His beginnings in professionalism date back to 2013, but it is undeniable that until the 2021 Wimbledon tournament, where he arrived in the final against champion Novak Djokovic, Matteo Berrettini was mostly unknown to the non-tennis enthusiast public. Bringing the dream of Italy one step away from victory in the top sports competition, the 25-year-old from Rome has done even more: like it or not, he has established himself as a sex symbol, inside and outside our borders. And even those who, until now, had never witnessed a racquet swap have been passionate about tennis. Likes for his physique shaped by sport (before tennis, swimming and judo), his height (1.96 cm), prowess and a very Mediterranean charm. With that habit of always wearing the hat turned upside down, with a visor on the nape, “a la Sampras” as someone said.
The Matteo Berrettini phenomenon is quickly explained: a right mix between record tennis player, capable of awakening national interest in his discipline, and that good boy air that conquers everyone. Unfortunately, the heart of the beautiful athlete is already taken: Matteo Berrettini is romantically linked to the Australian naturalized Croatian tennis player Ajla Tomljanovic, also in Wimbledon. When they weren’t playing at the same time, they sat in the audience, watching each other from the stands. Whether engaged or not, nothing stops the attractiveness of Berrettini and his face, which he already was compared to other established idols, by Enrique Iglesias and Marco Mengoni to beauties of other times, like the young Vittorio Gassman. And then, Matteo mentions his grandmother when he speaks, which makes him even more fascinating: he said he had to share his love with Roger Federer, since grandma Lucia is a huge fan of his.
A fashion tennis player
The quick success that international visibility at Wimbledon has brought to Matteo Berrettini, a prototype of Mediterranean beauty, suggests that the tennis player will soon be hired by a large number of brands that will compete for him as a testimonial. The sportsman has been linked since 2014 to the Italian brand Lotto. A partnership that we can say has brought luck to Berrettini, dressing the challenges of the champion from cuffs to feet.
In Matteo Berrettini’s field looks there is at least one other faithful companion: a watch from the collectionTennis Time of Capri Watch, which confirms the athlete’s all-Italian love for local companies. This does not mean that he is not noticed and also engaged abroad. Currently, for example, the champion demonstrates his love for cars by posing for Peugeot, in a James Bond-like ‘star in the car’ scheme, which only reinforces her rise to beauty icon.
“I’m for a simple look and I’m comfortable with a pair of jeans and a linen shirt“he recently stated in an interview with Sportfair the young dream tennis player. “I also like to wear hooded sweatshirts and I prefer loose outfits rather than too tight ones.” All that remains is to wait for the well-deserved holidays of the Roman Matteo Berrettini to discover it in the summer version, without a racket and outside the gaming arenas. And, above all, start betting on which fashion brand will be the next that will elect the champion as its testimonial, considering that it has always the brands have let themselves be seduced by the athleticism and dynamism of the tennis players. The Spanish Rafael Nadal he was hired for the first time ten years ago by Giorgio Armani, who involved him in various lines, from Underwear to Jeans. A choice shared later by the American Tommy Hilfiger. Ermenegildo Zegna, in 2018, aimed at a more unconventional beauty, recruiting the German Alexander Zverev. The rapidly growing interest in Matteo leaves no doubt about the birth of future alliances between fashion and tennis.
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