Matteo Berrettini has qualified for the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 in Stuttgart. The Roman player defeated Shapovalov 6-4 6-4 and can now challenge the American Shelton.
It can truly be said that grass represents the home garden of Matteo Berrettiniwhich a Stuttgart he qualified for the quarter-finals after beating a tough guy like him in two sets Denis Shapovalov, who had beaten him in the previous two. The Roman player will return to the field on Friday, probably with Sheltonand after the match with the Canadian he was radiant, he had the confirmations he was hoping for: on grass he can get great satisfaction and can return very high in the rankings.
Berrettini flies to the quarterfinals in Stuttgart, Shelton awaits him
Safiullin defeated him in three sets, Shapovalov was a more probative test. He passed it easily. 6-4 6-4 and victory for the Roman, who defeated the Canadian for the first time in his career and for the seventh time will play in the quarter-finals in a grass tournament. Berrettini awaits the winner of Shelton-Duckworth.
After the match the Italian tennis player was really happy. He knew that Shapovalov represented a probative test, having passed it, with a clear success, is no small thing. Berrettini also gave credit to his rival, who is also trying to get back on top: “We both come from a difficult period, with an injury behind us. I am convinced that he will return to the ATP top 30.”
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Then he talked about himself: “It’s difficult to come back after so many injuries, for me it was an important test to evaluate the level, I’m very happy to be in the quarterfinals, I played well with my serve, I made him feel the pressure, the back helped me a lot against an opponent who plays a one-handed backhand. And my back worked.”
One break per set was enough to qualify for the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Stuttgart, now the goal is the semi-final, which would bring him closer to the 70th position in the world, but for now we rightly go one step at a time: “We’ll see if I get to the semi-finals, in the meantime I’m happy with the quarter-finals.”
