Matteo Berrettini gives himself a comeback success

Matteo Berrettini in the round of 16

A comeback victory for Matteo Berrettini who, on his birthday, managed to advance to the round of 16 of the “Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters,” the third Masters 1000 of the season, endowed with a prize pool of 5,779,335 euros, which is being played on the clay of the Monte-Carlo Country Club in Monaco.

The 27-year-old Roman, No. 22 ATP, after beating the U.S. Maxime Cressy, No. 40 ATP, in the opening round, beat Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, No. 33 in the second round 5-7 7-6(1) 6-4, in two hours and 43 minutes.

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.