Matteo Berrettini is probably the man of the moment during this edition of the US Open. The Italian has been attracting a lot of attention not only for reaching the semifinal (already a great achievement) but also for his likable character.
Matteo is having a fantastic season, especially in the last few months after he won Budapest and Stuttgart and he reached the final four at the Flushing Meadows. The Italian has rather adaptable tennis that is allowing him to succeed on all surfaces so as to help improve his ranking.
Live rankings and the ATP Finals
Matteo was outside the top50 at the beginning of this season, and he is currently ranked no.25 after he achieved a world no.20 career-high rank. However, things are even better now for Matteo after reaching the final 4 in New York as he is the world no.13 in the Live Rankings and even more interesting he is no.9 in the Year to Date Live rankings. Also, even if Matteo loses in the semifinal, on Monday he will be only 20 points shy from Nishikori (2160 vs. 2180) in the Year To Date rankings. The Japanese occupies the 8th position in the Race to London and Berrettini is expected to have a good run during the upcoming indoor season.
More Italian glory is expected.
Berrettini at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2019
Ranked no.25, the Italian has a 38-15 win-loss record in 2019. The Italian is currently playing at the U.S. Open where he ousted Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-2, Jordan Thompson 7-5 7-65 4-6 6-1, Alexei Popyrin 6-4 6-4 6-73 7-62, Andrey Rublev 6-1 6-4 7-66 and Gael Monfils 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-65.
Berrettini will face Nadal in the semifinal. They have never played each so far on the main tour.
Matteo conquered 3 titles in 2019 in the Phoenix Challenger, in Budapest and in Stuttgart. The Italian was the finalist in Munich.
The Italian won 3 titles in the Phoenix Challenger in 2019, in Budapest in 2019 and in Stuttgart in 2019.
