Matteo Berrettini advances past Wimbledon first round, third round of the Grand Slam of the season taking place on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The 28-year-old Roman, number 59 in the world, defeats the 32-year-old Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, number 70 in the ATP ranking, with a score of 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in two hours and 53 minutes. Berrettini awaits the winner of the match between the 22-year-old South Tyrolean Jannik Sinner, world number 1 and first seed, and the German Yannick Hanfmann, number 110 ATP, in the 2nd round.
Winning debut for Fabio Fognini. The 37-year-old Ligurian, number 94 in the world, defeats the twenty-year-old French Luca Van Assche, number 104 in the ATP ranking and on the scoreboard as lucky loser, with a score of 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 in just over two hours of game.
Matteo Arnaldi immediately out, who was overtaken by Frances Tiafoe and lost in 5 sets. The American, number 29 on the scoreboard, won 6-7 (5-7), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in 3h09′.
Beyond the Azzurri, among the other results the winning debut of the reigning champion stands out Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard, number 3 in the world and seeded, defeats the Estonian Mark Lajal, number 269 in the ATP ranking and coming from the qualifiers, with a score of 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 6-2 in two hours and 21 minutes.
All smooth too Daniil Medvedevwho easily advances to the second round. The Russian, number 5 in the world, overcomes the American of Serbian origin Aleksandar Kovacevic, number 88 in the ATP ranking, with the score of 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 47 minutes.
Paolini good, Sabalenka flat rate
Good first for Jasmine Paolini. The Italian, number 7 in the world and seeded, beats the Spanish Sara Sorribes Tormo, number 55 in the WTA ranking, with a score of 7-5, 6-3 in one hour and 36 minutes.
Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka withdraws. The Belarusian, world number 3 and third seed, was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a shoulder injury. In place of Sabalenka, the Russian Erika Andreeva, number 101 in the WTA ranking, was brought back as the lucky loser.
