The 2021 finalist is struggling with a recurring illness in his abdomen that caused him to miss his Queen’s Club title defense but made it to the fourth round following a convincing win over Alex De Minaur and Alexander Zverev.

Berrettini, who was knocked out of Wimbledon last year by Covid, told the court after his third-round win that he spent days crying in bed as he fought to get fit again.

“If a few weeks ago they told me you were going to play five days in a row at Wimbledon, I would have signed in my blood,” the Italian later said.

“I literally spent days in bed thinking about the tournaments I’ve missed, the injuries I’ve had, the sadness I’m feeling. I was like, ‘I have to come back and feel alive playing’.

“That’s the energy I have right now. It doesn’t matter how tired I am. In the morning, go there, enjoy. I found an additional source of energy that perhaps a few years ago I would have taken for granted.”

There is some risk of some rain early in the day. That has stayed away so far and touch the woodthat’s still the case.

Going into the afternoon, we don’t expect any bad weather, hoping that there will be some sunshine as well.

Katie Boulter is not the only Briton to see their Wimbledon run come to an end in the past two days. British No 1 male tennis player, Cam Norrie, suffered a shock defeat to Christopher Eubanks of the US.

A semi-finalist last year, Norrie had an unforgettable tournament this summer at SW19. For the man who often lives in the shadow of British tennis, the contrast is once again clear. At the same time Andy Murray was recapturing the nation’s hearts with a fearless, passionate five-set loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas on Center Court, Norrie’s gentle defeat came before 2/3 full Court , somewhat silent. first.

Forget move hands, Cameron Norrie vs Christopher Eubanks doesn’t even have hands, while Murray vs Tsitsipas is breaking the dial.

Luke Baker goes through the story of Cam Norrie:

Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev both reached the fourth round in four sets while Ons Jabeur and Aryna Sabalenka won the women’s draw.

In case you missed it, here’s a recap of yesterday’s biggest stories:

Aryna Sabalenka admits there will only be a “small celebration” as she has had her second week at Wimbledon this time with intense focus on another major title.

Australian Open champion Sabalenka advanced to the fourth round at the All England Club on Saturday with a routine 6-2 6-3 win over Moscow-born Anna Blinkova, hitting 30 winners in an easy 81 minutes. on Court One.

“I was very happy two years ago to be able to get to week two. Well, since then I’ve had more confidence in myself in the grand slams.

“I don’t think about the second week of the Grand Slam, you know? I felt a little relieved after that breakthrough.

“I’m still happy. Still a little celebration for the second week, but the goal is to go as far as I can. I’m trying to stay focused.”

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek led the action on Center Court as singles matches continued without the presence of any Britons.

Here, we look at the action of Saturday.

Katie Boulter admits she was beaten by a “much better player” as her Wimbledon tournament ended with a crushing defeat to defending champion Elena Rybakina.

Boulter has cemented her new-found British number one status by reaching the final round of 32 for the second year in a row, and there are high hopes that she can at least beat the third seed. Rybakina one match.

Boulter has shown many times that she loves the big stage, but having to wait until nearly 9 p.m. to step out onto the Center Court, she held Rybakina for just 56 minutes in a 6-1 6-1 match put an end to hopes of home singles at Wimbledon.

“Obviously a really tough match against a tough opponent,” said the 26-year-old. “I did my best today. I won’t say that I really feel like I’ve been in the game to the fullest.

“She’s obviously the defending champion for a reason, and I learned a lot today and that’s what I’m going to have to take from today’s game.”

World number one Alcaraz, considered Djokovic’s only real opponent these two weeks, joined the Serbian in the fourth round after defeating Nicolas Jarry.

But it took the Spaniard four sets and almost four hours to beat a player who had not played at Wimbledon in four years and won only one match here before this week.

However, Chilean Jarry is a player on the rise, having risen from 152nd in the world at the start of the year to 28th in his career.

The scoreboard told the story. After 56 minutes of complete domination, punishing forehands and strong serves from Elena Rybakina’s racket, Katie Boulter’s exit was as swift as the previous contest. Boulter waited all afternoon and into the evening to get to Center Court and wait for the match of the day to start, but as the defending Wimbledon champions closed off a 6-1 6-1 win that seemed like a one-way street, Boulter was relieved that it was over.

With it, so does the British hope in men’s and women’s singles. It has been two devastating days for the home players, after Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie and Liam Broady all suffered the same fate on Friday night. But after reaching the third round, Boulter faced the toughest task of them all as Rybakina, who took part in defending her tournament after her preparations were interrupted due to illness. disabled but later regained confidence and rhythm when returning to the pitch of All English Club.

Read Jamie Braidwood’s full report from Wimbledon:

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek return to the top tier on Center Court as round 4 of the Championship gets underway on the tournament’s midweek Sunday.

Djokovic will continue his quest to win a fifth consecutive Wimbledon title and big-serve Polish Hubert Hurkacz will be his toughest challenge at the All England Club.

The Serbian, who beat Stan Wawrinka on Saturday night, is yet to lose a set this week and will be looking to extend his winning streak at Wimbledon to 32 matches with the 17th seed.

Swiatek faces Olympic champion Belinda Bencic, while Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina faces former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka as she looks to continue her comeback race.

Here is Sunday’s expected play order: