Matteo Berrettini makes 'grass' joke and opens up on working with Hailey Bieber

Matteo Berrettini made a joke about a different type of grass following his success on the surface. The world No 10 was in good spirits after reaching the semi-finals at Queen's on Friday and opened up on his recent partnership with Boss, which has given him the opportunity to work on campaigns with the likes of Hailey Bieber.

Berrettini is into the semi-finals at Queen's where he is the defending champion and has already tasted victory on the grass this season by winning the title in Stuttgart last week. But he denied the idea that he was the best player on grass right now, though shared his love for the surface in an interesting way.

"I don't consider myself the number one on grass. I think I like grass. I think... I like grass," he laughed, realising the error of his comment. "At the airport they told me to not say that. Police officer. Don't tell me that. I was sorry, I was being honest."

After making a joke about the wrong type of grass, the Italian also opened up on his new life as one of the faces of Boss after becoming the first tennis player to become sponsored by the brand at the start of the year. The 26-year-old has gone on to star in campaigns with the likes of Hailey Bieber in Dubai, and admitted it was overwhelming to start working on the shoots.

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"The partnership started this year. Obviously, we started talking with Boss at the end of last year. They liked me. They liked the way I was playing. They liked the stuff that I was saying after my matches. I guess they liked the look," Berrettini laughed. While he was enjoying his role in modelling for the brand and co-designing collections, he said it was initially a shock to the