Matteo Berrettini’s high-powered game has taken him as high as No. 6 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings as well as to a Wimbledon final, with the Italian’s fearsome serve and forehand two of the most exhilarating shots in the modern game.
Yet Berrettini’s on-court intensity contrasts starkly with his demeanour off court, where he is an easy-going, warm and charming presence on Tour. Now one of the focal points of Netflix’s new documentary series Break Point, ATPTour.com takes a look at five things you may not know about the charismatic Italian.
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1. His Younger Brother Jacopo Inspired Him To Come Back To Tennis
Berrettini stopped playing tennis when he was six years old as he preferred swimming and especially judo. It was his younger brother Jacopo who asked Matteo to try the sport again a couple of years later and the Italian has not looked back since. The brothers have even played doubles together on the ATP Tour.
“‘My whole family played tennis,” Berrettini explained to Head.com. “My parents were members of a tennis club in Rome but at first I didn’t really love it that much… But when I was eight my little brother Jacopo, who was already playing tennis, told me ‘Come back. Try again. You’ll like it.’ And so I did, and I never stopped."
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