Alcaraz vs Berrettini LIVE! Wimbledon 2023 latest score and updates from Centre Court
lcaraz vs Berrettini LIVE!
Carlos Alcaraz faces the sternest test of his Wimbledon credentials to date as he takes on Matteo Berrettini on Centre Court this evening. The world number one is now on an eight-match winning run on grass after victory at Queen’s, and came through some troubling moments against Nicolas Jarry to set up this fourth-round clash.
This is only the third time Alcaraz has featured in the Wimbledon main draw, the 20-year-old already matching his previous best run. The possibility of a final against Novak Djokovic on Sunday afternoon looms, but there is plenty of work to do before then.
Berrettini reached the final himself at SW19 two years ago, losing to Djokovic in four sets, and the Italian has roared back to form in sensational fashion over the past week. Injury has wrecked Berrettini’s schedule in recent months, but he has put that behind him to already knock out seeds Alex de Minaur and Alexander Zverev. Follow Carlos Alcaraz vs Matteo Berrettini with Standard Sport’s dedicated LIVE blog below!
Live updates
Players are out!
Berrettini out onto Centre Court, Alcaraz following behind.
Roof is open, though the clouds are starting to look a bit grey above. Watch out.
Warm-ups underway, action will be up and running in the next few minutes. Plenty of hype around this match – it’s got a lot to live up to.
Might as well learn from the best…
Alcaraz vs Berrettini next!
So then, we’ve rattled through the Centre Court schedule today.
Rybakina through in 20 minutes earlier after that withdrawal, Djokovic sealing victory over Hurkacz and Jabeur then hammering Kvitova.
It means Alcaraz and Berrettini will step onto court shortly, well ahead of schedule.
Game, set and match!
Wow.
Jabeur needs just over an hour to beat Kvitova, 6-0 6-3 and she has breezed into the quarter-finals.
Next up – a repeat of last year’s final. Elena Rybakina.
Berrettini back to his best?
Plenty of injury problems for Berrettini heading into this tournament, his build-up consisting of a 6-1 6-2 defeat to fellow Italian Lorenzo Sonego in Stuttgart.
Berrettini got his revenge against Sonego in the first round here though, before picking up two brilliant straight-set wins over Alex de Minaur and Alexander Zverev.
He will come into this evening’s clash full of confidence, that much is for sure.
Another epic in store
It was a five set epic when these two met at the Australian Open last year, Alcaraz coming back from two sets down to level it up before Berrettini went on to win a decider.
More late drama this evening? Quite possibly!
Jabeur on the charge
Alcaraz and Berrettini might want to speed up those warm-ups.
Jabeur now a break up in the second set on Kvitova, she leads 6-0 3-1 on Centre Court and is racing to victory.
Serious performance from the Tunisian!
Potential Centre Court thriller
It was just a few days before Wimbledon that Matteo Berrettini’s team sat him down and said he needed to decide whether to play or not.
Since mid-April, he had played just once competitively and managed to win just three games, perpetually beset as he was by an abdominal problem.
Had it been any other tournament other than Wimbledon, the 2021 runner-up admits he might not have signed up, and it wasn’t until the morning of his match that he felt fit enough to play.
Berrettini hasn’t had it easy in the draw to date having already beaten Alex di Minaur and Alexander Zverev but in the fourth match on Centre Court tonight faces Carlos Alcaraz.
Read our full preview here!
Jabeur in a rush!
We might now have too long to wait for Alcaraz and Berrettini.
They’re on following the conclusion of Ons Jabeur vs Petra Kvitova, and the Tunisian has taken the first set 6-0 in 22 minutes!
Superb set from the sixth seed, but it’s been wild from Kvitova. One winner, 13 unforced errors.
Standard Sport prediction
This could be special. Very special.
Alcaraz is never in a dull match, and Berrettini’s form suggests he can really push the Spaniard this evening. It could be another long match on Centre Court, with Alcaraz potentially edging a clash that goes the distance.
Alcaraz to win in five sets
