Sinner-Nardi will most likely be the second Italian derby to dispute on the Center Court. To date, the only derby played on the Tempio del Tennis field was the one played and won by Jannik Sinner on Matteo Berrettini in the second round of the 2024 edition (match won by South Tyrolean for 76 76 26 76).
Overall, the Italian derby in Wimbledon were 8, the ninth is precisely Sinner-Nardi next Tuesday.
The first blue derby in the history of Wimbledon was the one played in 1980 between Adriano Panatta and Corrado Barazzutti. It was a second round match that Adriano Panatta won for 16 63 64 36 61. It should be noted that in the previous round Barazzutti had hit the American Scott Davis his only victory in Wimbledon.
Eleven years pass and in 1991 we find the second blue derby between Omar Camporese and Claudio Pistolesi. This was a first round derby won by Camporese for 61 63 26 63.
The third Wimbledon derby is from 2005 between Davide Sanguinetti and Andreas Seppi. To access and access the second round was Davide Sanguinetti who prevailed for 63 62 61. In 2006 the fourth derby won, in the second round, from DAniele bracelets on Stefano Galvani (63 67 63 64 The score).