Tennis. Wimbledon: Berrettini first qualified for the final by beating Hurkacz – tennis

Matteo Berrettini, ninth in the world, qualified this Friday at Wimbledon for his first Grand Slam final by beating the Polish Hubert Hurkacz, 18th and scorer of Roger Federer in the quarters, 6-3, 6-0, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4.

“I never dreamed of that, it was too big… But now that I live it, I have to believe it!” Commented the 25-12 months-previous Italian, who will face Serbian world No.1 Novak Djokovic on Sunday for the title, looking for a sixth coronation on London turf to equal the report of 20 main titles collectively held by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, or the Canadian Denis Shapovalov (twelfth). Winner of the Queen’s simply earlier than Wimbledon, he’s the first Italian to play the final at Wimbledon.

Berrettini had already reached the final 4 in the Grand Slam, at the US Open in 2019. He participates in his third match at Wimbledon, the place his finest consequence to date was a spherical of 16 in 2019. He was then severely crushed by Roger Federer, future finalist, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. “It wasn’t the same feeling, but it taught me a lot,” Berrettini mentioned on Friday after beating Hurkacz.

The energy of Berrettini

On the similar Center Court the place he had dominated Roger Federer’s class along with his nice providers in the earlier spherical, the Pole was in flip defeated by the energy of Berrettini. Starting 2-3 in the first set, the Italian lined up 11 video games to win the first set, the second, and lead 1-0 in the third. Hurkacz then appeared completely misplaced on the courtroom, wanting typically at his clan, typically at the area as if he was accountable for his rout, kicking his soles as if to knock down the clay which might make the soles slippery.

However, not fairly KO, he pushes the Italian to the tie-break and wins this third set. “I think I deserved to win this third set, but when I lost it I thought it was okay. And it paid off, ”famous Berrettini. Indeed, he took his opponent’s throw-in from the assault in the fourth set and, counting on a really strong serve, retained his benefit till the finish.

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