Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Wimbledon men singles semi-final between Matteo Berrettini and Hubert Hurkacz. Berrettini entered The Championships having won the title at Queen's Club and the Italian has carried that form forward. Meanwhile, Hurkacz beat Roger Federer in straight sets in the quarter-final. He is dangerous!
M. Berrettini vs H. Hurkacz | Wimbledon
Men's Singles | Semi-final | 09.07.2021 | Centre Court
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Updated 09/07/2021 at 15:15 GMT
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16:14
BERRETTINI 6-3, 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-4) HURKACZ
Berrettini is into the final! The Italian will play his first ever Wimbledon final on Sunday after a four sets victory over Hurkacz! The Pole was at least competitive after a disastrous second set, but Berrettini was just too good. His serve was untouchable. He wasn't broken once!
16:10
*BERRETTINI 5-4 HURKACZ (6-3, 6-0, 6-7)
Match point saved! Berrettini had a match point at 30-40, but Hurkacz serves an unreturnable and grinds out the hold to at least force the Italian to serve out for a place in the final!
16:09
BERRETTINI 5-4 HURKACZ* (6-3, 6-0, 6-7)
One game away! Another strong service hold from Berrettini and he is now just one game away from a place in the Wimbledon final! Now, how will Hurkacz's nerve hold here?
16:04
*BERRETTINI 4-3 HURKACZ (6-3, 6-0, 6-7)
Hurkacz keeps the scoreboard ticking over. He's staying within touching distance of Berrettini, but the Italian's serving has been so strong you wonder if this one might be as good as over.
16:03
BERRETTINI 4-2 HURKACZ* (6-3, 6-0, 6-7)
Two more games to go for Berrettini. This has been an incredible display of serving from the Italian. If he goes on to meet Djokovic in the final, the Serbian, the greatest returner of all time, will have his work cut out!
15:55
*BERRETTINI 3-2 HURKACZ (6-3, 6-0, 6-7)
That was a slightly erratic service game from Hurkacz who looked set to hold comfortably at 40-15. However, Berrettini forced deuce. From there, though, the Pole found some good serving to stay close to the Italian.
15:50
BERRETTINI 3-1 HURKACZ* (6-3, 6-0, 6-7)
Another strong hold of serve from Berrettini as he moves to within just three games of a place in the Wimbledon final. Can Hurkacz get enough returns in to give himself a chance of breaking the Italian's serve?
15:48
*BERRETTINI 2-1 HURKACZ (6-3, 6-0, 6-7)
An important hold for Hurkacz - a hold to love, no less. That at least keeps him within touching distance of Berrettini in this fourth set. Now, can he make inroads on the Italian's serve! It's been a challenge for him!
15:46
BERRETTINI 2-0 HURKACZ* (6-3, 6-0, 6-7)
Berrettini consolidates the break with some MASSIVE serving! What a weapon that is for the Italian who appears to have rediscovered his groove after that wobble in the tie-break.
15:41
*BERRETTINI 1-0 HURKACZ (6-3, 6-0, 6-7)
Berrettini breaks! The Italian has recovered well from losing that tie-break at the end of the third set and has broken Hurkacz in the first game of the fourth! Berrettini just raised his game again as he did at the mid-point of the first set.
15:35
BERRETTINI 6-7 (3) HURKACZ (6-3, 6-0)
Tie break goes Hurkacz's way! Berrettini gets tight at 3-0 down with a poor volley into the net and that was a key moment as Hurkacz put his foot down to claim the tie break and extend this match to four sets!
15:26
BERRETTINI 6-6 HURKACZ (6-3, 6-0)
Into a tie-break! Berrettini was two points from victory and a place in the Wimbledon final at 30-30, but there were signs of nerves there from the Italian as Hurkacs held strong to send this third set into a tie-break!
15:20
BERRETTINI 6-5 HURKACZ* (6-3, 6-0)
Berrettini at least has a tie break from this third set after another comfortable hold. That serve has been untouchable this afternoon. It's been the biggest difference between the two players.
15:17
*BERRETTINI 5-5 HURKACZ (6-3, 6-0)
What a pick-up volley by Hurkacz on game point! He dug it out, kept it flat and forced Berrettini to backtrack! This is much more like the player we expected to see on the other side of the court to the Italian this afternoon!
15:09
BERRETTINI 5-4 HURKACZ* (6-3, 6-0)
One game away! Still waiting for the first break in this third set, but Berrettini holds serve to move to within just one game of a place in the Wimbledon final. The Italian has played so well. No signs of any nerves.
15:06
*BERRETTINI 4-4 HURKACZ (6-3, 6-0)
That surely felt good for Hurkacz. There was real pressure on him there. A Berrettini break would have seen him serving for the match, but Hurkacz clinches game point with a good inside-out, forehand winner.
15:02
BERRETTINI 4-3 HURKACZ* (6-3, 6-0)
Berrettini clinches game point at 40-30 with a forehand winner that Hurkacz just can't get a racquet on, and that illustrates the problem the Pole has had in this match. He's been blown off the court, in truth.
14:58
*BERRETTINI 3-3 HURKACZ (6-3, 6-0)
Definitely better from Hurkacz in this third set. The Pole is making better use of his serve. Even when Berrettini is getting it back into the court, Hurkacz is using the serve to dictate points.
14:57
BERRETTINI 3-2 HURKACZ* (6-3, 6-0)
While Hurkacz has recovered his sense of self on his own serve, he's still unable to truly get a read on the Berrettini serve. Of course, it helps the Italian when he's hitting down 137mph first serves. Yikes!
14:53
*BERRETTINI 2-2 HURKACZ (6-3, 6-0)
Hurkacz appears to have all-of-a-sudden remembered what his game is. Good scrambling from the Pole who comes to net for a crucial point. That bathroom break at the end of the second set seems to have workd!