An absolutely remarkable second-set tie-break has finally come to an end on Court One, with Matteo Berrettini winning it 18-16 to level his first-round match against 41-year-old Stan Wawrinka.
An absolutely remarkable second-set tie-break has finally come to an end on Court One, with Matteo Berrettini winning it 18-16 to level his first-round match against 41-year-old Stan Wawrinka.
No breaks of serve in the match so far and the tie-breaks have both gone the distance and then some.
Might be a long night on Court One... and the roof is now closing, so the rest of the match will be played indoors.
Wawrinka 7-6 (9-7) 6-7 (16-18) 0-0 Berrettini
Stan Wawrinka and Matteo Berrettini look destined for another tie-break on court one.
They're tied at 4-4 in the second set and neither player has offered up a break point.
Stan Wawrinka, playing in his final Wimbledon, has taken the first set against 2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini.
Wawrinka saved three break points in the third game as the set went with serve.
The 41-year-old failed to convert his first three set points in the tie-break but when Berrettini double-faulted to give up 8-7, Wawrinka made no mistake with a big first serve that the Italian couldn't return into court.
Wawrinka 7-6 (9-7) 0-0 Berrettini
Nope, Berrettini fights to the net via forehand, then covers it well to stick away a volley. We’re back level at 6-6, and this is quite a level Wawrinkz is hitting at 41.
Stan leads Berrettini 6-5 and has a point on serve for the first set.
Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka is appearing in his final Wimbledon before his planned retirement later this year.
The 41-year-old Swiss player is up against Italian Matteo Berrettini on Court One.
Berrettini is a former Wimbledon runner-up and was looking like he had rediscovered some excellent form at the recent French Open, when injury once again halted his progress.
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