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The conversation comes between Roger Federer and a tanned Italian journalist who has been covering tennis since the 1970s, shortly after the winner of 20 Grand Slam titles liquidates Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. "Roger," he says, "before the game I wrote that you would win, but that Matteo was not going to lose by 6-1, 6-2 and 6-2, just the result that has occurred ...". "What are you asking me? If you must quit your job. You should think about it, ”replies the Swiss with a huge smile.

The second presence of the young giant (Rome, 1996) in the quarters of a major had a different outcome. Berrettini emerged from the emotional swing of an intense match against Gael Monfils and beat him in the tiebreaker of the fifth set. It will be, around one o'clock in the morning from Friday to Saturday ( Eurosport ), when the first semifinal ends , between Daniil Medvedev and Grigor Dimitrov , Rafael Nadal's adversary, whom he has never faced.

After joining the 'top 100' last year, Berrettini has subscribed to a dizzying projection . Winner in Gstaad in 2018, this season he raised the cup on the grass of Struttgart and in the land of Budapest. Although two of his titles have arrived on clay, he develops with the premises of the men of fast track, propelled by his 1.96 stature . It enjoys a magnificent cutback and does not condition its size too much when moving.

With his victory over Monfils, he becomes the first Italian player to reach the semifinals of the US Open in the men's team since in 1977 Corrado Barazzutti got it . Beating Nadal would not only allow him to play his first final in a 'big one', it would also automatically lead him to place among the top 10 on the planet and consequently beat Fabio Fognini (currently 11th in the ATP ranking) and become the tennis player With better classification of your country.

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