Matteo Berrettini advances to the US Open, reaching the round of 16.
The dream of improving the semifinal placement won in 2019 against Rafa Nadal at the US Open tennis is more alive than ever.
In New York, the 25-year-old Roman, number 8 in the ranking and sixth seed of the tournament - in his fourth presence in the main draw of the Big Apple event - beat the Belarusian Ilya Ivashka, 53 in the ranking and never in the third round. so on in New York.
The blue won in 5 sets for 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.