Matteo Berrettini has the game to topple Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz and become a surprise winner at Wimbledon, according to Alexander Zverev.
Berrettini lost to Djokovic in the final of Wimbledon in 2021, but was not expected to make inroads this year following struggles with injuries which saw him drop to No38 in the world rankings. However, the Italian has been in eye-catching form at SW19 so far, beating Alex De Minaur, Lorenzo Sonego and Zverev to reach the last-16.
He produced a serving masterclass on Court One on Saturday night to get past Zverev 6-3, 7-6, 7-6. Berrettini will now face world No1 Alcaraz in the next round – but he shouldn’t be daunted according to his most recent beaten opponent.
