There is no peace for Matteo Berrettini, who had to withdraw from the Australian Open with a right foot injury. The Italian player has been struggling with all sorts of injuries in the last couple of years. He surprised his fans after traveling to Australia hoping to compete in the first major of the year. He was meant to face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round in what would have been the match of the day. Unfortunately, that will not happen, and Matteo will be replaced in the main draw by lucky loser Zizou Bergs.
Matteo Berrettini in 2024
Ranked world no.125, Berrettini played his last match on the 31st of August 2023 when he had to retire when playing against world no.97 Arthur Rinderknech in the 2nd round and the scoreline was 6-4 5-3 .
This year the Italian has a compiled 14-12 match record.
Zizou Bergs in 2024
Currently ranked no.130, Bergs played his last match on the 12th of January when he had to retire when playing against world no.257 Dane Sweeny in the qualifications and the scoreline was 5-7 7-5 2-0 .
This season the Belgian has achieved a 2-2 record.
Matteo Berrettini and Zizou Bergs have never squared off.