Wimbledon 2024 LIVE: Tennis scores as Jannik Sinner battles past Matteo Berrettini after Emma Raducanu win
Raducanu eased past Elise Mertens on No.1 Court with Carlos Alcaraz also victorious on a rain-hit day at Wimbledon
Emma Raducanu produced a stunning victory at Wimbledon, sweeping past Elise Mertens hours after confirming she will play alongside Andy Murray in the mixed doubles. Raducanu dominated the world No 33 and claimed a 6-1 6-2 victory in just 75 minutes to return to the third round of a grand slam for the first time since winning the US Open in 2021.
Murray was forced to pull out of his final singles match at the Championships after ruling that he had not recovered from a back operation in time. The two-time champion will play in the men’s doubles alongside brother Jamie on Thursday but his on-court swansong will continue in the mixed doubles alongside Raducanu, the former US Open champion.
Carlos Alcaraz continued his impressive start to his title defence with a dominant win after an early scare against Australian Aleksandar Vukic. In the final match of the day, world No 1 Jannik Sinner battled past compatriot and former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini in an epic four-set win, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 7-6 (7-4), on Centre Court.
Follow all the latest updates and live scores from Wimbledon below:
Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 6-6 Matteo Berrettini
Berrettini responds with a thumping serve but Sinner still has the mini-break. 4-3.
Berrettini with a poor return long on the second serve! He has to win this next point. 5-3
Sinner almost had an ace but it’s a let. Berrettini lands his return onto the line but Sinner unloads on a stunning forehand down the line! 6-3 and three match points.
Ace! 6-4.
But Sinner then crushes a forehand onto Berrettini’s feet and he fires wide, unable to adjust!
Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 6-6 Matteo Berrettini
Berrettini gets an opening gift but Sinner digs in on the baseline and forces Berrettini to go long, wth the first two points going against serve. Ace from Berrettini! 1-2.
Berrettini slices his return into the net. Sinner forces Berrettini wide with a lovely forehand and cuts off the pass down the line with the volley! Beautiful. 3-2.
Massive serve from Berrettini onto the line! A puff of chalk... but then he puts the strike wide on the forehand! 4-2 Sinner.
Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 6-6 Matteo Berrettini
Sinner won the first two sets on a tiebreak, improving his level when it counted.
If Berrettini forces a fifth, this will not finish tonight...
The crowd are behind Berrettini and want this to continue.
Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 6-6 Matteo Berrettini
Oooh. A couple of loose points from Berrettini at the start of the game and it’s quickly 0-30.
A first-serve misses too, but Sinner goes long against the second serve!
Sinner nets again on the return! 30-30.
Double fault from Berrettini! He challenged the first serve, it was long, and then he goes long on the second!
Match point Sinner: Berrettini with the big serve out wide!
Duece... Ace from Berrettini! Forehand winner Berrettini!
We’re into another tiebreak!
Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 6-5 Matteo Berrettini*
Berrettini taps his head with his racket as he nets on the return at 15-30.
Sinner finds a big first serve down the middle to take the game.
Berrettini will have new balls to take this into a fourth-set tiebreak.
Wimbledon 2024: *Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 5-5 Matteo Berrettini
Berrettini does so brilliantly, winning an epic point at the start of the game as Sinner raced to meet the pick-up but Berrettini stood firm at the net.
He holds to love and now the pressure is on Sinner...
Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 5-4 Matteo Berrettini*
We follow serve, with Sinner staying in front and holding to love for a 5-4 lead.
Berrettini will serve to stay in the match...
Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 3-2 Matteo Berrettini*
Sinner breaks back immediately! He then holds serve with ease, and all of a sudden the pressure is back on Berrettini!
What a match we’re witnessing.
Somewhere amid the see-saw action, Berrettini produces the shot of the match, flicking a backhand around the post to keep a point alive. Sinner wins it eventually, but the crowd loves that!
Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 1-2 Matteo Berrettini*
Well, well, well...
More and more errors from Sinner. More and more crushing shots from Berrettini.
Sinner has several chances to hold serve at 1-1, but he can’t get over the line.
Ultimately, he gives up a break, and Berrettini has the advantage in this fourth set...
Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner* 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 Matteo Berrettini
Sinner stays in it, forcing Berrettini to serve for the set. Here we go.
Berrettini with a nice lob, and Sinner chases... There’s the gasp of anticipation from the crowd... and the tweener!
But Berrettini meets Sinner’s trick shot at the net and puts away a volley. 15-0.
Sinner strikes back, but another tidy volley from Berrettini makes it 30-15.
Again Sinner stays in the game, but an ace brings up 40-30 and set point for Berrettini...
ACE AGAIN! We’re heading to a fourth set!
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