Berrettini throws down! Now Sinner can have a go

“My finals are over, I'm devastated,” is how Berrettini opened his statement with which he announced his withdrawal due to injury in Turin early on Monday evening. He continues as follows: “When I say I'm sad, that's an understatement. I feel robbed of the reward that I have worked hard to earn over the past few years. But my body is simply not ready to tackle the next games.” The 25-year-old Roman had himself suffered an abdominal muscle injury in a duel with Alexander Zverev on Sunday evening and left the place in tears. After several examinations on Monday and a short training session on Tuesday afternoon, Berrettini has now definitely raised the white flag. Sinner is now in the field for the first time at the end of the season for the world's best 8 tennis players of the year. The current world ranking 11. had already been available as a substitute in Turin for days. He now has to prepare quickly for his debut game against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz (ATP 9), which takes place this evening at 21 p.m. In the only meeting between the two so far, this year at the Masters 1000 tournament in Miami, Hurkacz inflicted Sinner's only final defeat on the ATP tour to date. A mammoth task awaits Sinner Sinner will also be Berrettini's last group game on Thursday against the world number 2. Daniil Medvedev take over. But even with two wins, a place in the semi-finals would not be guaranteed. Incidentally, in the past 2 years, a substitute has been used at the Masters 25 times, and no one has yet made it to the semi-finals. For Sinner, the effort in the finals could pay off one way or another. In addition to a lot of prestige, there are numerous points and lucrative cash prizes at stake (149.573 euros each as a participation and victory bonus). There are 200 points for each preliminary round win. With a win, the young South Tyrolean could overtake Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and end 2021 in the top 10.

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Berrettini throws down! Now Sinner can have a go

Matteo Berrettini took almost two full days to make the decision, but now it's official: the world number 7. drops out of the ATP Finals, it's Jannik Sinner's turn. He has to be on the court today.

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