Berrettini, Cobolli, Sonego and Jasmine Paolini fly to the third round of Wimbledon

Day of important verdicts at Wimbledon for the Italian players. Four Italians reach the third round of the London tournament, while among the big names the German Alexander Zverev, fresh Roland Garros champion, and the Polish Iga Swiatek, winner of the last edition, advance without problems. Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Sonego and Flavio Cobolli they reach Jannik Sinner in the round of 32 of the third round of the Grand Slam season, staged on the grass courts of the All England Tennis Club. Tyra Grant, eliminated in the second round by the Czech Marie Bouzkova, leaves the scene. In the Women’s success for Jasmine Paolini who reached the third round after beating the Swiss Golubic.

Berrettini beats Fils in four sets

Berrettini, number 51 in the world and 2021 finalist in the British Major, defeated the French Arthur Fils, seeded number 20 in the seeding, in four sets, with a score of 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3 in two hours and 51 minutes of play. In the third round the Italian will meet the winner of the match between the Czech Jakub Mensik and the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.

Sonego ahead in the fifth set

Lorenzo Sonego reaches the third round of Wimbledon. The Piedmontese, number 69 in the ATP ranking, prevailed over Canadian Gabriel Diallo, 88 in the world, in five sets, with a score of 7-6 (4) 4-6 7-6 (4) 6-7 (6) 6-2 in four hours and 22 minutes. In the next match, in the round of 32, he will face the American Taylor Fritz, number seven in the international rankings and sixth seed in the draw.

Cobolli beats Duckworth, fourth Italian in the third round

Flavio Cobolli tames James Duckworth and earns the third round at Wimbledon 2026. The Roman beat the Australian player in four sets, with a score of 7-6 (4) 3-6 7-6 (3) 6-1, in three hours of play, and now continues the defense of the quarter-finals reached last season. Superior on a physical and mental level, now in the third round he will face the Russian Karen Khachanov, seeded number 19 in the draw, who won the match against the German Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 6-4 6-4.

Paolini in the third round, beat Golubic

The Italian Paolini, seeded number 13 in the draw, finalist at the All England Tennis Club in 2024, beat the Swiss Golubic in two sets today. 7-6 (0) 6-4, in an hour and 40 minutes of play, the score in favor of Paolini, who will play for a place in the round of 16 against Maria Sakkari. The Greek beat Uzbek Kamilla Rakhimova in three sets – with a score of 6-3 0-6 7-6 (7).

Tyra Grant eliminated in the second round

Tyra Grant, on the other hand, bids farewell to Wimbledon in the second round. The 18-year-old Italian-American surrendered on London grass to the Czech Marie Bouzkova, number 23 in the WTA ranking and 21 in the seeding, in two sets with a score of 7-5, 6-3 in an hour and 35 minutes of play. Grant, who came from the qualifiers and arrived at Wimbledon as world number 172 with a winning debut against Katie Boulter, will still make a leap in the rankings, reaching a new best ranking at the end of the tournament.

Zverev a caccia del double Roland Garros-Wimbledon

Zverev prevailed over the Frenchman Valentin Royer (75th in the ATP ranking) 6-1, 6-3 and 7-6 (7/3). The German, 29 years old, is trying on London grass to become the seventh tennis player of the Open era to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon consecutively. He has never shone in the British tournament, but he has a great opportunity to at least reach the quarter-finals for the first time, in his tenth participation, as Sinner and Serbian Novak Djokovic are in the other half of the draw. The second seed, who has played in three Slam finals, will face the American Marcus Giron, world number 92, in the third round. “I love Wimbledon. I keep hoping to get a great result here. If I keep playing like this, I think it can happen,” Zverev said. At Wimbledon, however, he has never made it past the fourth round, reaching in 2017, 2021 and 2024.

Fritz, De Miñaur and Jodar anti

Taylor Fritz defeated compatriot Patrick Kypson (113th in the world) 6-2, 6-2 and 7-5. Fritz has reached at least the quarterfinals in three of the last four editions of Wimbledon and last year fell in the semifinals to Carlos Alcaraz. The Australian Alex de Miñaur, sixth in the ranking, beat the French Adrian Mannarino (40th in the world) 6-3, 6-2 and 6-2. The Spaniard Rafael Jodar instead returned to the court to complete the match suspended on Wednesday due to lack of light and won the last two sets, completing a comeback over his compatriot Pablo Carreño, 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 and 6-4.

Swiatek convinces, Princess Kate in the stands

Swiatek overwhelmed the Czech Karolina Pliskova (73rd WTA and Wimbledon finalist in 2021) 6-1 and 6-3. The Pole, six-time Slam champion, has not yet won a title this season, but started Wimbledon with good feelings. She had suffered more in the first round, against the American Taylor Townsend, overcome in three sets 6-1, 2-6 and 6-3. “For sure the first round was very exciting, but today I felt like it was just another day,” Swiatek said. The former world number 1 will face the Philippine Alexandra Eala in the next round, who overcame the Australian Maya Joint, who in turn won the first round against the legendary Serena Williams. Last year’s finalist, American Amanda Anisimova, also advanced to the third round, as did compatriot Madison Keys, winner of the Australian Open last year. Also among the audience on Thursday was Princess Kate, who witnessed part of the day on Field 18.