Matteo Berrettini does not play well, he suffers a lot but in the end he beats the Spanish hostile Alejandro Davidovich Fokina , number 39 Atp, and breaks the pass for the quarter-finals of the US Open.
The Roman tennis player imposes himself in 3 hours and 46 minutes of play with the score of 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 .
A very diesel start for Berrettini, in great difficulty: he goes immediately below a set and a break, but does not lose heart and immediately places the counterbreak, managing to bring the set to the tiebreak, which dominates 7-2. In the third set the blue dominates , but when the road seems to be downhill he accuses a new empty pass at the bar which costs him the fourth set. Everything is decided in the fifth: Berrettini immediately goes ahead 2-0 but suffers the counterbreak of the Spaniard, immediately places the new break and closes 6-2.
“I'm really proud because I didn't start the game as I wanted, I was behind a set and a break, but I was able to fight also thanks to my team who continued to encourage me and gave me energy. He played very well, I was a little tired ", Berrettini's words.
Now the blue will have to raise the bar if he wants to win his quarter-final against Norwegian Casper Ruud , number 7 in the world and number 5 in the seeding given the absences of injured Zverev and unvaccinated Djokovic in this tournament.
Jannik Sinner is also busy in the second round at Flushing Meadows, he will face the Belarusian Ivashka with whom he starts as favorite.
(Unioneonline / L)
