The 26-year-old Italian player is replaced in the table by Swedish lucky loser Elias Ymer (137th).
The Italian Matteo Berrettini, finalist last year and who was one of the favorites of this edition, announced Tuesday his package at Wimbledon due to a positive test for covid. “It is with a broken heart that I announce that I have to withdraw from Wimbledon due to a positive test for covid-19the 26-year-old wrote on Instagram.
The organizers then confirmed this package, specifying that Berrettini, who was to start his tournament on Tuesday against the Chilean Cristian Garin (43rd), was replaced in the table by the lucky loser (eliminated in the last round of qualifying) Swedish Elias Ymer (137th ). “I felt flu symptoms and I have been in solitary confinement for the past few days. The symptoms weren’t severe, but I felt it was important to retest this morning (Tuesday before he entered the competition, editor’s note) to protect my fellow players and everyone involved in the tournament.“, Detailed the world N.11. “I have no words to describe the extreme disappointment I feel. The dream is over for this year, but I’ll come back stronger“, he concludes in his message.
Victorious in Stuttgart and Queen’s
Berrettini, who took a set in the final last year from Novak Djokovic, arrived in full confidence this year at Wimbledon having won his two preparatory tournaments at the Major on grass, in Stuttgart and at Queen’s. Undefeated on this surface this season, he was in Rafael Nadal’s half of the table and could hope for revenge against Djokovic in the final.
