Wimbledon 2023: Carlos Alcaraz through to quarter-finals with impressive win over Matteo Berrettini

Carlos Alcaraz beat Matteo Berrettini 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 to reach a maiden Wimbledon quarter-final. The 20-year-old is one of the favourites at SW19, but his four-set battle with Nicolas Jarry at the weekend showed the remaining players in the men's draw that he is far from invincible on grass at this stage of his career. Meanwhile, the resurgent Berrettini had displayed his talent with a straight-sets victory over Alexander Zverev and came in dreaming of a big upset.

Ad The match went with serve in the opening stages, with the crowd and press box both packed tight for what was one of the most hotly-anticipated matches of the tournament so far. WimbledonWimbledon 2023: Day 8 Order of Play and schedule – When are Alcaraz, Sabalenka and Djokovic playing?YESTERDAY AT 19:39 Both players were able to mix power with deft touches, but for more than half the first set, they were well-matched and unable to force a break. However the 27-year-old Italian seized on some indecisiveness from the world No.

1 as he fought through to break for 5-3, before serving out the set via deuce. Alcaraz had a break point in the first game of the second set but Berrettini held serve and the Spaniard started to betray some frustration. Rybakina 'half a step ahead' of Swiatek and Sabalenka in race for title — Wilander Djokovic battles past Hurkacz to move three wins from eighth Wimbledon title Medvedev into first Wimbledon quarter-final, Tsitsipas stunned by Eubanks But the breakthrough soon came.

Two unforced errors from Berrettini gifted Alcaraz 0-40 at 2-1 and the Spaniard pushed through to finally break before holding to move 4-1 clear. Alcaraz’s power and accuracy in his service games soon took him to the set and it was all square. He broke to go