In Short
- Alexander Zverev lost to Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5)
- Berrettini will next be up against Carlos Alcaraz
- Ons Jabeur defeated Bianca Andreescu 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
By Sabyasachi ChowdhuryWorld No.19 Alexander Zverev failed to make it through to the Wimbledon 2023 men’s singles Round 4 after losing to Matteo Berrettini in straight sets on Saturday, July 8. It took Berrettini two hours and 27 minutes to get the better of Zverev. Berrettini won the match 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5).
Facing three match points in the third set tie-break, Zverev saved two of them, but couldn’t save the third. Throughout the match, Berrettini was able to break his opponent’s serve only once and that turned out to be the deciding factor in the match.
Both players had almost similar numbers of winners and unforced errors. But every time around, it was Berrettini, who was able to come out on top. Berrettini will next be up against World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Nicolas Jarry in four sets.
ONS JABEUR BEATS ANDREESCU
World No.6 Ons Jabeur went through to the fourth round of the Wimbledon 2023 women’s singles after beating Canada’s Bianca Andreescu 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday, July 8 on Centre Court. The Tunisian star, also last year’s runner-up, took an hour and 48 minutes to pull the curtains down on the match.
Jabeur will next be up against two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who beat Serbia’s Natalija Stevanovic 6-3, 7-5 in the third round.
In the first set of her match against Andreescu, Jabeur out of sorts as she failed to get herself even one chance of breaking her opponent’s serve. But from the second set onwards, she started turning the tables on her opponent.
Jabeur conceded a break in the last set, but won back two to make amends. She smashed 30 winners, 17 more than Andreescu and that made a big difference. She was excellent with her first serves, winning 81 percent of points from them.
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