Matteo Berrettini is back. To stop him, a very tough draw was needed, which saw him face world number one Alcaraz already in the round of 16. The Roman tennis player, back from a long ordeal, with several injuries that had also put his participation in Wimbledon at risk, surrendered to the Spanish phenomenon in the fourth set.

He had snatched the first, then the Spaniard, the youngest number one in the history of tennis, leveled up and became unplayable, closing with three 6-3s in a row (after the initial 3-6). Berrettini greets Wimbledon with a very high head, with a return to very high levels.

But there is still Italy in the tournament draw: today Sinner faces the surprise Safiullin (number 92 in the world and making his debut at Wimbledon) in the quarterfinals, hunting for the pass to the semifinals, which would see him face the winner of the match between Djokovic and Rublev .

The start of the match is scheduled between 15.30 and 16: his will be the second match on court 1, where the program starts at 14 with the women's challenge between Pegula and Vondrousova.

(Unioneonline/L.Ne.)

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