Voltiva Italia in London: Matteo Berrettini made his first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon and will write the overture for the blue team in the final of the European Football Championship on Sunday. The 25-year-old professional tennis player from Rome defeated the pole Hubert Heka 6:3, 6:0, 6:7 (3:7) and 6:4 in the second semi-final on Friday. Ts. Berrettini is only the fourth Italian to enter the Grand Slam men’s singles final, and even the first ever at Wimbledon.
On Sunday (3pm CEST/Sky) Berrettini will meet the defending champion Novak Djokovic (Serbia), he recently lost to the latter in the quarterfinals of the French Open or Denis Shapovalov (Canada).Evening (9pm/me Live broadcast of the FAZ European Football Championship, (On ZDF and MagentaTV) The Italian national football team competed with England at Wembley Stadium a few kilometers away for the second European Championship title after 1968.
“I’m at a loss. I need a few hours to understand what happened,” said Berrettini, who made his first Grand Slam semifinal at the 2019 U.S. Open and played against the Spanish superstar. Rafael Nadal Failure: “I never dreamed of it because it was too big for dreams. I was just too happy.”
In the duel between the two strong servers, Berrettini, ranked ninth in the world, unexpectedly prevailed. Hurkacz (ATP-18th) won his previous four duels with the top 10 players, but could not match his Wimbledon against Daniel Medvedev (ATP-2nd) and record champion Roger Federer (ATP-8th) )’S amazing victory.
From the middle of the first set, Berrettini won 11 games in a row, playing himself in a mess, and only slowed down to a 1-1 score in the third set. Hurkacz got into the game better, but the Italian is still very sovereign, especially on his own serve. He made a total of 22 aces (double faults) and completely prevented him in the men’s singles final of the Grand Slam tournament. First pole position.
Berrettini emphasized his impressive shape on the grass. He has won the rehearsal for Wimbledon at the Queen’s Club in London, and his success against Miami champion Hecatez is his 11th consecutive victory on the grass. He has already won the 2019 Turf Championship in Stuttgart.
