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24th seed Matteo Berrettini edged a thrilling game to achieve a Grand Slam.
In a conclusion, the wasted four match points held his nerve in a stunning tie-break.
He eventually won 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-6 (7-5) in 3 hours and 57 minutes.
The Italian will perform Diego Schwartzman for a place in Sunday’s final at Flushing Meadows or either winner Rafael Nadal.
“At this time I don’t remember any issues, just the match stage,” Berrettini stated.
“What a terrific fight. I believe that it was one of the greatest matches I ever saw – I saw , although I played. I’m very proud of myself.”
Frenchman Monfils, 33, had gone a set and a break up as his bid to reach a first US Open semi-final since 2016 got off on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Unable to settle, Berrettini gained in confidence and fought back to win 12 of their next 16 games and move a set with Monfils out of success.
Since Monfils summoned the guts to seize a fifth break point chance at 2-1 up the momentum dropped at the fourth set – .
The pair traded breaks early in the fifth group, in keeping with the stream of the competition – but it was the Italian who appeared to have mustered a final drive for victory after he broke to love to get a 4-2 lead.
That was not to be the end of the play, because the enormity of this event struck he and Berrettini double-faulted on his very first match point at 5-3. That became break point as the professional Monfils capitalised.
As a tie-break was compelled by Monfils, holding to lead 6-5, two match points were missed.
But despite threatening to let the opportunity slip once more the Italian, who had failed to progress beyond the initial round in two attempts in New York, shut out to set the game of his career up .
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