Stan Wawrinka took the first set against Matteo Berrettini at Wimbledon 2026 on June 30, then kept the match level as the second set reached 4-4. The 41-year-old is playing his final Wimbledon before his planned retirement later this year, which gives every point extra weight.
Stan Wawrinka at 4-4
Wawrinka had to work for the opening set. He saved three break points in the third game, then missed his first three set points in the tie-break before Berrettini double-faulted to leave it at 8-7.
From there, Wawrinka closed the set with a first serve that Berrettini could not return into court. That left the former champion ahead in a round one match against a player who reached the Wimbledon final in 2021.
Matteo Berrettini in London
The match was being played at the AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Centre in London, England, and the first-set swing came down to a short sequence inside the breaker. Berrettini had the chance to level the set before the double-fault, but Wawrinka stayed alive through the pressure points and finished the job.
By the time the second set reached 4-4, neither player had offered a break point. That left the contest balanced after Wawrinka had already taken the first set, with the next stage of the match set to decide whether his final Wimbledon continues with a win or ends in round one.
AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Centre
The immediate read is simple: Wawrinka has the early edge, but Berrettini has not let the match slip away. A straight-sets finish would turn the opening-set break in momentum into a first-round win for the Swiss player; a recovery from Berrettini would erase the value of Wawrinka’s tie-break work and extend the night’s pressure at Wimbledon 2026.
For Wawrinka, the result already carries more than one set. At 41 and in his final Wimbledon before retirement later this year, every hold and every return now sits inside a career-ending run that can end with one more match or a place in the next round.
