Matteo Berrettini has outlined his ambitions for the 2025 Australian Open following his ninth ATP title win at Gstaad. The Italian, who triumphed over Quentin Halys with a score of 6-3, 6-1, expressed his delight at reclaiming a clay court title, a surface where he has enjoyed significant success this year.
Reflecting on his journey, Berrettini remarked, “It seems like it was yesterday that I won my first title here six years ago. But a lot of matches, a lot of things happened. I’m just so glad that I can keep playing, keep enjoying. I think I found that energy of six years ago during this week.”
After a challenging period marked by injury and a recent ranking drop to No. 82, Berrettini’s win in Gstaad has propelled him back to No. 50. Despite his recent focus on regaining fitness over climbing the rankings, Berrettini now aims to break into the top 30 by the Australian Open. He stated, “To be in the top 30 in order to be sitting in Australia I think that’s a pretty good goal that I can have right now.”
Berrettini, who has struggled with injuries and missed out on the Italian Olympic team, plans to continue building his form in the clay season, beginning with the ATP 250 event in Kitzbuhel.
Matteo Berrettini in 2024
Currently the world no.82, Matteo played his last match on the 21st
of July when he beat world no.192 Quentin Halys 6-3 6-1 in the final in Gstaad to win his 9th career title.During this season Berrettini owns a composed 20-6 win-loss record. Matteo has won 2 titles in 2024 in Marrakech and Gstaad. Matteo was the finalist in the Phoenix Challenger and Stuttgart.
Matteo Berrettini will face the world no.60 Pavel Kotov in the 1st round. They have never competed against each other so far in top competitions.
The Italian clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Marrakech and Gstaad. Matteo reached the final in the Phoenix Challenger and in Stuttgart (Boss Open).
Matteo won 9 titles in his career: 5 on clay courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
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