Matteo Berettini wins the marathon with Gael Monfils and qualifies for the semifinals of the Australian Open, the first Italian tennis player in history to reach this milestone.
In Melbourne, the Italian, number 7 in the draw, got the better of the Frenchman (number 17) in five sets, beating him 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 6-2 in a match that lasted three hours and 49 minutes and which in its progression was very reminiscent of the third round challenge against the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
In the semifinals, on Friday, Berrettini will face another Spaniard, the eternal Rafael Nadal. Also in 2019, when he reached the semifinals at the US Open, the Roman Berrettini defeated Monfils in five sets in the quarterfinals and then challenged Nadal. Tomorrow, another Italian tennis player, Jannik Sinner, will try to access the semifinals in Melbourne, who will face the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas
Article published on 25 January 2022 - 14:58
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