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Matteo Berrettini beats Krajinovic and confirms himself as champion at Queen's

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Matteo Berrettini confirms himself as champion at Queen's.

The Italian tennis player won the London tournament, which is played on grass courts, for the second consecutive time, beating the Serbian in the final Filip Krajanovic, number 48 in the ATP ranking, with a score of 7-5, 6-4 in one hour and 34 minutes of play.

For the Roman player it is about the fourth title of his career on grass, his seventh overall. Since returning from hand surgery, which kept him out for three months, Berrettini has notched his ninth consecutive victory.

"I had forgotten how much this cup weighed.

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The last thing I expected after the injury was to win two tournaments and defend last year's title here. I can't believe it. My dad asked me, 'What am I going to do? Should I come?' Of course you have to come..."

 Matteo Berrettini: "Winning Stuttgart and Queens Park was incredible."

So said Matteo Berrettini, after winning the Queen's tournament. "I arrived in Stuttgart not feeling very well," the Roman tennis player continued. "I wasn't hitting as well as before, but I won.

I'm Italian, we always complain... Every time I walk through the corridors of this club and see the names of past champions... Knowing that I'm here twice now, well, it makes me really happy."

And now there is Wimbledon: "I couldn't have asked for better preparation for Wimbledon, but this isn't a preparation tournament. Starting next week, we'll change our focus."

Article published on June 19, 2022 - 16:37 AM - Editorial Staff

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