The tennis player arrived in full confidence this year, having won his two preparatory tournaments to the adult on lawn.
Le Monde with AFP
Italian Matteo Berrettini, finalist last year and who was one of the favorites of this edition, announced, Tuesday, June 28 on Instagram, his package in Wimbledon due to a positive test at the COVID-19.
The organizers then confirmed this package, specifying that Berrettini, who was to start his tournament on Tuesday against the Chilean Cristian Garin (43
“The dream is finished”
“I felt the symptoms of the flu and I stayed in isolation in recent days. The symptoms were not severe, but I felt that it was important to do a test this morning [ Tuesday before entering the running] to protect my colleagues players and all those involved in the tournament, “said world number 11, adding:
I have no words to describe the extreme disappointment that I feel. The dream is finished for this year, but I will come back stronger.
Berrettini, who had taken a set in the final last year at Novak Djokovic, arrived in full confidence this year in Wimbledon, having won his two preparatory tournaments to the major on lawn, Stuttgart and Queen’s. Invainu on this surface this season, he was in the half of Rafael Nadal and could hope for revenge against Djokovic in the final.