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US Open LIVE: round of 16, Berrettini-Rublev. The direct


3-6

Nothing to do for Berrettini, who struggles but gives up another turn to serve and is now two sets to one down.

3-5

Berrettini fails to put Rublev in difficulty on the Russian’s batting turns.

3-4

Berrettini relies on the service and remains in the set.

2-4

Rublev closes with an ace another game managed without too many worries.

2-3

Nice reaction from Berrettini, who keeps the joke smoothly.

1-3

There seems to be no match at this stage: still a zero game for Rublev.

1-2

Great game of the Russian, who snatches the joke from Berrettini without leaving him even a point.

1-1

Rublev leveled up compared to the first set: another game at 15.

1-0

Bravo Berrettini, who cancels a delicate break point and after a hard-fought game keeps his serve.

The second set

3-6

Berrettini tries and keeps the game open until 30-30, then the Russian closes with two winning services.

3-5

Game at 15 for Berrettini without any difficulty. Meanwhile, a cloud of smoke has developed outside Flushing Meadows: it is a fire that developed in the Bronx.

2-5

Another game in ease for Rublev, who concedes only one point to Berrettini.

2-4

This time no difficulty for Berrettini, who however remains under a break.

1-4

Rublev takes confidence, keeping the service at zero without conceding anything.

1-3

Berrettini cancels a break point, but then gives up the serve after a bump attempt that ends up in the net.

1-2

Another shift held by the Russian.

The first set

Berrettini goes 1-0 in 46 minutes with a break at 2-1, touching the 6-3 and finally closing the games with the turn of service.

5-4 – Taking advantage of a couple of Rublev’s mistakes, Berrettini also goes 40-15 with two set balls, then if he makes them take back until parity, he sends a couple of times on the net and goes behind, in the end the set points will be 4 but celebrates the Russian, 5-4.

5-3 – Berrettini can also afford the first double foul of the game, finding immediately afterwards the point of 5-3 with the winning service

4-3 – With the second ace of the match, Rublev closes the game that brings him back a short distance from Berrettini: 4-3.

4-2 – This time it is Rublev who puts his head ahead 0-15, but it is his only point of the game: Berrettini does not fail and extends again.

3-2 – Berrettini goes on 0-15 but Rublev this time does not lose his turn and closes holding the Roman at 30.

3-1 – Berrettini has gained confidence and after the break he wins the game he serves, keeping Rublev at zero.

2-1 – Falloso Rublev in his turn of service, Berrettini goes on 40-15 with two break points: the second goes to sign with a nice passer-by who is worth the game of advantage.

1-1 – Berrettini’s first round also goes to the advantages, but the Roman with personality immediately closes the games and finds a tie.

0-1 – Starting at 11 pm, we start with Rublev serving and after a long game (lasted 12 points) it is the Russian who goes 1-0, also canceling a break point to Berrettini.

So on the pitch

The Roman arrives at this challenge without having lost even a set in these two weeks in New York, beating Go Soeda, Ugo Humbert and Casper Ruud to zero. Rublev, who started 2020 by winning the tournaments in Adelaide and Doha and with the round of 16 in Melbourne, in these Us Open 2020 has already challenged an Italian, Salvatore Caruso, in the third round, beating him 6-0 6-4 6-0. Just a year ago Rublev and Berrettini found themselves in the second round of the US Open, with the success of the Italian, who is ahead 3-2 in the direct clashes.

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