Sohu Sports News On January 25th, Beijing time, the 2022 Tennis Grand Slam Australian Open continued. In the men’s singles quarter-final match, No. 7 seed Berrettini and French star Monfils fell into a five-set battle. , Berrettini won 6-4/6-4/3-6/3-6/6-2, entered the Australian Open men’s singles semi-finals for the first time in his career, and will face the Spanish king Nadal in the next round.
Italian star Berrettini has ushered in a transformation in the last two seasons. After reaching the Masters final for the first time in his career in 2021, he has reached the Grand Slam final for the first time at Wimbledon, and has become one of the top players in men’s tennis. This year’s Australian Open Berrettini played as the No. 7 seed. He lost consecutive sets to Brandon Nakajima and Kerzlov in the first two rounds. In the third round, he narrowly defeated Supernova Alcalás in five sets. The state of the last round continued. A 3-0 victory over Busta and the quarter-finals is also the best record in the Australian Open. In the quarter-finals, Berrettini’s opponent was French veteran Monfils. The latter’s talent was outstanding. In 2008, he reached the semi-finals of the French Open. Monfils did not encounter too many challenges on the way to the Australian Open. Defeat Kolya, Bublik, Garin and Ketzmanovic to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after 6 years. The two had met twice before, and Berrettini maintained a 100% record. Berrettini’s victory in this game will be the first time he has reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and the third time in his career. Grand Slam semi-finals.
In the first set, they entered into their own rhythm of serving serve as soon as they came up. The two kept the first two serving games to a 2-2 tie. In the fifth game, Monfils’ serving game was the first to lose, and Beretti. Nicky scored consecutive forehand winning points, scored 4 consecutive points to complete the break, and then held the serve with a 30-30 tie to complete a 4-2 lead. Berrettini’s break advantage was 5-4 in their hands, followed by Berrettini’s serve to win the game. After the score came to a 30-30 tie, Monfils was in a passive situation and backhanded to win the game. Forcing the first break point opportunity, Berrettini then fired ACES balls in succession to secure serve, winning the first set 6-4.
In the second set, Monfils was attacked by the opponent in the first game. Berrettini got 40-15 consecutive break points. Monfils also continued to score by serving to complete the serve. Les 2-1 lead. In the fourth game, Monfils got 40-15 consecutive break points. Berrettini saved three break points in a row. The two got into a fight for more than 18 minutes in this game. After 10 deuces, Berrettini Tiny struggled to secure a 2-2 draw. The deadlock was not broken until the seventh game. Berrettini got the break point with a forehand shot. After that, Monfils lost the game with a foreplay. The second set was won 6-4 with even broken belts, and the total points came to a 2-0 lead.
In the third set, after they kept their first serving game at 1-1, Berrettini forced a break point opportunity in the third game. Monfils hit a forehand to save the break point. Under pressure, Leslie saved three break points to keep serve, and Monfils’ break point in the fourth game failed to hold the 2-2 tie. In the sixth game, Berrettini’s state declined. Monfils scored 40-15 consecutive break points. After Berrettini scored a second serve to save a break point, he then double-faulted the game. On the 8th break point, the first break was finally completed. Since then, Monfils has kept serve all the way, won the third set 6-3, and pulled back a set total score of 1-2 behind.
In the fourth set, Monfils’ condition continued to improve. In the first game, Berrettini’s serve was attacked. After the score was tied 40-40, Monfils scored a forehand backslash to get a break point. Retini then regained his serve state and maintained his serve, and the score came to a 2-2 tie. In the fifth game, Monfils attacked again and got another break point opportunity. Monfils received a high-quality serve to force Berrettini to return the ball shallowly. Monfils hit a straight forehand to win the break. Homeopathic Baofa gave a 4-2 lead. Monfils led 5-3 with their respective guarantees. In Berrettini’s serve that must be guaranteed, Monfils received the serve and squeezed the opponent to get the break point. It was also an inventory. Berrettini saved four Losing the game after the break point, Monfils broke serve 6-3 to win the fourth set, bringing the total points to a 2-2 tie.
In the deciding set, Berrettini regained his vitality after adjustment. In the first game, Monfils served in a shock. After the top, Monfils returned the ball from his crotch. Berrettini volleyed and scored a break point. After Monfils saved the break point, he lost the game with consecutive forehand mistakes. Berrettini took advantage of the situation and secured 2- 0 leads. In the third game, Monfils’ serve was still in poor condition, and Berrettini won this game on a 40-15 consecutive break point, even breaking and taking a 4-0 lead. After that, Berrettini withstood the opponent’s counterattack and kept the break advantage to the end, winning the deciding set 6-2.
In the end, the No. 7 seed Berrettini lost two sets in a row with a 2-0 lead. In the final set, he withstood the opponent’s counterattack and defeated No. 17 seed Monfils 3-2, entering the Australian Open men’s singles semi-finals for the first time. . The whole game took 3 hours and 49 minutes. Berrettini completed 12 ACES balls and 2 double faults in the game. Monfils made 15 ACES balls and 7 double faults. Berrettini’s first serve success rate was 61. % is slightly dominant, Monfils leads 76% of the first serve, Berrettini leads 51-48 in the winning points, and unforced errors 51-50 are almost the same. In the break point, Berrettini broke 11 break points 4 times, while Monfils broke 14 break points 3 times.Return to Sohu, see more