career.

"I think today just showed how good I can actually play on grass, and looking back to, you know, when I was 18 playing so freely and beating (Robin) Soderling in straight sets," Tomic said. "Today I think I played that level, playing a guy 14 in the world.

"He's an amazing player, and for me to beat him that comfortably, you know, just showed how good I'm playing. Now I have nothing to lose. I'm in the fourth round, chance for a quarterfinal at the biggest tournament in the world. I have to go out there playing good and believing."

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