Wimbledon, Binaghi: “Berrettini phenomenon, an Italian in the final is incredible”

“Incredible, I never thought I could see him. An Italian in the final at Wimbledon. Berrettini is a phenomenon”. Angelo Binaghi, president of Federtennis, is incredulous after Matteo Berrettini’s 4-set success against Hubert Hurkacz in the Wimbledon semifinal: the 25-year-old from Rome will take the field on Sunday in the final of the London Slam. Read also “It is the first time that in the men’s sector we have achieved such a high-level result, never before in the history of Italian tennis, the first for men, a striking thing. Merit of a phenomenon, of the family, of a passionate coach , capable and intelligent, “Binaghi told Adnkronos. “Glory to Matteo Berrettini, he only had a problem on two points of the tie-break but he played very well the whole match. Now he has nothing to lose and I think we can enjoy this final”, he adds. The exploit of Berrettini, fresh from the triumph at Queen’s, is yet another sign of a healthy movement, with a new generation of the highest level, especially in the male field. “We deserve it, Italian tennis deserves it, this success did not come by chance, it comes after a series of quantitative records made in recent years also in the men’s sector. It is the top of a pyramid that our system has built” .