Jannik Sinner’s former fitness coach is scheduled to work with Matteo Berrettini only a few months after departing the world No. 1’s group due to his doping scandal.
After it was revealed that the world No. 1 had tested positive for the prohibited drug clostebol twice in March 2024, Umberto Ferrera and physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi left Sinner’s squad.
Though fitness coach Ferrera seems to have moved on to work with Berrettini ahead of the 2025 season, Sinner’s case is still being appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Sinner said after his 2023 US Open campaign: “We worked together for two years. We did an incredible job, bringing a lot of success and then having a great team behind me. Now, because of these mistakes, I’m not feeling that confident to continue with them. The only thing I need right now [is] some clean air.”
Despite winning three ATP Tour titles and making it to a final in 2024, Berrettini is still ranked 35th in the world due to persistent injury issues.
The 28-year-old lost to Taylor Fritz at the same stage of the US Open and to Sinner in the second round of Wimbledon after missing the Australian and French Opens due to injury.
Along with any additions he makes to his coaching staff during the off-season, the Italian will probably hope that working with Ferrera will help him return to the top of the game in 2025.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
WWWWWWWWLW Ranked world no.1, Sinner played his last match on the 12th of November when he overcame world no.5 Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this season Sinner owns a composed 67-6 record. Sinner has won 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. Jannik was the runner-up in Beijing.
Jannik Sinner will come up against the world no.4 Daniil Medvedev in the Round Robin on Thursday at 8:30 pm on Centre Court. Their record is 7-7.
The Italian conquered 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. Jannik reached the final in Beijing (China Open).
Jannik won 18 titles in his career: 9 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Matteo Berrettini in 2024
Ranked world no.35, the Italian played his last match on the 29th of October when he was defeated by world no.24 Alexei Popyrin 7-5 7-6(2) in the 1st round in Paris (draw).
Currently, during this season the Italian has achieved a compiled 34-13 record. Matteo clinched 3 titles in 2024 in Marrakech, Gstaad and Kitzbuhel. Matteo got to the final in the Phoenix Challenger and Stuttgart.
Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini faced off just on 2 occasions. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Sinner. Before, the last time they played, Jannik Sinner won 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in London (Wimbledon) on the 3rd of July 2024.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
WWWWWWWWLW Currently ranked no.1, the Italian played his last match on the 12th of November when he overcame world no.5 Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This year the Italian achieved a 67-6 record. Jannik conquered 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. The Italian got to the final in Beijing.
Jannik Sinner will play the world no.4 Daniil Medvedev in the Round Robin on Thursday at 8:30 pm on Centre Court. Their record is 7-7.
Sinner conquered 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. The Italian was the runner-up in Beijing (China Open).
Jannik won 18 titles in his career: 9 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Matteo Berrettini in 2024
At the moment ranked no.35, Berrettini played his last match on the 29th of October when he was overcome by world no.24 Alexei Popyrin 7-5 7-6(2) in the 1st round in Paris (draw).
This year Matteo has a composed 34-13 win-loss record. Matteo has won 3 titles in 2024 in Marrakech, Gstaad and Kitzbuhel. Matteo was the runner-up in the Phoenix Challenger and Stuttgart.
Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini fought against each other only on 2 occasions. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Sinner. The last time they played each other, Jannik Sinner won 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in London (Wimbledon) on the 3rd of July 2024.
Here are the highlights.
