‘I Will Delay My Comeback’ – Recovered Matteo Berrettini Plays It Safe as He Announces Disappointing Update on French Open 2022

Italian tennis star Matteo Berrettini is one of the best players going around. The 26-year-old is currently ranked eighth in the world. Berrettini enjoyed a great run on the ATP tour last year, where he won two titles along with being a runner-up in Madrid and Wimbledon. He did well at the start of this year to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open, where he went down in a fighting game against the eventual champion Rafael Nadal.

He next played at Rio de Janeiro, reaching the quarterfinals. Playing next in Acapulco and Indian Wells, he suffered a first-round and a fourth-round exit respectively. However, his brilliant run of form was halted because of an unfortunate injury to his right hand. The world no.8 withdrew from Miami Open and went through surgery.

However, there’s good news for his fans. The Italian tennis star shared a video of his practice and also gave an update about his potential return to tour.

Berrettini Is Back on the Practice Court

Matteo Berrettini is back on the practice court after undergoing surgery on his right hand in March, but his comeback schedule will not include competing at the French Open at the end of this month.

“My hand is feeling great and I am working hard to build up my match fitness. My team and I have made the decision that going straight back into 5 set matches on clay @rolandgarros would not be sensible, therefore I will delay my comeback to compete in the full grass season,” Berrettini wrote.

Although he mentioned that he is feeling great and his hand is perfectly fine now, it won’t be sensible to return directly to a five-set tournament and as a result, he will delay his comeback to compete on grass, his best surface.

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The Rise of Matteo Berrettini

Berrettini is one of the best current-generation players. The Italian sensation has won five singles titles and also reached the finals at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. After reaching the semifinals of this year’s Australian Open, Berrettini reached his career-high ranking to become world no.6.

Berrettini made his ATP tour debut in 2017. However, his fortunes changed just prior to the 2018 Roland Garros when Berrettini entered the Top 100 as it boosted his confidence and he reached the third round of the French Open.

Berrettini won his maiden ATP tour-level title in 2018, beating Roberto Bautista Agut in the finals of ATP Gstaad event.

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The 26-year-old has not put his foot off the pedal ever since and has kept rising in the ranks. The year 2021 was his best by far and he was looking promising at the start of 2022. Hopefully, he will come back soon to achieve many more laurels in his career.