An unexpected defeat. Matteo Berrettini had everything it took to advance to the quarter-finals of the Halle tournament but after a first set of the highest level, the Roman began to creak. The American Giron he was very good at taking advantage of the blue’s missed pass and clinched the victory in the third set. But now the appointment is at Wimbledon. Meanwhile Jannik Sinner met his opponent in the quarterfinals of the singles tournament, will be the fearsome German Jan-Lennard Struff.
A disappointment for Matteo Berrettini which seemed to be heading towards the quarter-finals of the Halle tournament. After the final in Stuttgart, the Italian was aiming for an encore on German grass and the first set against American Marc Giron showed excellent possibilities (6-3). In the second the music does not change, balance reigns with Matteo who has a few more opportunities on his opponent’s serve but is unable to capitalize on them with the American who in the tenth game raises the level of his game and wins the set (6-4 ). Berrettini tries to shake things up in the third set but after having wasted another few important opportunities he is the first to make mistakes, the serve becomes less effective and Giron raises the level of his shots to win the victory with the decisive 6-3.
Jannik Sinner failed to give an encore. L’blue, after beating Marozsan in the third settook to the court once again in doubles together with his friend Hubert Hurkacz against Reboul and Doumbia: after losing the first set in the tiebreak, the two prevailed in the second set with a score of 6-4. As per the rules, the last set is a super tiebreak at 10 points, the four players on the court battle but the French pair prevail.
Vavassori and Bolelli in the semifinals in Halle
The race of the double blue formed by does not stop Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli who qualified for the semi-finals in Halle after beating the French duo in the second round Arthur Fils and Uzbek Aleksander Bublik with the score 6-4, 6-3. The two Italians, who will be part of the Olympic expedition to Paris 2024 in doubles, last year reached the final of the German tournament, losing only in third place against Melo and Peres. Tomorrow the semi-final match against German couple formed by Hanfmann and Koepfer.
Musetti in the quarter-finals at Queen’s
Lorenzo Musetti’s good season on grass continues. After the semi-final in Stuttgart (lost against Matteo Berrettini), the Tuscan reaches the quarter-finals at the Queen’s tournament in London. After overcoming the Australian de Minaur in the first round, the victory against the American came in the round of 16 Nakashima beaten in three sets with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. And tomorrow he plays against the surprise of the tournament, the Englishman Billy Harrisnumber 162 in the world.
In the crossover game in the grass tournaments leading up to Wimbledon he smiles Jannik Sinner who, having reached the quarterfinals in Halle, will increase his lead at the top of the ATP rankings from Monday while Carlos Alcarazbeaten at Queen’s, will drop from second to third place.
The knockout against Jack Draper in fact it costs the Spaniard 450 points and will be overtaken in the standings by Novak Djokovic.
Article by Michela Catena – Sportpress24.com
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