Italian tennis is getting better and better, and after the Miami Open, history was made. For the first time, we have 10 Italian players in the top 100 of the ATP rankings. Matteo Berrettini, Fabio Fognini and Jannik Sinner are leading the pack but it is worth noticing also the effort of all the other players. Also, the Italian contingent has a fantastic contingent of upcoming players such as Jannik and Lorenzo Musetti
This is the list of the fantastic 10
- Matteo Berrettini 10
- Fabio Fognini 18
- Jannik Sinner 23
- Lorenzo Sonego 34
- Stefano Travaglia 69
- Salvatore Caruso 87
- Lorenzo Musetti 90
- Gianluca Mager 91
- Marco Cecchinato 93
- Andreas Seppi 96
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Matteo Berrettini in 2021
At the moment ranked no.10, the Italian played his last match on the 13th of February when he overcame world no.24 Karen Khachanov 7-6(1) 7-6(5) 7-6(5) in the 3rd round of the Australian Open (draw).
At present, during this year Matteo achieved a 8-2 record.
Fabio Fognini in 2021
Now the world no.18, Fabio played his last match on the 27th of March when he lost to world no.65 Sebastian Korda 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Miami (draw).
Until now, during this year Fognini owns an overall 7-6 match record.
Matteo Berrettini and Fabio Fognini faced off only 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Fognini. When they played, Fabio Fognini won 6-1 6-3 in the 1st round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2017.
Jannik Sinner in 2021
Ranked world no.23 (career-high), Jannik played his last match on the 4th of April when he capitulated to world no.16 Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(4) 6-4 in the final in Miami (draw).
Currently, during this season the Italian has a 14-5 win-loss record. This year, Sinner conquered 1 tournament in Melbourne. The Italian was the runner-up in Miami.
