Jannik Sinner wins late-night thriller against fellow Italian Matteo Berrettini

While Berrettini showed flashes of his brilliance with 28 aces and 65 winners, Sinner’s class and growing maturity shone through as he impressively negotiated a three-hour-and-42-minute encounter to progress into the last 32.

RESPECT: Jannik Sinner with Matteo Berrettini after an entertaining second-round tie at Wimbledon. Pic: Aaron Chown, PA

Jannik Sinner won the battle of the Italian stallions at Wimbledon after he dumped out Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (3) 7-6 (4) 2-6 7-6 (4) in an entertaining second-round clash on Centre Court.

It was a banana-skin tie for the world number one on day three of the Championships against the 2021 runner-up.