23/01/2022 10:56 THIS
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Very good days! Welcome to Open de Australia, al Carreño–Berrettini corresponding to the round of 16 of the first Grand Slam of the year. The Asturian seeks to ‘avenge’ Carlos Alcaraz, who fell in the third round against the number 7 in the world in a great game that was decided in the ‘super tie-break’ of the fifth set. Carreño knows the Italian’s weapons: a very powerful serve and a devastating forehand, one of the best on the circuit without a doubt. Also his great weak point: his backhand. It will be the first time they meet Carreño and Berrettini, number 21 and number 7 in the ranking, respectively.
Carreño faces the fourth round of the tournament after leaving the Argentine on the way Etcheverry (6-1, 6-2 and 7-6), to Dutch Greek track in five sets (6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 3-6 and 6-4) and the American Repeat (6-4, 7-5, 6-7 and 6-3). Berrettini, meanwhile, has eliminated the American Nakashima (4-6, 6-2, 7-6 and 6-3), also American Kozlov (6-1, 4-6, 6-4 and 6-1) and the aforementioned Alcaraz (6-2, 7-6, 4-6, 2-6 and 7-6).
It is the third time that Carreño has reached the round of 16 of the Australian Open, he already did it in 2018 and 2019. On both occasions he stayed there, so today he is looking for one more step, with the added motivation of knowing that the crossing of The quarterfinals would not be as hard as one would expect from a Grand Slam quarterfinal, since on that side of the draw it should have been Novak Djokovic. With the Serbian absent, the picture has cleared up.
Carreño, to accompany Nadal in the quarterfinals. Go Go!
