When Matteo Berrettini stepped on the clay ATP Gstaad 2022 A few weeks ago, you most likely emanated memories of one of your favorite events. It was here that she conquered his first ATP title, back in 2018, helped by the fast conditions of a tournament where height sets the times. After leaving COVID-19 behind, knowing that a great opportunity at Wimbledon 2022 fell by the wayside, Gstaad once again represents an injection of morale and confidence for the transalpine. Today’s match is an example of the strength of Berrettini’s tennis: aggressive, solid, capable of kicking you off the court without you even realizing it. He suffered it in the meat of him a Dominic Thiem that, despite the defeat, will draw very positive lessons from this week.
The winner, yes, was a Berrettini who hasn’t lost on the track since the Indian Wells tournament. That is why at a press conference he was really happy with his performance, not only because of the victory, but also because of the authoritarian manner and the excellent level with which he was accompanied. “I’m very happy with today’s match. I knew I had to play my best tennis to beat Dominic. I think overall my game worked really well today. I served very well, I returned very well, I was really aggressive I think I didn’t give him time for him to play his tennis And that was the key to victory.”explained Matteo in a few words collected by the ATP. This morning’s version of him contrasts sharply with the player who found himself on the ropes against Pedro Martínez just a few hours ago, being two points from defeat. How do you explain such an improvement?
“It is clear that the more you play, the better you will feel. I think today was my best game of the week, obviously against a great tennis player. I knew I had to get closer to my best level to beat him. I started much better, the way I approached the game was much better than yesterday, both my energy and attitude were better. I had a lot of fun today”, stated a Berrettini who already anticipates tomorrow’s final, a duel where he will face off against the main favorite, Casper Ruud. “It’s going to be difficult to win the title. Yesterday I thought about it: in the semifinals we were four players who have won this tournament before. I guess we all like to play at height and we like this tournament.”
RUUD DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE PRISONERS
At the top of the frame, Casper Ruud it took even less work to get rid of a Albert Ramos still very tired after yesterday’s beating against Nico Jarry. The Norwegian is already focused on tomorrow’s final, looking to win his third title of the season after Buenos Aires and Geneva: “It’s going to be a very complicated match. I know Matteo very well, we didn’t grow up together but in recent years we’ve seen each other on the court on several occasions. He’s a great guy who is also immersed in an important winning streak. Both We’re looking for our second title in Gstaad, so it’s going to be a super interesting final.”
