Stuttgart, 16 June 2024 – Victory fades away Stuttgart For Matteo Berrettini. After the triumphs of 2019 and 2022, the Roman tennis player fails to conquer the grass tournament for the third time.
Berrettini was in the final defeated by Britain’s Jack Drapernumber 40 in the world, in three sets: 3-6, 7-6, 6-4. In a match dominated by serves, the blue commanded the first set quite easily, while balance reigned in the second. To the tie-breakHowever, Draper proved to be colder than Berrettini in the decisive points, taking home the set.
The turning point of the match in seventh game of the third set: the British player, after saving a break point, managed to break the Roman’s serve. From that moment on, it was a downhill road towards the title for Draper, who no longer gave Berrettini a chance to come back. No second title for Matteo in 2024 after the one won in Marrakesh.
Sinner in Halle
In the meantime it has been drawn the scoreboard of the ATP 500 in Halle, in Germany, scheduled for Monday to Sunday 23 June. Jannik Sinnerplaying on grass in the first tournament since number 1 in the worldwill debut against the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor, n.23, beaten in all four previous direct matches.
The blue could cross Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals and Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals. There are many big protagonists in Halle: in addition to Sinner, the other seeds will be Zverev (2), Medvedev (3), Rublev (4), Hurkacz (5), Tsitsipas (6), Bublik (7) and Auger- Aliassime (8). Carlos Alcaraz will instead play the sister tournament of Queen’s.
