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Matteo Berrettini withdraws from Italian Open with muscle tear

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Apr 28, 2023 05:41 PM IST

Missing Rome raises questions over whether Matteo Berrettini will be fit in time to play the French Open, which starts May 28.

Former Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the upcoming Italian Open on Friday as he continues to recover from a stomach muscle tear.

Italy's Matteo Berrettini plays a forehand return to US' Maxime Cressy during their Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament round of 64 tennis match in Monaco on April 10, 2023. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)(AFP)
Italy's Matteo Berrettini plays a forehand return to US' Maxime Cressy during their Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament round of 64 tennis match in Monaco on April 10, 2023. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)(AFP)

“I have been holding on to the hope of being able to compete in Rome, a tournament that means so much to me and where all my dreams started. However my latest scan results show I still need at least a week before I can start training physically again,” the 21st-ranked Berrettini wrote on Instagram.

Berrettini injured an oblique muscle during the Monte Carlo Masters and withdrew before his round-of-16 match against Holger Rune. Missing Rome raises questions over whether he’ll be fit in time to play the French Open, which starts May 28.

The Italian Open, which will be held May 10-21, is the last big clay-court tournament before Roland Garros. It's also a home tournament for Berrettini, who is from Rome.

“Withdrawing from and missing the Rome event is so so difficult, and that is all because of the (Italian) fans. Your support means everything and I can’t wait to be back competing in front of you again soon,” Berrettini wrote.

Berrettini lost the 2021 Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic and has also reached the semifinals at the Australian Open and U.S. Open. His best result at the French Open was a quarterfinal appearance in 2021.

Berrettini reached the quarterfinals in Rome in 2021 for his best result at the Foro Italico.

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