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.

10 will meet either Marin Cilic or Filip Krajinovic in Sunday’s final as he attempts to retain his title at The Queen’s Club. Australian OpenNadal is 'unique, special' talent – Corretja on Spaniard’s run to AO final28/01/2022 AT 10:01 Speaking to Amazon Prime on court immediately after the match, Berrettini beamed: «It feels unbelievable, I'm really happy. »Today was a really tough match — it was tough with the rain.

It was windy again today, really tough to play. «But I think I played the best match of the week, so really happy and I'm really looking forward to the final.» 'I was not playing good enough' — Daniil Medvedev recovers from slow start to make Halle Open final Nadal, Djokovic, Alcaraz and Ruud among stars set to play at pre-Wimbledon event Asked how he managed to cope with the weather on Saturday, which was around 15 degrees cooler than Friday, he laughed: «I guess this is the UK. »Yesterday it felt like Halle, today is more London weather.

But yeah, we have to adjust to everything. I think I warmed up three or four times, but I was ready when I had to be ready. Let's see for tomorrow." In a rain-disrupted match, Berrettini powered his way to a 4-2 lead in the first set and although he failed to serve out the set, he responded with yet another break.

He had to remain patient in the second set, which was suspended midway because of a rain shower. But it failed to disrupt Berrettini’s rhythm as he easily wrapped up the match. />