{"id":326872,"date":"2025-10-23T16:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/326872\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:15:14","slug":"former-wimbledon-finalist-has-just-won-two-matches-in-a-row-for-the-first-time-since-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/326872\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Wimbledon finalist has just won two matches in a row for the first time since April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMXlnMTNoeXE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>The final ATP 500 events of the season are officially underway as stars look to fine-tune their games ahead of the Paris Masters. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the Swiss Indoors in Basel, home hope and three-time major champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/multiple-grand-slam-champion-wins-his-first-atp-tour-match-since-july-at-the-swiss-indoors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stan Wawrinka clinched his first hard-court victory of the season<\/a>, while second seed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/ben-shelton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Shelton<\/a> also got himself back in the win column. <\/p>\n<p>Shanghai Masters champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/taylor-fritz-shares-what-was-frustrating-during-his-first-career-meeting-with-valentin-vacherot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valentin Vacherot appeared<\/a> for the first time since his incredible triumph in China, but was narrowly beaten by world number four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/taylor-fritz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Fritz<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, at the Vienna Open, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> made his return to tour-level action with a dominant win over Daniel Altmaier. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2242249011-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"Jannik Sinner reacts after beating Daniel Altmaier at the 2025 Vienna Open\" class=\"wp-image-138389\" \/>Photo by GEORG HOCHMUTH\/APA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/daniil-medvedev\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniil Medvedev<\/a> continued his winning streak following the end of his title drought in Almaty, coming through a hard-fought match with Nuno Borges. <\/p>\n<p>Among the packed lineup in Vienna, one former Wimbledon finalist, like Medvedev, has put an end to a drought on the ATP Tour. <\/p>\n<p>Matteo Berrettini ends six-month wait for consecutive wins<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 runner-up at the All England Club, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/Matteo-Berrettini\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matteo Berrettini<\/a>, has finally ended his six-month wait for consecutive wins at the Vienna Open.<\/p>\n<p>Berrettini last won two matches in a row at the Monte-Carlo Masters in April, where he reached the round of 16 after beating both Mariano Navone and Alexander Zverev. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, however, the Italian has struggled for consistency. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Madrid Open \u2013 1 win<\/li>\n<li>Italian Open \u2013 1 win<\/li>\n<li>Wimbledon \u2013 0 wins<\/li>\n<li>Hangzhou Open \u2013 0 wins<\/li>\n<li>Japan Open \u2013 1 win<\/li>\n<li>Shanghai Masters \u2013 0 wins<\/li>\n<li>Stockholm Open \u2013 1 win<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>His dry spell has been snapped in Austria, with Berrettini emerging victorious in his opening match against Alexei Popyrin before following it up with a win against Cam Norrie to book his spot in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>His clash with Norrie went three sets and lasted three hours and 15 minutes, the longest bout of the tournament so far. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1918543529-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Matteo Berrettini looks on during a training session ahead of the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park.\" class=\"wp-image-138170\" \/>Photo by Kelly Defina\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Berrettini drew first blood, claiming the opening set in a tiebreak, before the Briton responded with a tiebreak victory of his own, winning the set-two shootout 11-9 to force a decider.<\/p>\n<p>In the third set, Berrettini secured the all-important break of serve to win 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 and set up a last-eight meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/alex-de-minaur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex de Minaur<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Matteo Berrettini\u2019s head-to-head record with Alex de Minaur <\/p>\n<p>At tour-level events, Berrettini has met his quarterfinal opponent, de Minaur, four times, and leads their head-to-head 3-1. <\/p>\n<p>They first played each other in the semifinal of Queen\u2019s in 2021, where Berrettini won before going on to clinch the grass-court title.<\/p>\n<p>De Minaur opened his account in the rivalry at the ATP Cup in 2022, besting his Queen\u2019s conqueror in straight sets in front of a home crowd in Sydney, <\/p>\n<p>The Australians lost their next two ties, however, falling to Berrettini at Wimbledon in 2023 and the Miami  Open earlier this year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover The 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