Wimbledon: Berrettini defeats Zverev, books round of 16 match against Alcaraz

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