Matteo Berrettini

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Berrettini Marches On To Reach US Open QF

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Italian now leads their ATP Head2Head Series 2-0
Sixth seed Matteo Berrettini was made to work hard Monday at the US Open as he battled past qualifier Oscar Otte 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals in New York for a second time.

The Italian, who reached his first major final at Wimbledon, survived a major scare in his five-set third-round victory over Winston-Salem champion Ilya Ivashka.

The 25-year-old was tested again against Otte, surviving a dip in the second set, before raising his intensity to advance after two hours and 22 minutes. The German struggled with a wrist injury throughout the fourth set after falling at 1-1 in the set, but continued valiantly.

“It was an intriguing match, as I expected. Different court, tricky player. I wasn't feeling really good at the beginning," Berrettini said. "I had to adjust to the conditions and it was a match that I knew I could win and it's never easy when it's like that.

"I felt the pressure a little bit but I handled it pretty well. He was playing well and also the right way to not let me play my best tennis. Oscar had a great run and I told him that he didn't deserve [to go out with an injury], but that's tennis. It happened to me in Australia this year. It's never easy but he can take a lot of good from this tournament."

The World No. 8 has fond memories at Flushing Meadows, having enjoyed a run to his first major semi-final at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in 2019. The five-time tour-level champion will aim to match that by overcoming World No. 1 Novak Djokovic or #NextGenATP American Jenson Brooksby in the quarter-finals.

Berrettini now leads Otte 2-0 in their ATP Head2Head Series and further strengthened his claim to a spot at the Nitto ATP Finals on home soil in Turin in November with his victory. The Italian has captured titles on clay in Belgrade and grass at The Queen’s Club this year, while he reached his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final in Madrid.

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From the start, both players hit with great power as they aimed to get the decisive strike in the rallies to manoeuvre each other around the court. Despite Otte matching the Italian for the first seven games, Berrettini began to find his range on his forehand to dictate. The 25-year-old dropped just one point on his first serve (14/15) in the first set to lead.


However, Berrettini suffered a blip in the second set as he struggled to find the court on his backhand side as Otte raced into a 3-0 lead. The German imposed his big-hitting game on the Italian, while also playing consistently, committing just four unforced errors in the set to level.

This setback seemed to spark the World No. 8 into action as he raised his game in the third set, stepping inside the baseline to hammer the ball as his footwork improved to move ahead. Otte then suffered a nasty fall at 1-1 15/15 in the fourth set, injuring his wrist in the process. Despite continuing, he was unable to strike the ball with power on his forehand as Berrettini secured his victory.

Otte, currently No. 144 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, was the lowest-ranked men’s player in the fourth round of the US Open since World No. 179 Jiri Novak in 2006. The 28-year-old was aiming to join Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp as the first pair of men’s qualifiers to reach the last eight at a major in the Open Era.

"All I have to say right now is that the end wasn't how I wanted it to end, of course. But all in all I can say was a very good two weeks," Otte said. "I just go back home tomorrow and then try to get more clearance with the doctors and MRI. But all in all I would say still a very good tournament."

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USO21 QF:

6 Rafael Nadal 5815
7 Matteo Berrettini 5173
8 Dominic Thiem 4995

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USO21: 4. wielkoszlemowy ćwierćfinał.


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[6] Matteo Berrettini d. [Q] Oscar Otte 6‑4 3‑6 6‑3 6‑2

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13.09.2021 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 7

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Berrettini Joins Fellow Tennis Stars At Met Gala

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Auger-Aliassime and Raducanu hit red carpet
ATP and WTA stars were out in force Monday night as they filled the red carpet at the 2021 Met Gala, with Matteo Berrettini and Ajla Tomljanovic leading the way.

The Gala, which was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, raises money for the Costume Institute. Alongside Berrettini and Tomljanovic, US Open semi-finalist Felix Auger-Aliassime and women’s champion Emma Raducanu dressed up to celebrate the institute’s 75th anniversary.

Felix Auger-Aliassime
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Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka, former World No. 1 Serena Williams and sister Venus Williams also swapped the court for the carpet, while Russia’s Maria Sharapova was in attendance too at New York's biggest fashion night.


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Medvedev, Berrettini Test World's Best Returners

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Tsitsipas shines when serve does come back into play
When Matteo Berrettini cracks a first serve in the Ad court, it’s basically a coin flip if it is coming back in play or not. When first serves are returned, it’s Stefanos Tsitsipas who reigns supreme, winning almost two out of three points in the Deuce court following his first serve.

An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of the Top 10 in 2021 uncovers who forces the most unreturned serves and who wins the most points when the first serve is returned back in play in both the Deuce and Ad court. (Detailed data set information can be found at the bottom of this story.)

Deuce Court: 1st Serves Unreturned
Daniil Medvedev leads the Top 10 this season in extracting the most unreturned serves in the Deuce court, at 44.3 per cent (227/512). That total is comprised of 103 aces and 124 returns that did not make it back in play. Sixty-five aces were struck straight down the T, while 38 aces were hit out wide. Matteo Berrettini (44.2%) and Alexander Zverev (43.8%) were both within a percentage point of Medvedev’s leading Deuce court unreturned percentage.



Deuce Court: 1st Serves Unreturned
Top 10 Player Unreturned
D. Medvedev 44.3%
M. Berrettini 44.2%
A. Zverev 43.8%
D. Shapovalov 41.3%
A. Rublev 40.4%
C. Ruud 38.7%
S. Tsitsipas 37.8%
P. Carreno Busta 31.8%
N. Djokovic 30.9%
R. Nadal 27.5%
Ad Court: 1st Serves Unreturned
Berrettini surged to the top of the list with first serves unreturned in the Ad court at 46.3 per cent (195/421). The Italian struck 80 aces (47 wide / 33 T) while also collecting 115 wayward returns from his potent first serve. The only two players who were also over the 40 per cent threshold in unreturned serves in the Ad court were Denis Shapovalov (42.7%) and Medvedev (42.6%).



Ad Ct: 1st Serves Unreturned
Top 10 Player Unreturned
M. Berrettini 46.3%
D. Shapovalov 42.7%
D. Medvedev 42.6%
A. Zverev 38.4%
A. Rublev 38.1%
S. Tsitsipas 38.1%
C. Ruud 36.8%
R. Nadal 30.4%
P. Carreno Busta 26.2%
N. Djokovic 25.4%
Deuce Court: 1st Serves Returned & Won Point
When the first serve is put back in play, the returner has gained a valuable foothold in the point. Stefanos Tsitsipas led the field serving in the Deuce court, winning 65 per cent (241/596) of first-serve points that were returned. World No. 1, Novak Djokovic (63.5%), Christian Ruud (62.0%), and Andrey Rublev (61.4%) were the only players to break through the 60 per cent points won barrier when the return came back in play.



Deuce Ct 1st Serves Returned & Won Point
Top 10 Player Won Point
S. Tsitsipas 65.0%
N. Djokovic 63.5%
C. Ruud 62.0%
A. Rublev 61.4%
M. Berrettini 59.7%
D. Medvedev 59.6%
P. Carreno Busta 58.1%
A. Zverev 57.4%
R. Nadal 55.5%
D. Shapovalov 54.6%
Ad Court: 1st Serves Returned & Won Point
Twenty-two-year-old Canadian lefty, Shapovalov, led the Top 10 in points won in the Ad court from first serves returned back in play at 63.5 per cent (139/219). Medvedev (62.5%), Tsitsipas (61.8%), Rublev (61.5%) and Berrettini (60.6%) also won north of 60 per cent in the Ad court.



Ad Court
1st Serves Returned & Won Point
Top 10 Player Won Point
D. Shapovalov 63.5%
D. Medvedev 62.5%
S. Tsitsipas 61.8%
A. Rublev 61.5%
M. Berrettini 60.6%
A. Zverev 59.3%
P. Carreno Busta 58.5%
C. Ruud 57.4%
N. Djokovic 56.4%
R. Nadal 55.9%
Traditional tennis statistics such as first serves made and first serves won help us begin to understand a player’s performance behind his first serve. The Infosys Serve Tracker sheds new light on how many first serves do not come back in play, and who performs better when they do. Berrettini and Tsitsipas have risen to be the cream of the Top 10 crop so far this season.

The data set includes 2021 matches from ATP Cup, ATP Masters 1000s, select ATP 500s and 250s played on Hawk-Eye courts. Top 10 players (as of Aug. 23) must have played 20 matches on Hawk-Eye courts to be included. No. 11 Christian Ruud and No. 12 Pablo Carreno Busta take the place of the injured Dominic Thiem (18 matches) and Roger Federer (13 matches).

Editor’s Note: Craig O'Shannessy is the strategy analyst for the Italian Tennis Federation and players including Matteo Berrettini.

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