Berrettini powers into Queen's final
LONDON: Italy's Matteo Berrettini reached his fourth consecutive grasscourt final as he overpowered unseeded Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp at the Queen's Club Championship on Saturday (Jun 18).
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Matteo Berrettini on course to retain Queen's Club title after powering past Botic van de Zandschlup
Matteo Berrettini moved a step closer to retaining his ATP Queen's Club title after progressing past Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4 6-3 in the semi-finals. The Italian underlined his ability on grass, brushing his opponent aside to claim his eighth win in a row. Ad/> The World No.
Matteo Berrettini powers into Queen's final
Friday's sizzling heat had disappeared at the historic London venue, but defending champion Berrettini maintained his hot streak on the grass to win 6-4, 6-3. The second seed was briefly held up in the second set by a short rain delay, but he returned to break serve and cruised to victory, ending the contest with a neat drop volley.
Reigning champion Matteo Berrettini into Queen's last eight
Berrettini won 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 but the victory was anything but straightforward for the 26-year-old. The Italian fell behind as his American opponent took a tight first set before Berrettini, beaten in last year's Wimbledon singles final by Novak Djokovic, edged a second set tie-breaker. Berrettini then broke serve in the ninth game of the deciding set before he served out for the match after a draining two hours and 47 minutes on a sun-drenched centre court at Queen's, in south-west London.
Queen's champion Berrettini into last eight as Wawrinka bows out
LONDON: Reigning Queen's champion Matteo Berrettini needed three sets to see off Denis Kudla as he reached the quarter-finals of the grass-court tournament on Thursday (Jun 16).
Former Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic into Queen's last eight
Marin Cilic made it into the last eight of the Queen's grass-court tournament on Wednesday, with a 7-6 (8/6) 7-5 win over Alexander Bublik. This event acts as a warm-up for Wimbledon where Croatia's Cilic went all the way to the final in 2017 before losing to Roger Federer in straight sets. The 33-year-old Cilic has been in good form of late, advancing to the last four of this season's French Open before losing to Casper Ruud.
Cilic into Queen’s last eight, Kyrgios rallies past Tsitsipas at Halle
LONDON, HALLE WESTFALEN: Marin Cilic made it into the last eight of the Queen’s grass-court tournament on Wednesday, with a 7-6 (8/6) 7-5 win over Alexander Bublik.
Queen's draw sees Andy Murray face Lorenzo Sonego and could meet defending champion Matteo Berrettini in round two
Andy Murray has been drawn against Lorenzo Sonego in the opening round of the Queen's Club Championships. The Scot, who is a five-time champion at the ATP 500 tournament held in London, England, will face either reigning champion Matteo Berrettini or Dan Evans in the next round should he emerge victorious against Sonego. Ad/> In a stacked draw, sixth seed Denis Shapovalov — who reached the semi-finals in 2021 — takes on Tommy Paul while former world No.