There rain has curbed his desire for tennis Matteo Berrettiniback on the pitch on the grass Halle after the final reached again in Germany, but in Stuttgart, during the previous week. The blue, shortly after the usual warm up with the opponent Alex Michelsen, was unable to start the first round match on the Teutonic lawn due to the onset of bad weather, which was also announced by the meteorologists. The workers have already covered Camp 1 with tarpaulins, although it is not clear when the meeting can actually resume, or rather, start. Below are all the updates.
UPDATES ON BERRETTINI-MICHELSEN
18.05 – Now it’s official. The match between Matteo Berrettini and Alex Michelsen will take place tomorrow, Wednesday 19 June, at 12pm. This is due to the very heavy rain in Halle.
5.50pm – Nothing to do, he still hasn’t recovered and the worry is that the match will be rescheduled and therefore played tomorrow. Information from the Halle organization is awaited: at the moment, the meeting cannot start before 6.30 pm.
5.00pm – As expected… the game does not resume. Bad weather affects Halle’s program and Berrettini will still have to wait: the start of the match postponed until 5.45pm at the earliest.
4.40pm – The match will not resume before 5.00pm, this is the last official communication. However, there is no optimism in the immediate restart at the scheduled time, as the weather is not kind and the tarpaulins are still on the lawn of Camp 1 in Halle.
4.25pm – While Jannik Sinner closes his match by completing a comeback on Tallon Griekspoor, his compatriot Matteo Berrettini is still waiting to be able to take the field. The rain gives no respite in Halle and Field 1 is not equipped with a protective roof, like Central.
16.10 – Situation that does not change at the moment, the rain causes the prolonged delay of the match between Berrettini and Michelsen. The hope is that the rainfall is only temporary.
3.55pm – The rain does not abandon the city of Halle; according to the weather forecast, the situation should continue until the early evening. However, if the sky clears, even for a short period of time, regular play will resume.
3.40pm – Particularly adverse weather in Halle: pouring rain and the clouds don’t bode well.
3.13pm – Camp 1 has been covered with the usual repair tarpaulins. We await the restart.
3.10pm – Game officially interrupted due to rain, a few seconds before the start of the match between Berrettini and Michelsen.
