Henry Bernet will compete in the final of the simple junior of the Australian Open. The Boulois of almost 18 years old dominated the Finnish Oskari Paldanius 7-6 (8/6) 6-2 in the semi-finals. At the same time, he became the 7th Swiss to reach a Grand Slam final in boys, the 1st since Dominic Stricker had beaten Leandro Riedi in the 100% Swarket-Garros 2020 final.
Henry Bernet therefore has the opportunity to afford the most beautiful birthday gifts, he who will be 18 years old on Saturday. Second representative of Swiss Tennis to rise to the final in Melbourne at the Juniors after Rebeka Masarova in 2017 (defeat in the final), Bernet once again managed to perfection the important moments in the semi-finals. The world of world junior has won the last 4 points of the tie-break.
The Basel – which now benefits from the advice of Severin Lüthi to Swiss Tennis – has dismissed 2 set balls to stay undefeated in the exercise of the decisive game since the start of the tournament (5 tie -breaks played, all won). He quickly sheltered in the second round, winning the first 4 games.
Searless seeder No. 1, the Czech Jan Kumstat, in the quarterfinals, Henry Bernet will face a 17 -year -old American: Benjamin Willwerth (17) or Jagger Leach (17) in the final. It will be a first face-to-face, whatever the opponent.
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