Sinner defeats big-hitting Berrettini to reach Wimbledon third round

World No 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Italian compatriot Matteo Berrettini in a big-hitting clash to reach the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday.

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Australian Open champion Sinner came through 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 7-6 (7/4) in a three-hour 42-minute Centre Court clash.

Berrettini, the 2021 runner-up, fired 65 winners including 28 aces past the top seed and carved out four breaks of serve to two for his opponent.

Sinner recovered from a break down in the fourth set and played the more composed tiebreak, which ended when Berrettini committed his 48th and final unforced error.

Sinner, a semifinalist in 2023, will take on Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia for a place in the last 16.