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Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini’s path to his first Wimbledon final

The Italian beat Hubert Hurkacz in the semi-finals.

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Matteo Berrettini has reached the Wimbledon final for the first time.

The 25-year-old is the first Italian to make the Centre Court showpiece.

Here, the PA news agency charts his route to the final.

First round – beat Guido Pella 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-0

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Guido Pella took a set off Berrettini (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)

Second round – beat Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3 6-4 7-6 (4)

Wimbledon 2021 – Day Four – The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Berrettini celebrates after defeating Botic Van De Zandschulp (Jon Super/AELTC Pool)

Third round – beat Aljaz Bedene 6-4 6-4 6-4

Wimbledon 2021 – Day Six – The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Aljaz Bedene fell to Berrettini in the third round (Edward Whitaker/AELTC Pool)

Fourth round – beat Ilya Ivashka 6-4 6-3 6-1

Wimbledon 2021 – Day Seven – The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Berrettini stopped for a breather against Ilya Ivashka (Steven Paston/PA)

Quarter-final – beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-3

Wimbledon 2021 – Day Nine – The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Felix Auger-Aliassime could not stop Berrettini’s run (Jonathan Nackstrand/AELTC Pool)

Semi-final – beat Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 6-0 6-7 (3) 6-4

Wimbledon 2021 – Day Eleven – The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Hubert Hurkacz was dispatched in four sets (Steven Paston/PA)
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