Match of the day
It took young Italian Matteo Berrettini exactly four hours and 19 minutes of hard labour before he could collapse to the Court 18 turf in celebration after finally shaking off Argentine Diego Schwartzman over five tough sets.
The 23-year-old was fancied by some for a deep run in SW19 after picking up his first grass court title in Stuttgart in June and a semi-final run a week later in Halle. The world No.20 saved three match points deep in the fourth set, took the contest into a decider and held his nerve when it mattered most to come through 6-7, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3.
The right-hander from Rome will play his first ever Grand Slam fourth round match on Monday, and what a prospect it will be. Roger Federer awaits, most likely on Centre Court. The Italian will have nothing to lose.
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On her tenth visit to The Championships, American Alison Riske is into the last 16 for the first time in her career. Third round defeats in 2013, 2014 and 2017 are but a distant memory after her win on Saturday against No.13 seed Belinda Bencic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
The victory will be doubly satisfying since she came back from 3-0 down in the deciding set and missed four match points against the same player at the same tournament 12 months ago.
Riske, who began her grass season with back-to-back titles in Surbiton and ‘s-Hertogenbosch, will have to take her game to yet another level on Monday. She next faces world No.1 Ashleigh Barty in the last 16.
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Under the radar
Petra Kvitova arrived in Wimbledon unsure whether she would be fit enough to play a match, let alone mount a serious challenge for a third title on the lawns of the All England Club.
A left arm injury had forced the world No.6 to withdraw from Roland-Garros and meant she hadn’t played a grass court match prior to her first round appointment in SW19.
Fast forward a week and she has three straight-sets victories ahead of a fourth round meeting with British No.1 Johanna Konta.
“Every match gets better,” the Czech said after a 6-3, 6-2 win over Poland’s Magda Linette on Saturday. “Matches are the best practice.”
