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27-Year-Old ATP Heartthrob Shares Die-Hard Italian Fan’s Endearing Message That Puts Him Above Idol Roger Federer

Published 05/16/2023, 10:11 AM EDT

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Matteo Berrettini has created an incredible connection with the public over the years and continues to do so. Every tennis player has a distinct fan base of their own. But recently, something remarkable took place that captured the Italian tennis player’s heart. Yes, although Berrettini is out of the Italian Open because of an injury, there was a fan experience that impressed the Italian player. Take a look.

Despite the fact that every tennis player has popularity, the followers of tennis giants Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are incredibly enormous and quite loyal to their star players. But many things have changed since the Swiss maestro retired. That too in a way that other tennis players who are still competing are able to appreciate a different affectionate side of their expanding fans. In a similar vein, the 27-year-old described a fan encounter that astounded him.

A fan effort that impressed Matteo Berrettini! 

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The Italian tennis player recently encountered a beautiful fan moment. The world number 20 ranked tennis player took to his Instagram account to share an amazing fan-loving statement that literally made the tennis player’s day. He shared a picture of a fan holding a poster that had a message for the Italian star.

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The poster reads, “Berrettini, I miss you more than Federer, (translated from Google).” In addition, he expressed his emotion by adding a red heart to the picture. Well, the fan here literally put him about the Swiss ace.

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However, both the tennis players, the 27-year-old tennis player and the Swiss maestro—are out of the tennis circuit. One has retired from the sport, while the other is on a break due to an injury. Berrettini, though, is making progress towards recuperation and will be present at the French Open.

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But did you know that when he was a small child, the Italian tennis player was also a passionate Roger Federer fan?

Young Berrettini was a Federer fan himself

In an interview with the Italian news outlet Corriere Della Sera from last year, the Italian tennis player discussed how he has admired the Swiss ace ever since he first started watching tennis as a child. Along with that, he admitted that, as a child, he supported the 20-time Grand Slam champion.

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Additionally, he emphasized how much he still looks up to and idolizes him on the tennis field, even after all these years. Moreover, the tennis player was moved when the Swiss master stepped down from the sport and played his final match at the Laver Cup.

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Pratishtha Prakash

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Pratishtha Prakash is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism from MIT ADT University, Pune. Being a sports enthusiast, she has been following varied sports like tennis, cricket and Esports from her childhood.
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Debmallya Chakraborty