Matteo Berrettini is an Italian professional tennis player.
51 Facts About Matteo Berrettini
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Matteo Berrettini has been ranked as high as world No 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, which he achieved in January 2022, and world No 105 in doubles achieved on July 2019.
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Matteo Berrettini has reached the quarterfinals or better at all four majors, being the first man born in the 1990s and the first Italian man to achieve the feat.
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Matteo Berrettini made additional strides in 2021, after reaching his first Masters 1000 final at the Madrid Open, winning his first ATP 500 title at the Queen's Club Championships, and becoming the first Italian player, male or female, to contest a Wimbledon singles final.
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Matteo Berrettini is known for his aggressive game style boosted by his large build.
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Matteo Berrettini made his ATP main draw debut at the Italian Open after earning a wildcard in the pre-qualifying wildcard tournament.
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Matteo Berrettini was defeated by Fabio Fognini in the first round.
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Matteo Berrettini was the top seed in the eight man Italian field competing for the final spot in the inaugural Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan, but lost to Filippo Baldi in straight sets.
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Matteo Berrettini entered the 2018 BNP Paribas Open as a lucky loser replacing 17th seed Nick Kyrgios directly in the second round.
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At the Swiss Open Gstaad, Matteo Berrettini won his first ATP title, defeating Roberto Bautista Agut in the final.
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Matteo Berrettini won his first ATP doubles title at the same event, partnering with Daniele Bracciali.
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At the Hungarian Open, Matteo Berrettini won his second ATP singles title, defeating Filip Krajinovic in the final.
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Matteo Berrettini continued his form into the following week as he reached the final at the Bavarian International Tennis Championships.
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Matteo Berrettini's improvement continued into the grass court season, winning his third singles title in Stuttgart over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final.
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Matteo Berrettini's serve was not broken throughout the entire tournament, thereby making him only the fifth man since 1999 to win two tournaments without dropping serve.
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Matteo Berrettini then lost to eight-time champion Roger Federer comprehensively in 74 minutes.
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Matteo Berrettini withdrew from his next two events in Gstaad and Montreal, citing an ankle injury.
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Matteo Berrettini played a lead-up tournament in Cincinnati before competing in the US Open.
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Matteo Berrettini then beat Gael Monfils in a fifth set tiebreak to become the first Italian man to reach the US Open semifinals since 1977.
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Matteo Berrettini's run ended against eventual champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets, despite holding two set points in the opening-set tiebreak.
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Along the way Matteo Berrettini claimed his second career top-5 victory by beating Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals.
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Matteo Berrettini lost in the third round to Reilly Opelka in Cincinnati.
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Matteo Berrettini then lost to Andrey Rublev in four sets in a rematch of the previous year's fourth round.
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Matteo Berrettini reached the quarterfinals in Rome for the first time, losing to Casper Ruud.
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At the French Open, Matteo Berrettini became the first Italian man to reach the fourth round at each major.
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Matteo Berrettini reached his second career major quarterfinal when Roger Federer withdrew ahead of their fourth-round match.
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Matteo Berrettini became the first Italian in history to win this title, defeating three Britons en route.
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At the Wimbledon Championships, Matteo Berrettini reached his second straight Major quarterfinal, then defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in four sets to reach his first Wimbledon semifinal, becoming the first Italian man in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and the first since Nicola Pietrangeli in 1960.
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At the US Open, Matteo Berrettini reached the quarterfinals following wins over Ilya Ivashka and Oscar Otte.
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Matteo Berrettini then lost to Novak Djokovic in four sets, in a repeat of the Wimbledon final.
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At the ATP Finals, Matteo Berrettini was forced to withdraw with an abdominal injury during his first match with Alexander Zverev.
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At the Australian Open, Matteo Berrettini reached the quarterfinals for the first time after defeating Brandon Nakashima, Stefan Kozlov, Carlos Alcaraz, and Pablo Carreno Busta en route.
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Matteo Berrettini became the first man born in the 1990s and the first Italian man to reach the quarterfinals at all four majors.
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Matteo Berrettini later confirmed his form, winning his second title at the Queen's Club Championships.
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Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships after testing positive for COVID-19.
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In July 2022, Matteo Berrettini entered the Swiss Open Gstaad final and lost in three sets against Casper Ruud.
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At the US Open, Matteo Berrettini defeated Andy Murray in the third round.
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Matteo Berrettini reached the quarterfinals after defeating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in five sets.
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At the 2022 Laver Cup, Matteo Berrettini was named an alternate for Team Europe, and replaced Roger Federer mid-tournament, after Federer played the final match of his career in doubles.
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Matteo Berrettini started his season at the inaugural edition of the United Cup, defeating Thaigo Monteiro and Casper Ruud in straight sets.
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Italy still made the final though, but Matteo Berrettini lost to Taylor Fritz in the final, giving team USA the title.
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Matteo Berrettini then played the 2023 Australian Open, losing to former world No 1 Andy Murray in the first round in five tight sets in a close to a five hours match thriller.
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Matteo Berrettini lost in the second round of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open to Taro Daniel.
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Matteo Berrettini then played the Arizona Tennis Classic, a ATP Challenger 175 Event.
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Matteo Berrettini beat Mattia Bellucci, and Aleksandar Vukic, before losing to Alexander Shevchenko in the quarterfinals.
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Matteo Berrettini lost in the second round of the 2023 Miami Open.
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Matteo Berrettini is an aggressive all-court player known for his strong serve and forehand.
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Matteo Berrettini focuses on setting up quick points and hitting winners with aggressive play and putting pressure on his opponent.
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Matteo Berrettini has good disguise on his dropshot on both wings, often following with an approach to the net.
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Matteo Berrettini suffers most when put under pressure by opponents and is forced to defend on the run, especially when attacked on the backhand wing.
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Matteo Berrettini is of partial Brazilian descent through his maternal grandmother Lucia Fogaca, a Brazilian born in Rio de Janeiro.