Matteo Berrettini seeking redemption with a wild card

The words of Matteo Berrettini

Matteo Berrettini, after a bad debut defeat in Indian Wells, decided to get right back on the court.

He announced this directly on Instagram, “As I have always done, I trust the work and the ability to stay focused. The season is long and I will soon be back to my best. My team and I have decided to play in Phoenix next week, thanks to the organizers who granted me a wild card.”

Matteo Berrettini, nicknamed “The Hammer” on the ATP circuit because of the power of his serve and forehand strokes, decided to go all in on tennis thanks to the valuable advice of his younger brother Jacopo, also a professional tennis player. Since the age of 14 he has been training with Vincenzo Santopadre, who is still his current coach.

Berrettini is considered the best Italian player ever on grass, being the only one to have reached the Wimbledon final in 2021. He also boasts the second-best ranking ever for an Italian tennis player, having reached the No. 6 position in the ATP rankings in January 2022.