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July 10, 2021

Italy’s Berrettini storms into Wimbledon final

LONDON: Matteo Berrettini became the first Italian to reach a Wimbledon singles final on Friday with a four-sets victory against Hubert Hurkacz.Berrettini claimed a 6-3, 6-0, 6-7 , 6-4 win over his Polish opponent who had knocked out eight-time champion Roger Federer in the quarter-finals.World number nine Berrettini will face either Djokovic or Denis Shapovalov in Sunday’s final where he will attempt to become Italy’s first men’s Grand Slam champion since Adriano Panatta at the 1976...