Berrettini, the news was already in the air and was confirmed a few hours ago in an interview: he won’t have an easy life.
Self Matteo Berrettini he lost the final in Stuttgart and it wasn’t his fault. Everything can be said, in fact, except that he didn’t fight like a bull. The statistics, on the other hand, bear witness to this: he and Jack Draper, the Briton who won the title at the Boss Open, fielded substantially the same number of balls.
The Roman has nothing to complain about, except perhaps that he is still in good physical shape – rightly so, after what he has been through – to be of support to him in long and more tiring matches. In Germany, however, he had the opportunity to stretch his legs quite a bit, which gives us hope for the continuation of his parenthesis on grass. And precisely in light of this, his competitors tremble, who are now very afraid of finding him in their own segment of the draw.
Yes, because if there is one certainty in all this, it is that Berrettini can be very dangerous on grass. And not only because three years ago he reached the Wimbledon final, as we know, but because he has always stood out on European lawns: the green enhances his tennis qualities and it is really difficult to beat him, especially when he is in a state of grace like, precisely in Stuttgart. Ask Jack Draperwhat a tough nut he was: he will surely tell you that he never thought he could knock him out.
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Running into him at the All England Club would be, in short, a tragedy foretold for manyeven more so for those who don’t do as well on grass as they do on concrete or clay.
And Luca Bottazzi, university professor and former player, is also convinced of this, and in an interview with Mowmag he indulged in some rather interesting reflections on the Roman tennis player. With a thrilling prophecy, if you like, as a backdrop. “Whoever catches Matteo at Wimbledon – he ruled – given that he won’t be seeded and therefore can be in the first round, he won’t have an easy life. If a Alcaraz-Berrettini or a Sinner-Berrettini is a tragedy“.
Carlos already beat him last year at the London Slam, to be honest, but that was definitely a different time. The Roman had arrived in London bruised, but eager to participate. Although he was not in good shape at all, he had reached the round of 16 and had given the Iberian a lot of trouble, who then went on to win, as is well known, the British Major.
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