Matteo Berrettini in history: the Roman, n ° 9 in the ranking, becomes the third Italian to conquer the Wimbledon quarter-finals in the Open era, the fifth ever. Before him, only Adriano Panatta (1979) and Davide Sanguinetti (1998) had succeeded, plus De Morpurgo (1928) and Pietrangeli (1955 and 1960). The 25-year-old easily beat the Belarusian Ilya Ivashka, 79 ATP, respecting the prediction thanks to an easy 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 in an hour and 46 ‘of play. Only one turn of service granted by Berrettini, moreover already over two breaks, who closed the match with with 7 ace, 52% of prime in the field and just six points lost with the first. Matteo became the second Italian to win the quarter-finals in at least three Grand Slams (Us Open 2019, Roland Garros 2021 and Wimbledon 2021) after a certain Nicola Pietrangeli. After a decidedly within reach scoreboard, now the bar is raised: in the quarters the blue will draw one between Auger Aliassime e Zverev, with the match scheduled for Wednesday. All live on Sky Sport.
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