US Open, Matteo Berrettini’s adventure is already over
The Blue struggles only in the second set
Berrettini's adventure at the US Open è already ended. Fatal for the blue the match with Fritz, the number 12 seed in the men's draw. The American played a near-perfect match, taking home the victory in three sets: 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 the match’s partials.
Fritz dominated the match, especially with his serve, which è proved decisive on more than one occasion. After a struggling first set, Berrettini approached the second partial well, reaching the tie-break where Fritz did nothing wrong: 7-1 and 2-0 in the set count. At that point, Berrettini è collapsed, winning only one game in the third and final set.
A defeat that hurt, especially because Berrettini, in the last period, had shown to be in good physical condition. Against Taylor, in fact, è remained in the match for only one set. Too little for someone like Berrettini. To be fair, Fritz played at a very high level, never giving the Italian a chance to come back.
In 2023, Berrettini left New York after a bad ankle injury suffered in his match with Rinderkneck. This year, at least he was able to fight on the court. The hope è that this defeat will be useful to continue to grow and soon regain the best possible condition to aim for big goals as in the past.
