Italy will not only be in the Euro 2020 final, but will also be represented in the Wimbledon Championship final by Matteo Berrettini (9 of the world), who defeated Hubert Hurkacz by 6-3, 6-0, 6-7 and 6-4. The right-handed tennis playerOr make it to your first Wimbledon final and also, breaks a 45-year streak without Italian tennis players in the ‘Majors’ finals.
On the way, the one born in Rome ha derrotado a Guido Pella, Boltic Van de Zandschulp, Aljaz Bedene, Ilya Ivashka, Felix Auger-Aliassime and now the Polish is also joining Hurkacz among the tennis players he has defeated in London.
With this victory, Berrettini got Improve performance that he had in the 2019 US Open, tournament in which stayed in the top 4 of the competition, since he lost in the Semifinals against the one who would become champion, Rafael Nadal.
In addition, with this feat the Roman became the first Italian to reach the Wimbledon singles final.
The last italian who accessed the end of a ‘Major’ was Adriano Panatta in 1976, year in which he defeated the American Harold Solomon 6-1, 6-4, 4-6 and 7-6 to lift the Roland Garros trophy.
The 25-year-old tennis player now he waits for his rival, who will come out of the duel between Novak Djokovic and Denis Shapovalov. The Serbian is seeking his 20th Grand Slam title, while the Canadian will contest his first semi-final at Wimbledon.
Italy goes for everything
Italy is poised to dominate London. In addition to Berrettini, Azzurra managed to enter the final of Euro 2020, after defeating Spain 4-2 on penalties.
The Italian team will also seek to break a losing streak, one worse, one 53 years which goes back to the 1968 championship, the year in which they won their first and, so far, only European Championship.
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