Matteo Berrettini Bio

  • • Nickname is Mat.
  • • Began playing tennis at age 4.
  • • Speaks Italian, English, and Spanish.
  • • Father, Luca; mother, Claudia; brother, Jacopo, also plays tennis.
  • • Also competed in swimming, football and judo as a child.
  • • At age 8, younger brother asked him to play more tennis and that's what inspired him to pursue a tennis career.
  • • Favourite surface is hard, shot is forehand and tournament is ATP Masters 1000 Rome.
  • • Tennis idols were Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
  • • Dream opponent is John McEnroe.
  • • Named 2019 ATP Most Improved Player of the Year.
  • • Fan of the NBA, LeBron James and AC Fiorentina.
  • • Considers himself a good football and basketball player.
  • • Favourite movie is Interstellar, TV show is Breaking Bad, actor is Jason Statham and musician is Eminem.
  • • Dream job is to be a biologist, working with animals.
  • • Enjoys Italian food, but considers fast food his guilty pleasure.
  • • Favourite school subject was history.
  • • Supports ActionAid, a charity that fights against poverty and injustice.
    > Struggled with hernia/groin injury at start of 2020 and underwent right hand surgery in March 2022.
     

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