Matteo Berrettini lost a tough fourth-round match at Wimbledon against an inspired Carlos Alcaraz. The Spanish sensation played fantastic tennis, and he was particularly sharp in his return game. Soon after the match, during the press conference, the Italian player explained why he was amazed by Carlos Alcaraz. Matteo even compares Carlitos’ return game to that of the great Novak Djokovic, who is widely regarded as the best returner in tennis history.
Berrettini commented: “I think his reaction times are unbelievable. He goes with a slice on the first serve. When he does, he has a great feel, great hands. It’s always tough.
You know the first shot, you have to be precise, because he likes to play in defense. That’s the tricky part. He’s staying so close on the second serve. Doesn’t matter if you mix it up, he’s always finding the right time.
Reminds me of Novak a little bit, this kind of like reflex, time of reaction. Like a server, I feel this. But I also feel when I found the right rhythm, he didn’t like that.
It’s a matter of a few things. Today he was better than me.”
Alcaraz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.1, the Spaniard owns a 44-4 record in 2023. Alcaraz is now having a run in Wimbledon where he defeated the world no.542 Jeremy Chardy 6-0 6-2 7-5, the world no.84 Alexandre Muller 6-4 7-62 6-3, the world no.28 Nicolas Jarry 6-3 6-76 6-3 7-5 and the world no.38 Matteo Berrettini 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.6 Holger Rune in the quarter. The head to head is 1-1.
The Spaniard conquered 5 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid and London. Alcaraz was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos won 11 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next in Toronto (National Bank Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of August.
Matteo Berrettini in 2023
Ranked world no.38, the Italian played his last match on the 10th of July when he was overcome by world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 in the 4th round in Wimbledon (draw).
This year Berrettini has an overall 12-9 match record. Matteo Berrettini’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the final in Australia.
Carlos Alcaraz and Matteo Berrettini played each other 4 times. Their record is 3-1 for Alcaraz. The last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 in the 4th round in London (Wimbledon) on the 10th of July 2023.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Matteo Berrettini |
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