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Matteo Berrettini, the last blue remaining on the scoreboard, is eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali di Roma by the Norwegian Casper Ruud, world number 34, who wins a comeback 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 after three hours of battle
Matteo berrettini fails to enter the semifinal at Italy internationals, hit in the rooms 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) gives Casper ruud, number 34 of the ranking. The fourth seed, who had qualified for the first time in his career in the top 8 at the Rome Masters, surrendered after a three hour battle, closed not without regrets in tie-break of the terzo set. Hence the possibility that Italy will see a semifinalist at the Foro Italico after Filippo Volandri in 2007. Ruud perhaps accuses a bit of voltage and immediately leaves the line in the first turn: Berrettini saves a couple of dangerous chances, regains confidence with the first and shelves the first set 6-4 in just over 50 ‘. Second set with reversed parts, with Berrettini losing his opening time and allowing himself a Solid ruud (zero breakpoints allowed) and good for re-balancing everything with the 6-3. Berrettini appears to leave the match when he loses the first game of the third set, nailed by many mistakes on the beloved straight. The turning point comes in the sixth game, almost unexpected when playing with aggression, Blue No. 1 resumes the break and also returns psychologically to the match. We come to the inevitable tie-break, where Matteo (12 aces, but only 39% of the points with the second) is twice ahead but does not take the opportunity. Ruud is icy and takes home there first semi-final in a 1000 of his career. For Berrettini, a date at Roland Garros for a possible rematch.