Robbie Koenig makes a comeback to the program to talk about a momentous period in pro tennis, during which multiple players, including Matteo Berrettini, won titles. Koenig retells the story of the Italian player’s victory in Gstaad, the victories of two first-time champions, Marcos Giron and Nuno Borges, and Rafael Nadal’s form during his run to the Bastad final.
The pundit also discusses Diana Shnaider’s victory on all three surfaces in 2024, Arthur Fils’s impressive performance against Alexander Zverev in his home tournament, and Ben Shelton’s need to improve on one difficult aspect of his game in order to reach his full potential. Robbie Koenig is one of the people with the most language on the mic, and he makes another appearance on Tennis Channel Inside-In for an amazing conversation. By Mitch Michals, the host.
Berrettini in Kitzbuhel, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.50, Berrettini has managed to achieve an overall 23-6 win-loss record in 2024. Berrettini is currently playing in Kitzbuhel where he managed to beat the world no.62 Pavel Kotov 7-6(6) 7-6(5), the world no.21 Alejandro Tabilo 7-6(4) 7-6(5) and the world no.143 Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 7-6(5) 6-3.
Matteo Berrettini will face the world no.116 Yannick Hanfmann in the semifinal on Friday at 12:30 pm on CENTER COURT. They have never competed against each other so far in top events.
Matteo conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Marrakech and Gstaad. Berrettini was the runner-up in the Phoenix Challenger and in Stuttgart (Boss Open).
Berrettini won 9 titles in his career: 5 on clay courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal in 2024
Currently ranked no.161, the Spaniard played his last match on the 21st of July when he was defeated by world no.42 Nuno Borges 6-3 6-2 in the final in Bastad (draw).
This season Nadal has achieved a compiled 11-6 match record. Rafael Nadal’s latest run in Bastad was the best achievement of his season.
Nadal has scheduled to play next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 26th of August.
Matteo Berrettini and Rafael Nadal fought against each other just 2 times. Their actual record is 2-0 for Nadal.
Arthur Fils in 2024
Ranked no.20 (career-high), the French player played his last match on the 21st of July when he defeated world no.4 Alexander Zverev 6-3 3-6 7-6(1) in the final in Hamburg to win his 2nd career title.
At the moment, during this season the French player has a 28-17 record. The French player has won 2 titles in 2024 in the Bordeaux Challenger and Hamburg.
