Australia; 3-2 in Monfils, Berrettini in the semifinals
Matteo Berrettini qualified for the semi-final of the Australian Open beating 3 to 2 (6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 6-2) on French Gael Monfils. On the way to the final, the n.7 blue in the world is the Spaniard Rafa Nadal (n.5).
“It’s incredible, I am really delighted. In this match I experienced a lot of emotions. I thought I had the game in hand after two sets and instead I found myself in fifth … “This is how Matteo Berrettini comments on his success on Gael Monfils who has it led to the semifinal of the Open. “In the third set I missed two break points and Gael got me back, then luckily I started playing better again.” “Now a big battle with Nadal awaits me. We both went to the fifth set and we have to collect. I am younger, but he has more experience. “
I only faced Nadal once, in semifinal of the US Open 2019and I remember it was very hard “, continued the Roman tennis player, who announced that tomorrow’s match between Sinner and Tsitsipas will follow on TV to rest for Friday.” I’m also a friend of Stefanos but obviously I hope he wins Jannik “, emphasized Berrettini, who is currently the first Italian to reach the semifinals of the Australian slam. The blue thanked the audience in the stands who followed the match until 1 am but did not spare a lunge against some ‘troublemakers’, “who certainly do not seem like tennis fans. We must always be respectful”, he has declared.
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