Another wonderful day for Italian tennis on grass at Wimbledon, tempered only by the elimination of the very young Tyra Caterina Grant. The second round produced an outstanding haul for Italy, with four players booking their places in the Round of 32. In the men's draw, Matteo Berrettini continued his impressive run. The 2021 finalist defeated promising Frenchman Arthur Fils in four sets, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3. After sealing the first two sets with his firmness at vital moments, the Roman suffered the Frenchman's comeback in the third, only to return to serve in the fourth set, bringing the match to a close without additional drama. Along with him, a solid Flavio Cobolli advanced to the round of 32 after beating Australian James Duckworth 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-1. The match was decided in three tight sets, with Cobolli dominating the two tie-breaks, until the Italians' final monologue in the fourth set, which advanced the Roman to the third round against Karen Khachanov. The match of the day, however, belonged to Lorenzo Sonego. After a difficult 4-hour and 22-minute battle against Canadian Gabriel Diallo, the Turin native won 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-7, 6-2. In a performance marked by three tie-breaks, Sonego found his final reserves of energy in the fifth and deciding set, breaking his opponent twice and securing a lucrative third-round encounter against Taylor Fritz. In the women's draw, Jasmine Paolini once again proved her consistency. The Italian defeated Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic 7–6, 6–4. In a match typified by many pauses and service issues for both players, the Roland Garros finalist won the first-set tie-break (7-0), then maintained her lead in the second set. She now faces the task of Maria Sakkari.
The only disappointment of the day came with the end of Tyra Caterina Grant's remarkable Wimbledon run. After a stellar debut against Katie Boulter, the 18-year-old Roman was defeated 7-5, 6-3 by Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova (seeded 23). There were nevertheless reasons for regret.
Grant had led 3–1 in the opening set and came close to breaking back late in the match, but her opponent's greater experience ultimately proved decisive. Grant is nevertheless left with the applause of the London crowd and the assurance of a promising future.