Davis Cup: Matteo Berrettini has to cancel participation
Matteo Berrettini will be absent from the Italian Davis Cup team due to an abdominal muscle injury.
by Nikolaus Fink
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Nov 20, 2021, 03:39 pm
The last two tournaments of the year, they should have been the highlight of the tennis season 2021 for Matteo Berrettini. But due to an abdominal muscle injury that forced the Italian to give up at the opening match of the ATP Finals against Alexander Zverev, he should not have the best memories of both the year-end finals and the Davis Cup in Turin that will start next week.
On Friday Berrettini finally canceled his participation in the prestigious team competition. "What I am writing now is the last thing I would have wanted to say at the end of the best season of my career. It was a fantastic year, full of emotions, victories, painful defeats and unfortunately injuries. The latter is the reason why I was in this one This year's Wimbledon finalist announced via Instagram.
"It is pointless to say how painful and disappointing the past few days have been for me. Of all the possible scenarios, this is certainly the hardest to digest," continued Berrettini. The world number seven would have led the Italian team in Turin against the USA and Colombia.
Nevertheless, the 25-year-old has a lot of confidence in his compatriots Jannik Sinner, Fabio Fognini, Lorenzo Sonego and Lorenzo Musetti: "Our team is one of the strongest that has ever been formed. I am sure that it will carry the colors of our flag very high. " The Davis Cup finals start on November 25th.