EFE Rome 01/05/2024 at 22:35 CET
Matteo Berrettini will compete in the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open, after having overcome his right foot injury. The former number one of Italian tennis, who withdrew from the Brisbane tournament Because he has not recovered from the illness, he will leave for Melbourne on Saturday, according to the ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’.
The pupil of the Spanish Francis Roig will not play any tournament prior to the first Grand Slam of the season and will be part, directly, of the main draw of the Australian Open that will begin next January 14.
The positive result of the tests he underwent last week They have changed the plan of the former world number six and Wimbledon finalist in 2021.
Berrettini had the option of not reappearing until March, but he will play the Australian Open with protected ranking after six months of inactivity due to injury.
It will be the seventh time that the Italian plays the Melbourne great. In 2022 he achieved his best performance and reached the semi-finals, which he lost to the Spanish Rafael Nadal. Last year he did not make it past the first round, beaten by the British Andy Murray.
2024-01-05 21:35:51
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