Berrettini seals Wimbledon final berth with Hurkacz win

Italy's Matteo Berrettini celebrates winning his semifinal match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, UK, on July 9, 2021. Toby Melville/Reuters

LONDON—Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini stayed solid in the face of a spirited fightback from Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz to become the first Italian to reach the Wimbledon final on Friday with a 6–3 6–0 6–7(3) 6–4 victory.

The 25-year-old took two hours and 36 minutes to get past the 14th seeded Hurkacz on Centre Court to reach the championship match on Sunday—the same day Italy play in the Euro 2020 soccer final a few miles up the road at Wembley Stadium against England.