The Azzurri become ten in the draw Wimbledonlive exclusively on Sky Sport and streaming on NOW from 1 to 14 July from 1 to 14 July. Mattia also joined the Italian team at the Championships Belluccithe only Italian to have passed the qualifications. The 23-year-old from Busto Arsizio, number 150 in the world, beat former top 10 David in the decisive round Goffin with the score of 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 in just under three hours of play. The best career result on English lawns for Bellucci who will play the main draw of Wimbledon for the first time, the second consecutive Slam after Roland Garros and the third overall of his career. An unforgettable match for the blue, clear especially in the fourth set after suffering a counterbreak from the Belgian. The break in the tenth game was then decisive, giving the Italian access to the main draw. Bellucci thus joins Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti, Matteo Arnaldi, Lorenzo Sonego, Flavio Cobolli, Luciano Darderi, Luca Nardi, Matteo Berrettini and Fabio Fognini.
“Very happy for this achievement”
“I’m really happy, I told myself to fight for every point even if I suffered a break – said Bellucci after the match – I will always remember the diving volley in the first game of the fourth set. I arrived here with a lot more confidence than last year, I played many tournaments and felt prepared. I tried to do my best and I’m very happy to go to the All England Club.”
