Matteo Berrettini explains what went wrong

Matteo Berrettini explains first-round knockout

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In the space of forty-eight hours Matteo Berrettini è went from the joy of regaining success in an ATP circuit tournament to the disappointment of his exit in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 after a 75'-long match against Miomir Kecmanovic. The Roman, on the sidelines of the defeat, explained what è went wrong on Tuesday.

"My energies were not at their maximum and I was not able to recover as I would have liked,” he said in a press conference.

I think forò the decisive factor is related to the environmental conditions: there was a 25-degree difference between Morocco and here, my game was affected. I could not adapt in time to the weather conditions, I am very sorry becauseé è a tournament that is particularly close to my heart".

"However, I want to take this opportunity to thank the organizers for the opportunity given with the wild card,” Berrettini added.

As for the rest, congratulations to Kecmanovic who simply played better than I did. Things went like this today, I have to accept the verdict of the court".

"Today I did not lose becauseé I was physically tired,” Berrettini later reiterated, “but becauseé my opponent played much better than me and I did not adapt to the different environmental conditions than in Marrakech. However, I am happy and proud, becauseé I feel good: this è the mostù positive".