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Matteo Berrettini made history by becoming the first Italian player to reach the finals at Wimbledon. Although the Italian faced a stiff challenge in Hubert Hurkacz, he prevailed in an exciting four-setter.

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Along with his family, the #7 seed had his girlfriend Ajla Tomljanovic cheering him on from the stands. During the match, the Australian expressed happiness with Berrettini’s performance in the match.

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Ajla Tomljanovic shows her support for Matteo Berrettini in epic semifinal

Hurkacz came into today’s semifinal full of confidence after defeating Roger Federer in a shock upset in the quarterfinals. Although the Polish star started well, Berrettini came back strong to take the first set. While he bagel’d Hurkacz in the second set, the Italian lost the third set before clinching the fourth set and the win. The final score was 6-3, 6-0, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4.

Berrettini, along with his girlfriend Tomljanovic, reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time in their careers. Although Berrettini made it to the final, Tomljanovic lost her quarterfinal in straight sets to World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty. With both players in the stands for each other’s games, today was no exception with the Australian in Berrettini’s corner during his semifinal.

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Although she didn’t reach the final in the Ladies’ Singles category, it looks like Tomljanovic will still get a front row seat to watch the action unfold at Centre Court this Sunday.

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Can Berrettini clinch his first Grand Slam on July 11?

The #7 seed will face either top seed Novak Djokovic or #10 seed Denis Shapovalov in Sunday’s final. Although the Italian’s journey to the final didn’t include defeating a seed in the Top 10, his playing style can trouble the best in the world.

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Despite the final on Sunday being Berrettini’s first ever, the Italian has been in good form throughout the grass court season, and will hope to make one last push to claim his first Grand Slam. However, a potential showdown with Djokovic could put the Italian under pressure despite an age gap of 9 years.

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