Wimbledon: Berrettini defeats Zverev, books round of 16 match against Alcaraz
Matteo Berrettini beat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) on Saturday evening and will face Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, in the next round
Italian Matteo Berrettini moved into the last 16 of Wimbledon by defeating German Alexander Zverev, the No 19 seed, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Saturday evening.
The win sees Berrettini continue his impressive streak at Wimbledon 2023, a tournament where he made the final in 2021.
Ahead of this week, Matteo Berrettini had low expectations heading into Wimbledon. The big-hitting 27-year-old has been a force on grass over the past three years, but with an injury-plagued 2023 so far, has had very little time on the court. After losing in the Australian Open, Berrettini missed two months of play, before also withdrawing from Roland-Garros and queens due to a reoccurring abdominal injury.
However, the grass of Wimbledon has been kind to Berrettini so far, with the Italian beating compatriot Lorenzo Sonego 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (7), 6-3 in the first round, before dispatching Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 15 seed 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the second.
Alexander Zverev was Berrettini’s toughest opponent so far, with the former world No 2 a favourite to make a deep run at Wimbledon. Berrettini was not phased, however, and maintained a strong 36-22 winner to unforced error ratio as he defeated the No 19 seed in straight sets. The Italian won a dominant 86% of his first serves, landing 15 aces in a serve-oriented match.
Up next is an even greater challenge for Berrettini, with Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, next.
Other results on day six of Wimbledon 2023 include:
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) beat Laslo Djere: 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Holger Rune (6) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (31): 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8)
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Nicolas Jarry (25): 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5
- Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Marton Fucsovics: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
- Christopher Eubanks beat Christopher O’Connell: 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2)
- Jiri Lehecka beat Tommy Paul (16): 6-2, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-2
- Novak Djokovic (2) beat Stan Wawrinka: 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (5)
- Andrey Rublev (7) beat David Goffin (WC): 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-2
- Roman Safiullin beat Guido Pella: 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-0
- Denis Shapovalov (26) beat Liam Broady (WC): 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 7-5
- Daniel Elahi Galan beat Mikael Ymer: 6-2, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1
- Alexander Bublik (23) beat Maximilian Marterer: 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
- Jannik Sinner (8) beat Quentin Halys: 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
- Hubert Hurkacz (17) beat Lorenzo Musetti (14): 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4