Berrettini, the unexpected news totally upsets the balance of the men’s ranking: here’s what happened.
His detractors even hoped he would lose badly, so that their bizarre theory would be confirmed. They wanted the facts to prove that Matteo Berrettini he is a finished tennis player and there is no longer any room for him on the circuit. We know things didn’t go exactly this way, however.
It’s true that he lost the Stuttgart final by a whisker and that Marcos Giron he took him out in the second round in Halle, but it is undeniable that these days on the grass have given us the photograph of a champion who it’s far from over. He continues to pay for the fact that he has played very little in these two years and suffers when the match gets longer, but the spark that made him the hero of Wimbledon, as well as the Slam animal he was in the past, is still there. it’s still everything.
Which would explain the reason for the suddenness turnaround which, in the last few hours, has affected him personally. A rosy prediction, which makes us smile and hope and which, if it actually came true, would cause a real crisis earthquake in the ranking. But let’s proceed step by step, before making too many flights of fancy.
Berrettini, this time the glass is half full
Let’s start by saying that the good announcement – unexpected, which is why we talk about a reversal – comes directly from us bookmaker. Who, unlike the haters who roam the social networks, do not believe that Berrettini no longer has anything to say about his favorite surface. But that she has a good chance, on the contrary, of doing well in London and gaining ground in the rankings.
His performances in Germany must have convinced the analysts, so much so that the betting agencies list him among the top positions in the rankings of favorites to win Wimbledon. He has much less chance of doing so than Alcaraz and Sinner and Medvedev and Zverev, but he plays on equal terms with tennis players who, right now, are physically better than him. We are referring to Dimitrov, de Minaur and Hurkacz, whose triumph at the All England Club would be worth, like Matteo’s, 21 times the stake.
An encouraging prediction, just as the Roman’s words after the knockout suffered in Halle are encouraging: “For my part, there is the satisfaction of being back playing and I didn’t expect to get these results. I feel good physically and I’m getting used to the stresses of the match. Now let’s think about Wimbledon.” Berrettini has chosen, this time, to see the glass half full, to grasp the good and not only pay attention to numbers and results. And who knows whether this, in anticipation of his heartfelt appointment, may not be a good omen.
This content was modified 21 June 2024 12:29
