Alcaraz struggled against the 2021 Wimbledon finalist. After losing serve to 3: 5, the Spaniard had to write off set one. After that, Alcaraz was the dominant player on the pitch. While the world number one did not allow any further break chances and only allowed himself 23 unforced errors, Berrettini had to fight for his service games. Alcaraz made four more breaks and used his fourth match point after almost three hours.
“I knew it would be difficult,” said Alcaraz after his success. “Matteo was here in the final. It wasn’t easy after losing the first set. But I had to stay focused.” And he still hasn’t had enough. “I’m even more hungry. My dream is to play in the final and one day win this title.” He took the next step towards that on Wednesday in the quarterfinals against number six seed Rune.
Reuters/Dylan Martinez “It was a crazy match. Grigor pushed me to the limit,” Rune explained after his victory
It will be the first Wimbledon quarterfinals in the “open era” of two players who are not yet 21 years old. The Dane is also in the last eight for the first time on Church Road. After losing the first set, strength in the tie-breaks in particular caused the swing in favor of Runes. “Since we were twelve years old, we have gone through all categories together. It’s great that we’re now playing a major quarter-final against each other,” said Alcaraz.
Success for Eubanks ‘surreal and unbelievable’
Christopher Eubanks continues to make his debut extremely successful. The American prevailed on Monday in a five-set thriller against number five seeded Tsitsipas 3: 6 7: 6 (7/4) 3: 6 6: 4 6: 4. Eubanks now meets Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, who benefited from the abandonment of Czech Jiri Lehecka.
“It’s surreal and unbelievable. I feel like I’m living a dream right now,” said Eubanks, who just a few weeks ago declared he hated grass as a surface. “The lawn and I have had a tough relationship over the years, but at the moment he’s my best friend,” joked the surprise man, who won in Mallorca in the run-up to Wimbledon.
Eubanks surprises Tsitsipas
Christopher Eubanks has made it into the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. The debutant prevailed in five sets against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Until the tie-break of the second set, there was no sign of the big surprise in Wimbledon on court two. The 27-year-old Eubanks hadn’t had a chance to break until then and had twice given up his serve in the first set. In the tie-break, Tsitsipas made a double fault to make it 3/5. The 2.01 meter tall American used the only mini break to equalize the set. The third movement became a mirror image of the first. The world number 43. had no chance as a server and conceded two breaks.
In the fourth set it was again a double mistake by Tsitsipas, which gave the Greek the decisive loss of service to 4: 5. Eubanks used the momentum and took the lead with a break in the fifth set. Tsitsipas managed to equalize to 3: 3, only to return his service immediately. At 4: 5, the fifth in the world rankings had two more chances for a rebreak. Eubanks fended off both, got the first match point with an ace and converted it after a playing time of 3:04 hours.
APA/AFP/Daniel Leal Christopher Eubanks is currently playing the tournament of his life in Wimbledon
Next opponent is now Medvedev. The Russian was already leading 6:4 6:2 against Lehecka before the Czech had to give up due to a foot injury. The number three seeded Russian is in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time. The Russian took the serve from Lehecka three times and didn’t allow a single break chance.
Djokovic continues on course towards title defense
Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-finals with a 7-6 (8/6) 7/6 (8/6) 5-7 6-4 win over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz. Djokovic converted his first match point after 3:07 hours and thus kept his chance for his eighth title in the classic lawn. The game was interrupted on Sunday evening after two sets because of the upcoming night’s rest.
Reuters/Hannah Mckay Novak Djokovic struggled hard against strong server Hubert Hurkacz
When the match resumed on center court, Djokovic initially had a hard time and lost the third set. It was the first set loss in the current tournament for the Grand Slam record winner. But Djokovic kept calm, celebrated his 32nd win in a row and will now face Russian Andrej Rublev on Tuesday. “It’s going to be a completely different game. The tasks get harder from game to game. Even if you can hardly imagine that it can be harder than against Hubert, who served incredibly well,” said Djokovic.
The Championships, Wimbledon
(Great Britain, €52.3m, grass)
men’s singles
Round of 16 tableau: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP/1) Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 3:6 6:3 6:3 6:3 Holger Rune (DEN/6) Grigor Dimitrow (BUL/21) 3:6 7:6 (8th /6) 7: 6 (7/4) 6: 3 Daniil Medvedev (RUS/3) Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 6: 4 6: 2 ret. Christopher Eubanks (USA) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/5) 3: 6 7: 6 (7/4) 3: 6 6: 4 6: 4 Jannik Sinner (ITA/8) Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) 7: 6 (7th /4) 6:4 6:3 Roman Safiullin (RUS) Denis Shapovalov (CAN/26) 3:6 6:3 6:1 6:3 Andrei Rublev (RUS/7) Alexander Bublik (KAZ/23) 7:5 6: 3 6: 7 (6/8) 6: 7 (5/7) 6: 4 Novak Djokovic (SRB/2) Hubert Hurkacz (POL/17) 7: 6 (8/6) 7: 6 (8/ 6) 5:7 6:4
