This sporty start to summer has an air of Italy. While Squadra Azzurra will play the Euro final on Sunday evening, Matteo Berrettini will play the “Wim” final on the same day. This Friday, the seeded n ° 7 outclassed Hubert Hurkacz, striker of Roger Federer in the quarter-finals, in 4 sets (6-3, 6-0, 6-7, 6-4). Berrettini took the opportunity to become the first Italian in the final on London turf. In two days, the No. 9 in the ATP ranking could be the first transalpine player to win a Major since Adriano Panatta, winner of Roland Garros 1976. An eternity.
” I have no words. I will take several days to realize what just happened. I never dreamed of it, because it was too much for me. Today, I played an incredible match, ”enthusiastic Matteo Berrettini at the end of the match. During his last attempt in the half, the recent Queen’s champion failed to reach the final at the 2019 US Open.
11 wins and 11 games in a row
The Transalpine simply played fire, on the Center Court this Friday. With 22 aces and 60 winning strokes, the 25-year-old wowed the British public with regular first balls at over 220 km / h. Berrettini has paid the luxury of winning 11 games in a row against a Pole with absent subscribers. The 3rd set won in the tie-break (7-3) by Hurkacz was just a simple mistake in a completely controlled match.
With his title at Queen’s last June, the Italian offers himself an 11th consecutive victory on the ATP circuit. If he wants to offer his country a first crown at the All England Club, Berrettini will have to get rid of world number one Novak Djokovic. The Serbian, launched in his quest for a twentieth Grand Slam title, won in three sets against the Canadian (7-6, 7-5, 7-5) Denis Shapovalov in the early evening. And will be back on Sunday, to win his third major tournament in a row after the Australian Open and Roland Garros.
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