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World No 1 Jannik Sinner overcomes former finalist Matteo Berrettini; Carlos Alcaraz continues title defence with straight-sets win over Aleksandar Vukic; watch the Hamburg, Swiss and Palermo Opens, live on Sky Sports Tennis, following the conclusion of Wimbledon
World No 1 Jannik Sinner survived a scare against fellow Italian and former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini, coming through a thrilling four-set tussle to reach the third round.
The top seed put on a show to beat Berrettini, runner-up to Novak Djokovic in 2021, 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 7-6 (7-4) in a high-level encounter that finished under the Centre Court roof shortly after 10.30pm.
Berrettini saved a match point when serving at 5-6 in the fourth set and belted away a forehand to set up the third tie-break of an absorbing tussle, with Sinner again coming up with the goods.
It’s the 22-year-old 14th win in 14 against fellow Italians and means he will continue his quest for a second Grand Slam title against Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic in the third round on Friday after he came back from two sets to one down to beat Dutch 27th seed Tallon Griekspoor 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 1-6 6-2 6-3.
Sinner, whose victory kept him on course for a semi-final showdown with reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz, paid tribute to his compatriot during his on-court interview.
“We are very good friends, we play Davis Cup together, we practice together sometimes and tough we had to face each other in second round,” he said.
“I knew I had to raise my level. He played final here, he is a grass-court specialist and I was looking forward to it. It was a challenge but I am very happy with how I handled the situation.”
Alcaraz shakes off cobwebs as Sinner survives Wimbledon scare
Defending Wimbledon champion Alcaraz made a shaky start to his second-round match against unseeded Australian Aleksandar Vukic but ultimately moved through the gears to seal a 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 6-2 win.
The 28-year-old Vukic had form for upsetting the Spaniard, having beaten the then 17-year-old in French Open qualifying four years ago.
The defending champion from Spain was broken twice by world No 69 Vukic, firstly when serving for the opening set. But there was to be no repeat of their prior clash as Alcaraz managed to break back to force a tie-break, which he dominated and then never looked back.
