Berrettini ‘heartbroken’

Eighth seed Matteo Berrettini, runner-up at last year's Wimbledon, became the second top player to pull out of the Championships after testing positive for COVID-19.

The 26-year-old Italian, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2021 final, withdrew from this year's event a day after Croatian Marin Cilic was forced to pull out.

"I am heartbroken to announce that I need to withdraw from @wimbledon due to a positive COVID-19 test result," Berrettini said on Instagram hours before his first-round match against Chile's Cristian Garin.

"I have had flu symptoms and been isolating the last few days. Despite symptoms not being severe, I decided it was important to take another test this morning to protect the health and safety of my fellow competitors and everyone else involved in the tournament."