Matteo Berrettini returns to Wimbledon: "I couldn't speak"

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There was a lot of disappointment, too many inconveniences over the course of the year. Matteo Berrettini is trying to put behind him the new hiccup that occurred before the start of Wimbledon: the positivity at Covid-19 has in fact prevented him from being at the start of the London Slam and to gamble his chances for a result important.

The Italian has fully recovered, has been negativized for several days and is looking forward to playing the first official match after the forced break. Berrettini, like many tennis players, switched surfaces and focused on clay in Europe, before flying to the United States of America for the hard court portion of the season.

The 26-year-old from Rome will play the ATP 250 in Gstaad, Switzerland, an event in which he will be seeded number 2 on the draw. The main rival is certainly Casper Ruud, a very difficult player on clay who, however, did not return in the best way to Sweden, as he allowed himself to be surprised at his debut by the Argentine Cerundolo.

Berrettini goes back to talking

The Italian will try to regain the confidence and the good feelings he had in Stuttgart and at Queen's on the pitch. In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Matteo retraced what happened in the United Kingdom: "It was absurd, also because my team tried not to look too sad. I was isolated in my room, hoping to be negative in time for Tuesday," he said.

Then he underlined: "I didn't see the tournament, until towards the end. I honestly couldn't watch it and, usually, I'm not much of a tennis fan when I'm not playing it. I admit that I was not too sociable with those who tried to call or write to me in those days," he revealed.

As he overcame the negative moment: "I tried to look on the bright side. Despite the sadness and disappointment, I had been arriving for two weeks when I couldn't have asked for better. Back after the operation, I managed to win two tournaments. In the end I tried to return from London with a positive memory of the victory at the Queen's and not with a bitter taste for not playing Wimbledon," he concluded.

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