Probably no one can imagine that Berrettini unlocked a rather great feat at this Australian Open - he became the first post-90s male player to achieve the four Grand Slam men's singles quarterfinals!
The Italian, the Seventh Seed in the Men's Singles of the Australian Open, passed the first two rounds of tests and successfully advanced to the Round of 32. The opponent in the third round is Spanish rising star Alcaraz, who is a very impactful player. Sure enough, Berrettini was forced into a five-set battle, but thanks to his rich experience, he showed his big heart in the decider, grabbed ten successes, and finally defeated the No. 31 seed 6-2, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 2-6, 7-6 (5).
Then Berrettini beat the men's singles bronze medalist and 21st seed Busta at the Tokyo Olympics 7-5, 7-6 (4), 6-4, and played in the Australian Open for the fifth time, successfully breaking the best record of the Australian Open, and was honored to become a male player who achieved the quarter-finals of the four Grand Slams with many legendary players such as Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. You know, title-winning favourites Medvedev, powerful Zverev and Tsitsipas, US Open champions Thiem and Rublev all failed to achieve this feat!
So what does a male player who has reached the all-eight grand slam achievements in the four grand slam best records (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open) look like, as follows:
Federer (6 Australian Open titles, 1 French Open, 8 Wimbledon titles, 5 US Open titles)
Nadal (1 Australian Open, 13 French Open, 2 Wimbledon, 4 US Open)
Djokovic (9 Australian Open titles, 2 French Open titles, 6 Wimbledon titles, 3 US Open titles)
Murray (5 runners-up at the Australian Open, 1 runner-up at the French Open, 2 winners at Wimbledon, 1 us open)
Wawrinka (1 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 2 Wimbledon Quarterfinals, 1 US Open)
Del Potro (Australian Open quarterfinals 2 times, French Open 4 times 2 times, Wimbledon 4 rounds 1 time, US Open 1 time champion)
Cilic (1 runner-up at the Australian Open, 2 winners in the French Open quarterfinals, 1 runner-up at Wimbledon, 1 us open champion)
Kei Nishikori (Australian Open quarterfinals 4 times, French Open quarterfinals 3 times, Wimbledon quarterfinals 2 times, US Open 1 runner-up)
Tsonga (1 runner-up at the Australian Open, 2 finalists at the French Open, 2 wimbledon finalists, 3 us open quarterfinals)
Berrettini (Australian Open quarterfinals 1 time, French Open quarterfinals 1 time, Wimbledon 1 runner-up, US Open semifinals 1 time)
Beretini is not embarrassed, after all, he has reached the Wimbledon final and is ranked second, on par with Kei Nishikori and Tsonga. Compared with Medvedev, Zverev, Tsitsipas, etc., Berrettini may lack the temperament of the champion, but he is now 25 years old, in the year of playing, and still has the opportunity to compete for the Grand Slam title, depending on his performance.
So the new question is, which player do you think will be the next player to achieve this achievement? Welcome to leave a message. (Source: Tennis House Author: Stray Rabbit)