122
From the injury on his debut in Turin, to the operation on his right hand that made him miss Rome and the season on clay. Now yet another spite of fate
This time the punch in the face doesn’t come straight to everyone at the same time. Like when in Turin, during the first match of the ATP Finals against Sascha Zverev, with the Italians glued to the screen, Matteo Berrettini let himself go to tears on the pitch due to an abdominal injury. This time it is social media – or breaking news, or messages from friends – that break the news: “Matteo is positive at Covid, he is retiring from Wimbledon”. The question comes back and every time it is more legitimate than the previous ones: how bad luck has this guy?