And please: The next Shitstorm for Matteo Berretttini
The year 2023 has so far been a year to forget for Matteo Berrettini. We're not even halfway through the year yet. It just doesn't work - not athletically, there are injuries. Now the Italian has to justify his private life again.
by tennisnet.com
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May 04, 2023, 08:13 am
When athletes move off their usual terrain, it is often a delicate matter. Especially when things aren't going well. So a footballer has to put up with many probing questions when he sits in the front row at a fashion show in a sporty low and jets through Europe for it. FC Bayern star Serge Gnabry can sing a song about it.
Matteo Berrettini is experiencing a very similar situation. The Italian was a guest at the glamorous Met Gala in New York and cut a fine figure in his black tuxedo. He is a brand ambassador for the BOSS fashion company. But since he is fighting for his comeback after his hand injury including the necessary surgery and therefore had to cancel his home Masters in Rome next week, many fans are now accusing him of not concentrating enough on his tennis. And would rather take the glam with him rather than agonize over his return to the pitch.
Already in 2021 with Ajla Tomljanović at the gala
Is that really the case? At least the pictures from New York give the Berrettini critics new fodder. As soon as the Italian appeared in public with his new girlfriend Melissa Satta for the first time, questions were asked about his priorities, especially in his home country. In 2021, his ex-girlfriend and professional colleague Ajla Tomljanović was at his side on the red carpet at the Met Gala. In sportingly successful times, criticism was not heard at the time.
Now, glamor girl Melissa Satta wasn't by his side in the Big Apple, which in turn has raised questions as to whether the two are even a couple anymore.
It is high time that Matteo Berretini made sporting headlines again. Whether in New York or in Rome.