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Arthur Fils vs Matteo Berrettini — 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3

Matteo Berrettini6736
Arthur Fils4563

Final · Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Round of 64

Result

Matteo Berrettini, unseeded but the 2021 Wimbledon finalist, beat the 20th seed Arthur Fils 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3 on Centre Court. Berrettini converted three of six break points to Fils's one of six, and though the Frenchman took the third set the Italian's grass pedigree showed in the tighter exchanges. Sixteen aces to eleven and the cleaner return in the deciding games sent Berrettini through in just under three hours.

20Fils
Berrettini
6–47–53–66–3
Arthur Fils
Matteo Berrettini
11Aces16
2Double faults6
69%1st serve in67%
77%1st-serve points won77%
46%2nd-serve points won54%
136 mphFastest serve138 mph
1/6Break points won3/6
33Winners30
42Unforced errors40
18/27Net points won14/20
117Total points won126
2252 mDistance run2035 m

Stats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09

Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.

At this Stage

The seedings said Arthur Fils; the lawn remembered Matteo Berrettini. The 2021 finalist, unseeded now, had opened with an absurd four-tiebreak win over Stan Wawrinka — 6-7(7) 7-6(16) 7-6(7) 7-6(5), an 18-16 breaker included — and followed it by removing the No. 20 seed 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3 on Centre Court. Fils, a comfortable winner over Raphaël Collignon in round one, took a set but never the argument. Grass pedigree keeps doing what pedigree does. Berrettini walks on to a last-32 meeting with Grigor Dimitrov, the wild card who put out the No. 15 seed — a pairing with rather more past than seeding.

Round of 128

Jakub Menšík
Toby Samuel
Jun 29–30
5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 7-6(7)
Dane Sweeny
Grigor Dimitrov
Jun 29–30
7-6(4) 6-3 7-5
Stan Wawrinka
Matteo Berrettini
Jun 29–30
6-7(7) 7-6(16) 7-6(7) 7-6(5)
Arthur Fils
Raphaël Collignon
Jun 29–30
7-5 6-1 6-3

Round of 64

Jakub Menšík
Grigor Dimitrov
Jul 1–2
7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Arthur Fils
Matteo Berrettini
Jul 1–2
6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3

Round of 32

Grigor Dimitrov
Matteo Berrettini
Jul 3–4
6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3

What we know now

Court: Centre Court

Match length: 2:51

Tale of the tape

Arthur FilsMatteo Berrettini
22Age30
6′1″ (1.85 m)Height6′5″ (1.96 m)
83 kg (183 lb)Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, one-handed backhand
2021Turned pro2015
No. 24ATP rankingNo. 51
2026 win–loss
Career on grass
0Grand Slam titles0
Fourth round (2024)Best at WimbledonFinal (2021)
Goran IvaniševićCoachThomas Enqvist

Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.

The briefing

Storylines

  • Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon finalist, downs the 20th seed to reach the third round.
  • The margin was on the return: Berrettini 3 of 6 break points, Fils 1 of 6.
  • Fils grabbed the third set but couldn't sustain it against the bigger grass game.

Court & schedule: Centre Court, second round. (All England Club order of play, via TennisTemple match record, as of 2026-07-03)

Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.

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