Last night, Beijing time, a quarter-final of the Australian Open men's singles was played between the seventh seed, the Italian Berrettini and the seventeenth seed, the Frenchman Monfils.
Monfils is no stranger to the Quarterfinals of the Australian Open, having made it to this round several times. Berrettini, on the other hand, is still shortlisted for the first time.
He was expected to reach the quarter-finals last year, but ahead of the quarter-final against Tsitsipas, he withdrew from the game with an injury, who won without a fight.
This year, he went a step further, beating Spaniard Busta, who was at the top of his career for the first time in the quarter-finals, to advance to the quarterfinals.
He also became the first person to unlock the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam in the post-90s, and even Grand Slam champions such as Thiem and Medvedev were ashamed of themselves.
Let's take a look back at the whole game between the two sides yesterday.
At the beginning, Monfils did not play well, both sets were seized by the opponent to complete the break in the middle of the set, and the only two chances were seized by the Italian.
On the other hand, the French cool little black is transformed into a little prince who misses the point and cannot seize the opportunity.
In particular, the second set of the two sides in the second set, which lasted nearly twenty minutes, the two sides played 40 draws and then tied ten times, but Monfils still failed to seize the opportunity to complete the break and let the opponent escape.
But in the next two sets, Cool Black stepped up the net, and the opponent's batting stability also decreased, and he finally equalized the total score.
Coming to the decider, the French veteran seemed to have a bottleneck in physical fitness, and Wasteretini seized the opportunity to break twice, leading 4/0.
Although he did his best to save his last two serves, Berrettini did not make a mistake at the crucial time, and after missing two match points in a row, the Italian cashed in on the victory at the third match point.
After winning, Berrettini once again unlocked the final four, following the 2019 US Open and 2021 Wimbledon to enter the final four of the Grand Slam.
In yesterday's game, Berrettini used his advantage to the fullest, no longer the reckless teenager who only relied on the forehand, but the big competition player with full offensive firepower.
In the semi-finals, he will face 2009 champion Nadal, who also played five sets in the semi-finals. The two men were equally effective. Although they were all chased to a 2-2 draw by the opponent, they still tried to ensure that the city gate was not lost at the critical moment.
Who will win the final? Let's wait with bated breath! (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)