Berrettini creates history, becomes first Italian player to enter in the final of Wimbledon
Wimbledon Final: Sunday July 11, 2021 could turn out to be the most beautiful day in the history of Italian sport.
Fourteen miles separate Wembley from the All England Lawn Tennis Club. And when the “Nazionale” set off to conquer the European title against the “Three Lions” (9 pm). Matteo Berrettini may have become the first Italian titled at Church Road. 
Queen’s champion, the Roman (ATP 9) capitalized on Friday on his cushion of confidence and an incredible white from Hubert Hurkacz (ATP 18) to at least do better than Nicola Pietrangeli, semi-finalist in 1960. He is in Wimbledon final (6-3, 6-0, 6-7, 6-4).
London is waiting for him
This semi-final will first remain the image of this strange failure of Hubert Hurkacz. While a first break point had just slipped through his fingers. The striker Roger Federer gave up his serve stupidly – badly supported smash, double strip from the net, two forehand fouls – and this mishap froze him completely (4- 3).
In twenty nightmarish minutes, poor “Hubi” conceded eight games, wandering on Center Court, throwing helpless glances at his coach. Suddenly, without warning, the Pole was caught by the event (3-6, 0-6).
A break from the start of the fourth set
The immense merit of Hubert Hurkacz has been to put his head right side up. Thanks to his serve, “Hubi” held on to regain some of the self-confidence that had disgusted Roger Federer on Wednesday.
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He found her during the tie-break of the third round which he dominated with the manner. But instead of tipping this semi-final to the top. He paid his start with a break conceded at the start of the fourth set. But faced with this Matteo Berrettini “on mission”, it was the absence of too much.
With his 22 aces and 86% points earned behind his first ball. The Italian becomes almost unplayable when he races ahead. It is therefore quite logical that he kept his commitment to finally raise his arms in the sky of London.
“Even after the loss of the third set, I said to myself that I was the best player on the court, that we had to continue”
