Berrettini surrenders to Fritz. Matteo says goodbye to the ATP 1000 of Miami in the quarterfinals

Miami, April 28, 2025 – Matteo Berrettini exits in the quarter-finals of the 1000 tournament in Miami. The Roman, number 27 in the world ranking, was eliminated in three set from the American Taylor Fritz, number 4 in the ATP rankings. The final score was 7-5, 6-7 (7), 7-5. The match – which lasted two hours and 44 minutes – was balanced, with both players very solid on serve (16 aces for Fritz and 17 for Berrettini).

In the first set the twelfth game was decisive, when the American managed to take advantage of a slight decline in the Italian and break his serve. In the second set the balance was broken only atl tie-break, with the Italian - capable of cancelling five match points - who signed a great comeback. In the third set, finally, the American made the break in the eleventh game paving the way to the semi-final.

A negative day for the blue colors. Before Berrettini, in fact, they had also been eliminated in the semifinals Jasmin Paolini. A great version of Jasmine is not enough against this one SabalenkaThe first finalist of the Miami Masters 1000 is the world number 1, who wins in two sets (6-2 6-2) and after just one hour and 11 minutes of space tennis wins the final.

Paolini tried to give the Minsk native a hard time, but had to bow to the superiority of her rival, who at the Hard Rock Stadium probably showed off her best game of 2025 in terms of consistency. The Belarusian It was a machine at the service, the blue one can console itself with the good performance found in Florida and from Monday it will recover a position: it will be number 6 in the world.