A possible relapse of the abdominal injury that had stopped him in Australia forces the blue to retire. If he doesn’t recover, it’s Sinner’s turn
The worst possible night. Matteo Berrettini, on the most beautiful, most important evening of the season, with his home debut at the Nitto Atp Finals surrenders to yet another, unfair, dramatic injury. It happens at the beginning of the second set, after a first full game, lost at the tie break after having had three set points. In the second game, after a forehand, he starts stretching then, after another forehand he stops, puts his hands in front of his face and says “I can’t do it”.
The injury
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She calls the doctor to be treated, but the close-up on her tear-wet eyes speaks volumes. Once again, Matteo Berrettini was hit by bad luck. It is probably a flare-up of the abdominal injury that hit him at the Australian Open, where a several centimeter injury forced him to leave the scene for three months. Ivan Ljubicic and Filippo Volandri, respectfully his manager and Davis’ captain, are astonished. It’s hard to think of a more undeservedly unlucky champion. After the treatment, he tries to enter but realizes he won’t be able to. He bends to his knees in tears, Zverev goes to meet him and hugs him. He doesn’t know what dose to tell him. The Pala Alpitour pays him a greeting that hurts doubly. Zverev applauds him too, moved. He goes away drawing the sad face on the camera, he certainly cannot be happy with the victory after such a show.
Sadness Zverev
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And now it is useless, there is no joy in knowing that his replacement will be Jannik Sinner, reserve in these first Nitto Atp Finals at home. Days waiting for Tsitsipas to retire, and now it’s all just dark and sad. “I really have nothing to say – Zverev will say -, the first set was of the highest value. But you would like to win a match against your rival by shaking his hand after a good fight. Don’t hug him while he’s in tears. I don’t want to talk. of the match. I’m too bad for him. I know him well, he didn’t deserve all this. ”
November 14, 2021 (change November 14, 2021 | 23:42)
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