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Patna : Top seed Matteo Berrettini, 25, Italy, will face World No 41 Cameron Norrie, 25, UK, in the singles final of Cinch Championships also known as Queen’s Club Championships, an ATP 500 Grass courts event, at London, Great Britain, on June 20, 2021.
World No 9 Berrettini beat 4th seed Alex de Minaur, 22, Australia, in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 in semi-finals on centre court on June 19, 2021, in 82 minutes winning 2 break points and 3 games ina row in the match. Berrettini fired 8 Aces in the match to 2 by World No 22 Minaur. The Italian won 25 receiving points to 12 by the Australian. The Italian, in all, won 67 points during the match to 56 by Minaur.
World No 41 Norrie upset 2nd seed Denis Shapovalov, 22, Canada, in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 in the other semi-finals on centre court in 1hr 33 minutes. Norrie won 3 break points in the match to 1 by World No 14 Shapovalov. The Brit won 3 games in a row to 2 by Shapovalov. Norrie, in all, won 73 points during the match to 58 by the Canadian.