Grigor Dimitrov v Matteo Berrettini LIVE - Wimbledon 2026 updates and latest as the Bulgarian breaks to lead in the deciding set on Centre Court

One to go!

Dimitrov shows no signs of nerves as he nears the finish line, romping through a game to love to leave Berrettini’s hopes hanging by a bit of a thread.

A 22nd ace of the day seals a game to 15 for Matteo as he looks to stay in the fight here.

Dimitrov gets a slither of fortune with a net cord but it may not have made much difference as he consolidates to love.

Berrettini worked so hard to force this deciding set but that scoreboard will make for glum reading right now, despite it being just the one break.

Berrettini overcooks a forehand long and is then flummoxed by Dimi’s excellent chipped backhand to cough up the first break points of the decider.

Matteo staves off one but is unlocked by a sublime backhand pass down the line on the second, which is a quite sensational way for Grigor to take control!

Grigor keeps his nose in front with a quick-fire hold to 15.

There's very much a sense of the calm before the storm in these fledgling moments of the decider.

Dimitrov fluffs his line with a miss on a make-able forehand at 0-15 and that’s all she wrote as Matteo races through the next three points to quickly return to the board.

Dimitrov knocks down his 14th ace and throws in a supreme forehand winner and a backhand volley en route to a solid hold to 15.

The Bulgarian will be deeply disappointed to have let that two-set lead slip but he needs to forget it all now and focus on the one-set shoot-out ahead – and this is a good start.

We are going the distance!

Berrettini lands his 20th and 21st aces of the match and booms a forehand up the line on his way to serving out the fourth to love.

Berrettini hits one of the shots of the match as he pulls off a crosscourt forehand pass on the run from way beyond his baseline.

It tees up two break points and he makes it count on the first of them with a simple backhand pass down the line after Dimi didn’t enough with his approach.

Berrettini is all business as he marauds through a hold to 15 to make a mockery of the suggestion there weas scoreboard pressure there…

Is it full-speed ahead to a breaker or will one of these gladiators blink when it matters most?

Scoreboard pressure applied.

Dimitrov ticks off a rapid love hold to leave Matteo needing to hold to stay in the tournament.

Matteo gets back on track with a clean hold and it remains finely poised at the key juncture in this fourth chapter of what has been a highly entertaining match-up so far.

Grigor does just enough with a hugely difficult half volley on the move forward as he romps through a clean hold to hit the front on the board heading into the business end of the set.

Berrettini drops from his halcyon heights and gives Dimi hope at 0-30.

The Bulgarian sweeps a simple slice long but gets it spot-on with one crosscourt on the next point to dart forward and angle away a wonderful volley.

Matteo comes up clutch on serve to save one, but can’t find the space to put away the volley off a rasping backhand pass on the second and the sight of it pinging into the net means we are all square in the fourth!

‘Sorry, not sorry,’ is pretty much the feeling of Dimitrov as his backhand pass clips the tape and denies Matteo a volley at the net.

There’s no recovery from there as the wildcard stays in touch with a rampant love hold.

Berrettini stretches high into the sky to bat a simple overhead to the open court after Dimitrov had somehow turned on the afterburners to reach his deft touch at the net.

It’s good hustle from the Bulgarian but it’s all in vain as the Italian outfoxes him with a volley off the re-drop that hits the tape and flies over to conclude a love hold.

Dimitrov shrugs off a stray plus-one forehand at 40-15 to quickly take care of business and return to the board.

It’s all dropped quite disappointingly for the Bulgarian, but he still has that lead and will hope to tighten up his game again as this fourth set develops.

Matteo switches up a gear after a double fault threatens to derail his momentum at 0-30.

Dimitrov can’t keep the heat on as he slices way long under no pressure and Berrettini consolidates with a huge plus-one forehand.

It’s all Berrettini right now.

The Italian continues where he left off before the roof closure, earning an instant break point with a sublime, low slice down the line.

The world number 51 is proactive as he looks to convert and ghosts to the net to pop away a lovely stun volley to get his reward.

After a 14-minute delay, Set 4 will finally commence with Dimitrov serving.