the serbian Filip Krajinovic gave a surprise to Queen’s semi-finals and eliminated the two -time champion Marin Cilic (6-3 and 6-3) to meet this Sunday in the battle for the Italian title Matteo Berrettini.
The Croatian, who is playing in his sixth semi-final at the Queen’s, had a very bad serving game, almost 50% off the first, and even the fifteen aces he earned did not save him from defeat. in less than an hour and a half.
Krajinovic, who had not won an ATP match on the lawn before this week, was perfect in break points against and saved all six chances Cilic had, one in the first set and five in the second.
The Serbian needs three match points to make a big splash at Queen’s and play in his fifth final on the tour. At 30 years old, he is the second Serbian to reach the final at the London club, after Novak Djokovic (2008 and 2018), and will seek his first ATP title.
Cilic, a semi-finalist at Roland Garros, was on the brink of his 37th final on the circuit, where the three were at the Queen’s, the last in 2018, when he defeated Djokovic.
Krajinovic will climb to 31st place next Monday in the rankings and have a chance, with victory this Sunday, to get into the top 30 in the world.
His rival in the Queen’s final was Italian Matteo Berrettini, who defeated Botic Van De Zandschulp in straight sets and defended the title he won last year. This will be the third confrontation between Krajinovic and Berrettini, with two victories for the Italian, both on clay, in Budapest 2019 and in Belgrade 2021. EFE
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Source: La Verdad
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