A Swiss will play in the final of the Australian Open in Melbourne. On Friday, Henry Bernet (17 years old, ATP 784) from Basel won his ticket to the battle of the leaders of the junior tournament thanks to his victory against Finnish Oskari Paldanius (17 years old). He won in two sets, saving two set points in the first. The score: 7-6 (8/6) 6-2.
He is the first Swiss Tennis player to reach this stage in the men's table.
Since his entry into this Grand Slam tournament, he has delivered five matches and has only lost one set, in the round of 16 against the Slovenian Ognjen Milic.
A native of Basel, from TC Old Boys and one-handed backhand specialist, Henry Bernet recorded the arrival in his staff of Severin Lüthi, Roger Federer's coach for fifteen years (2007-2022) and the current captain of Switzerland in the Davis Cup, as lequipe.fr wrote.
-Furthermore, the sportswear brand “On”, of which Federer is a shareholder and ambassador, has concluded a five-year commercial agreement with the young Swiss talent.
Bernet, who has won his last eleven matches, will face the American Benjamin Willwerth (17 years old) in the final. The two men have never met on the circuit before.
