Davidovich hits but doesn’t knock Berrettini down

Alexander Davidovich said goodbye to US Open 2022 crossing his fingers that the left knee injury he suffered in the penultimate game of the match is not related. The Andalusian screamed as the physical therapist tried to stretch his leg, then applied ice and anti-inflammatory cream. The anterior lateral ligament may have suffered from a forced movement that led to a nasty fall.

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Pending diagnosis and evolution Sergio BrugueraSpanish Davis Cup captain, because he was one of the players called for the group stage in Valencia, in ten days.

This is the worst possible ending for the student of Jorge Aguirre23 years old and number 39 in the world, pushing the Italian to the limit Matteo Berrettiniwho was leading the fifth set 2-4 when the incident occurred.

The transalpine, 25 years old and number 14, won the 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 4-6 and 6-2 in 3h.46′. A sweet revenge for the defeat suffered this season on the land of Monte Carlo, the confirmation that Berrettini competes well in the second round of the Grand Slam. It was his fifth consecutive appearance in the quarterfinals, against the Norwegian Casper Ruudwho defeated Frenchman Corentin Moutet in four sets: 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2.

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Davidovich equaled his best result at this US Open, the eighth of 2020, when he was beaten by the German Alexander Zverevalso his executioner in the rooms of Roland Garros 2021.

He starred in a fantastic start to the match, dominating the intense and powerful game he possesses. It was too much for everyone, the winning points and the failures. He had a ‘break’ up (3-2) in the second set. He disoriented the rival, but he gave him an entry (3-3) right away, and he paid for it. He succumbed to the ‘tiebreak’, a setback that affected his morale. In an instant, the third set paid off.

“Foki, Foki,” the group of their friends shouted at the top of their voices in the stands. His second surname is Fokina. And they lifted Davidovich’s spirits, regaining his sparkle and dominance. He forced the fifth set.

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Nervousness didn’t help, he delivered his first two breaks. Berrettini, tournament semifinalist in 2019, Wimbledon finalist in 2021, gained the advantage that the native of Malaga was sure to be injured.

Davidovich hit but did not knock down a top opponent, leaving this course with a long break due to a wrist injury and the coronavirus positive that left him without Wimbledon, when he won the grass tournaments of Stuttgart and Queen’s.