The blue, finalist of the last edition of the Championships, will debut against the n.44 in the world that he has already defeated twice in the past. Matteo is on a winning streak since his return to Stuttgart while the Chilean lacks feeling with the grass
One year after the great feat of 2021, Matteo Berrettini is among the big favorites at the Championships, fresh from two grass titles won after returning from the operation on his right hand, which forced him away from the fields for about three months . For the blue, the path towards the defense of the Wimbledon final will begin on Tuesday 28 June against the Chilean Cristian Garin, n. 44 in the world rankings, already beaten twice in three direct clashes. In fact, the last two precedents smile at Matteo, where he won this year in the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 in Madrid (5-7 6-3 6-0) and in 2019 in the second round of the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, thanks to a double 6-3.
RETURN TO THE TOP
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With 32 victories and only 3 career defeats on the green surface, the bookmakers are sure of the success of Berrettini, who on grass has lost only by three players: David Goffin, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. This year, having skipped the entire season on red due to the aforementioned physical problems, on his return to the ATP 250 in Stuttgart the Roman became champion by defeating Albot, Sonego, Otte and Murray, and only one week later, at the historic 500 of the Queen’s Club, he even managed to defend the title by eliminating in sequence Evans, Kudla, Paul and Van de Zandschulp, before winning the final on Krajinovic. Matteo is now on a winning streak for nine games.
THE OPPONENT
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The same cannot be said of the Chilean, intent on facing a season that until now has proved to be full of ups and downs, perhaps lower, starting from the wrist injury remedied at the beginning of the year and which prevented him from playing in Australia. . For him only one title in 2022, that of home in Santiago de Chile, while on grass he did not even get a victory in the preparatory events for the Championships, Halle and Eastbourne, where he was stopped in two sets by Korda and de Minaur. The best result in a Grand Slam for Garin dates back to the round of 16 of the 2021 editions of Wimbledon (lost to the then champion Djokovic) and Roland Garros.
June 26 – 4:44 pm
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