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The dream of Matteo berrettini. The Roman tennis player misses the semifinal Bnl International of Italy really for a mustache. Celebrate is Casper ruud, number 34 in the world, to the first semifinal of a Masters 1000, a circuit in which he had never exceeded the round of 16. And it had always happened to him Italic Forum, a year ago: Obviously, the Norwegian is particularly comfortable in the Roman red earth. For himItaly on the contrary, the dream of seeing an Italian in the semifinals again fades 13 years later Filippo Volandri and for Matteo the dream of returning to the semifinal of a 1000 after the only appearance a Shanghai 2019.
However, the output of the blue is excellent: Matteo he immediately breaks and keeps it until the end, at 6-4 which is worth the first set. An empty pass at the beginning of the second sends the Norwegian 3-0 immediately and, also in this case, whoever makes the break manages to keep it until the end. The second game ends at 6-3 for Ruud, with Berrettini tired and in any case more cumbersome than his opponent who, when he manages to prolong the exchange, almost always takes the point. It can also be seen in the Pietrangeli stands Novak Djokovic: the winner of the match – Koepfer if he allows it, he will be his opponent in the semifinals.
The decisive set is a swing of emotions. Body language keeps telling a Berrettini that he’s not on top, Ruud immediately stretches to 3-1. But the Roman suddenly wakes up, stops the service, makes the break and still maintains the service, putting the arrow at 4-3. From that moment on, the course of the game respects the batting rounds. With a simple cut: the short exchanges are all Matteo’s, when you dribble too much the point is made by the Norwegian. When Ruud serves at 5-5 Matteo reaches two match points for the first time, at 30-30, sadly he misses the decisive break.
In tie-breaker Berrettini is immediately ahead and when he does the minibreak for 5-3 (still two points from the semi-final) he seems to be heading for success. But from that moment on the Norwegian is no longer wrong, Matteo does, including the straight on goal at the match point that gives Ruud the victory. And the bowed head of the Roman is the worst but most effective photograph of the great lost opportunity.
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TB 5-7 Ugly straight to the net … Matteo hands the semifinal to Ruud. Sin. The dream of having an Italian in the semifinals fades after 13 years. Ruud wins 4-6 6-3 7-6 (5).
TB 5-6 The Norwegian back on serve: match point
TB 5-5 Ruud impacts with the service
TB 5-4 Berrettini misses forehand
TB 5-3 Fixed and direct service
TB 4-3 Matteo loses the measure of the forehand that ends abundantly out.
TB 4-2 Ruud hits the right backhand from Berrettini. Ball in the hall. Field change
TB 3-2 Serve, direct and smash to close: when Berrettini’s sequence succeeds it is always lethal.
TB 2-2 Ruud raises his parables to annoy the blue who, in fact, is wrong: backhand at the net.
TB 2-1 Outside of Matteo’s answer that he now has two services in favor to stretch.
TB 2-0 Super straight along the Berrettini line! Ruud can’t reach
TB 1-0 Matteo goes well with the smash and closes with the next straight
6-6 Two balls in a row in the last row allow Ruud to keep the serve. The semifinal is played in a dry tiebreaker.
6-5 Three winners in a row and then service and a straight line to close the service time to zero.
5-5 Berrettini comes within two game points at 30-30 but then puts up an easy forehand for someone like him down the hall. Then great defense in the next exchange that Ruud closes 5-5.
5-4 Now the game is very even. The trend is clear: the short exchanges are all Matteo’s, while if Ruud manages to take control of the game and move the blue for a few strokes, he scores in the end. The novelty is that Berrettini can now close more often immediately with the forehand.
4-4 It is incredible how the confidence of Matteo has withdrawn, who now seems more present even in the long rallies. Ruud keeps the service at 30.
4-3 The break suddenly rekindled Berrettini. Matteo plays a perfect game with serve, forehand and volley and hits the Norwegian arrow for the first time on set.
3-3 A couple of errors by Ruud and so many good plays by Berrettini that he enters the field and closes with the volley deserve the counterattack.
2-3 Nice game by Berrettini who, using the trademark and direct-to-close service, shortens the trades and prevents Ruud from taking over the exchange. Matteo maintains the service at 15 and remains in the wake.
1-3 The blue tennis player seems more and more “planted”. Ruud keeps the serve at zero.
1-2 Berrettini leads 40-15 but Ruud does not let him escape. Matteo hears a cry “Mamma mia” that shakes the Pietrangeli. Then he holds onto the serve as usual and closes the game.
0-2 A backhand from Ruud gives Matteo the backlash but the tape, at the next point, stops the Roman’s backhand. Then the Norwegian takes home the service and extends.
0-1 Starts again when the second set ended. Matteo makes a huge effort and seems very cumbersome to move. The Roman disallowed three break points thanks to service, but in the fourth Ruud made no mistake and immediately took the lead on a break. The decisive game begins uphill.
3-6 The Norwegian’s hand does not shake as he continues to command the exchanges and easily closes the game at 15 and takes home the second set.
3-5 Blue has to face the first ball placed for Ruud in his service but cancels it with an ace and then closes the game.
2-5 Berrettini goes 0-30 thanks to an error and a double fault by Ruud who, however, no longer misses anything, slides four consecutive points and after the change of field he will have the possibility to go and take the set.
2-4 Matteo keeps his serve at zero with a couple of great jokes and a nice backhand on the baseline to close out the game.
1-4 Game fought. Berrettini is busy but objectively Ruud has leveled up and now it is he who moves the blue from all corners of the field.
1-3 The Roman falls 0-30 again but clings to the service and manages to resurface and take the game home.
0-3 Long pass from Berrettini who is still very much lacking and can no longer take control of the game. Ruud keeps the serve at zero.
0-2 A somewhat ill-established start for Matteo serving Norvegsse for the first time.
0-1 Ruud maintains his first duty shift at 30
6-4 Berrettini wins the first set! He concedes a break point but faces it with a lot of character and is going to take the first set with a good counter play and excellent cushioning.
5-4 Berrettini wastes a set point by mistaking a backhand that is not impossible. But after the field change, it will continue to be used for the whole.
5-3 The Roman continues to command the game and maintains the serve despite a couple of gratuitous errors. Novak Djokovic, an interested spectator, also appears in Pietrangeli: if Koepfer allows it, the winner of this challenge will be his opponent in the semifinals.
4-3 Matteo makes life difficult for Ruud who has to play 14 points to keep the service shift.
4-2 Three drittoni at the net give Ruud the second break point, but Matteo sets up two aces in a row and closes the game.
3-2 The Norwegian also moves the blue well with the service and keeps the game at zero.
3-1 Matteo’s level increases, when he maneuvers with the right Ruud gets into difficulty. It keeps the service at zero.
2-1 Ruud only concedes a 15 this time and takes his first turn of duty.
2-0 Berrettini cancels a break point at 30-40 and takes home the game with serve and volley
1-0 Matteo starts strong and immediately breaks Ruud’s serve
Parties!
Matteo Berrettini in the attack of the semifinal: the Roman tennis player, in the Pietrangeli field, asks the Norwegian Casper Ruud for a way to access the four best of the International BNL of Italy.
Two precedents between the two. Berrettini won the most recent, a few days ago, on hard courts in New York. Ruud, for his part, won the only challenge played on clay, at Roland Garros 2019.
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