Matteo confirms that the withdrawal was caused by the releasing of the abdominal pain: “Today, up to 10 minutes before the match, I thought I could not take the field”
It is a torment to see Matteo Berrettini like this, still in tears half an hour away from the retreat against Ruud, while trying to put the words in the press conference that he never wanted to keep. “When I woke up yesterday I understood that things were a bit complicated. Then the love for this tournament, for my city, for my brother (last night played double, ed), for the sport I do, pushed me to try until the end. Today, up to 10 minutes before the match, I thought I could not be able to take the field. I tried and I was surprised by how my body reacted. I was dense and I was unable to stay in the game, “says the blue confirming that it was the re -entry of the old abdominal problem.
miracle
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The pain came back two weeks ago in Madrid, forcing him to retire and flash recovery. And now Matteo explains: “A week ago I didn’t think I play the international, then I made a miracle. And it was surprising to win a game here. But I didn’t want to finish like this, I wanted to avoid it at all costs. I hope I have not done very serious damage, I hope I stopped in time, I don’t think I still torn myself again. The pain is close to the point where I hurt myself previously. I don’t know what’s wrong with my obliques. I don’t want to stop again. “And he leaves, his head down and swollen eyes.