Tennis-Berrettini joins Wimbledon missing list in decimated men's draw
By Martyn Herman
Croatia Sport News
Berrettini joins Wimbledon missing list in decimated men's draw
LONDON : When the name of the 2022 men's singles champion is etched on to the Wimbledon honours board in 12 days time some might argue an asterisk should be inserted alongside it.
Wimbledon first-day attendance low after officials predicted 'record crowd'
Attendance on the first day of Wimbledon was markedly low despite people queueing at the gate overnight and organisers saying they expected a "record crowd".
Berrettini pulls out of Wimbledon 2022 due to positive Covid-19 test
The 26-year-old Italian, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2021 final, withdrew from this year's grasscourt Grand Slam on Tuesday due to the coronavirus a day after Croatian Marin Cilic, the 2017 runner-up, was forced to pull out. "I am heartbroken to announce that I need to withdraw from @wimbledon due to a positive COVID-19 test result," Berrettini said on Instagram hours before his first-round match against Chile's Cristian Garin.
Hammer blow for Wimbledon as Matteo Berrettini, 2021 runner-up, pulls out with Covid
Italy's Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up and a title favourite this year, pulled out of the tournament on Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus.
Berrettini pulls out of Wimbledon due to COVID-19
LONDON :Eighth seed Matteo Berrettini, runner-up at last year's Wimbledon, became the second top player to pull out of the Championships after testing positive for COVID-19.
Matteo Berrettini forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after testing positive for Covid
Last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini has been forced to withdraw from the Championships due to a positive coronavirus test.
2021 Runner-up Matteo Berrettini Says He's Out Of Wimbledon With COVID-19
Italy's Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up and a title favourite this year, pulled out of the tournament on Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus. "I am heartbroken to announce that I need to withdraw from @wimbledon due to a positive COVID-19 test result," the 26-year-old Italian wrote on Instagram. Berrettini was widely regarded as one of the biggest threats to defending champion Novak Djokovic at the All England Club, having captured back-to-back grass-court titles in Stuttgart and Queen's.