Matteo Berrettini defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in 3 sets 7-6(11) 4-6 10-7 in the Laver Cup. During the on-court interview that followed the match, Matteo was asked to comment about Roger Federer and his retirement.
The Italian replied: “I couldn’t sleep; I was really emotional. I told him why we were crying. The reason why I chose to become a tennis player was because of him.
He probably doesn’t know, but when I was a kid and he was playing in Rome, I was trying to sneak into centre court because I didn’t have a ticket. He was my idol. He inspired me so much. Not just me but billions of people.”
Matteo Berrettini in 2022
LWWWWWLLWW Now the world no.15, the Italian played his last match on the 24th of September when he overcame world no.13 Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6(11) 4-6 10-7 in the Laver Cup (draw).
This season Matteo has managed to achieve an overall 29-10 record. Berrettini conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Stuttgart and London. Berrettini got to the final in Gstaad.
Berrettini will compete next in Florence (Firenze Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw on the 10th of October.
Felix Auger-Aliassime in 2022
LWWLWLWLWL At the moment ranked no.13, the Canadian played his last match on the 24th of September when he was defeated by world no.15 Matteo Berrettini 7-6(11) 4-6 10-7 in the round robin in the Laver Cup (draw).
This season Auger-Aliassime achieved a composed 39-23 win-loss record. The Canadian has won 1 title in Rotterdam. Felix was the finalist in Marseille.
He is also scheduled to play in Florence (Firenze Open) after Nur-Sultan. The main draw will start on the 3rd of October.
Matteo Berrettini and Felix Auger-Aliassime fought against each other 5 times. The head to head is 4-1 for Berrettini. Previously, the last time they squared off, Matteo Berrettini won 7-6(11) 4-6 10-7 in the round robin in London (Laver Cup) on the 24th of September 2022.
