One of the most heart-breaking moments for any athlete is to withdraw or produce a disappointing performance at a home tournament. Italian tennis star Matteo Berrettini had to face the same during his ATP Finals campaign in Turin last month.

Berrettini, who faced pain in his abdomen during his round-robin matchup against Alexander Zverev, had to retire from the match and eventually from the tournament. In a good news to the fans of the Italian, he is appeared to have recovered from the injury and also began hitting the courts.

Matteo Berrettini shares recovery details after abdomen injury at ATP Finals

In an interview to the Italian daily newspaper La Gazetto, Berrettini opened up on his injury and the recovery process.

“Fortunately, the injury recovered fairly soon. I could do some very good training during these weeks of the off-season. I trained in Florida, with nice conditions and a lot of good players”. 

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The 2021 Wimbledon finalist also talked about the changes he wants to add to his game ahead of the ATP season next year.

“I could work on what I need to keep improving. “I have to learn to go more to net, and be more forward-moving in my game. And I have to keep working on my serving, so it stays a strength”. 

Berrettini made it to his first-ever major final at Wimbledon

Berrettini won two titles (Queens Club Championships and Belgrade) this season. He reached at-least the quarter-finals in all four slams as he made his debut major final at SW19. The Italian lost three slam matches to world no.1 Novak Djokovic.

In all the three contest played by the two, Berrettini managed to put up a commendable fight against the Serb. Notably, all three encounters were four-setters with top-notch tennis.

Looking at the 2022 season for Matteo Berrettini, he signed up to represent team Italy at the ATP Cup and is all set to dominate the ‘happy slam’. Italy takes on team Australia on the 2nd of January, where Berrettini is scheduled to meet Alex de Minaur.

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