Wimbledon 2021 Runner-up Berrettini Withdraws with COVID Infection

Matteo Berrettini of Italy practices at Wimbledon tennis courts ahead of the Wimbledon Championships 2022, Wimbledon, Britain, 24 June 2022. (EPA)
Matteo Berrettini of Italy practices at Wimbledon tennis courts ahead of the Wimbledon Championships 2022, Wimbledon, Britain, 24 June 2022. (EPA)
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Wimbledon 2021 Runner-up Berrettini Withdraws with COVID Infection

Matteo Berrettini of Italy practices at Wimbledon tennis courts ahead of the Wimbledon Championships 2022, Wimbledon, Britain, 24 June 2022. (EPA)
Matteo Berrettini of Italy practices at Wimbledon tennis courts ahead of the Wimbledon Championships 2022, Wimbledon, Britain, 24 June 2022. (EPA)

Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up, has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament after testing positive for COVID-19.

The All England Club announced Berrettini’s withdrawal and he posted about it on Instagram.

The eighth-seeded Italian was supposed to play Cristian Garín in the first round on Tuesday.

Berrettini is being replaced in the field by Elias Ymer, who lost in qualifying.



Ivanov Beats American Qualifier Karki to Win Wimbledon Juniors Title

Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria returns to Ronit Karki of the US in the boys' singles final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)
Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria returns to Ronit Karki of the US in the boys' singles final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)
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Ivanov Beats American Qualifier Karki to Win Wimbledon Juniors Title

Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria returns to Ronit Karki of the US in the boys' singles final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)
Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria returns to Ronit Karki of the US in the boys' singles final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria won his first Grand Slam title by beating Ronit Karki of the United States 6-2, 6-3 in the Wimbledon juniors final on Sunday.

The 16-year-old Ivanov became the second Bulgarian to win the title after Gregor Dimitrov in 2008.

He never faced a break point against Karki and finished with 22 winners, compared to six for his opponent.

Karki was trying to become the first qualifier to win the title since Noah Rubin in 2014.