After completing a serve-and-volley for the winner on the third match point, Matteo Berrettini turned to his own penalty area and prevailed. He knew he was on his way.Berrettini, who fell out of the top 100 in May this year, eliminated the talented French No. 20 seed Arthur Fels at Wimbledon Center Court with a score of 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the third round.The 30-year-old Italian, a 2021 Wimbledon finalist, has had a long battle with his body. He blasted 16 aces against Fils and found his best in the most important moments.“I played a very high level game. Arthur was also very good,” Berrettini said. “I had a small break in the third set and then in the fourth my serve started to get better. I’m very confident now. It’s been a while since I’ve played so many matches at the Grand Slams, in Paris and here. Obviously, I’ve gone through tough moments in my career, but I’m happy, I’m smiling, I’m back. “Previously, French Open champion Alexander Zverev defeated Valentin Royer 6-1, 6-3, 7-6(3) in 2 hours and 4 minutes on Court No. 1.Barring her first-round test against Taylor Townsend, defending champion Iga Swiatek looked every bit the same player she was last year when she easily defeated 2021 finalist Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the second round, 6-1, 6-3.
