Berrettini, the tug-of-war continues on social media and beyond: the latest on the Roman tennis player’s return.
He’s never coming back. Or maybe yes, no, boo, who knows. We could summarize in this way the now endless tug-of-war between those who trust in Matteo Berrettini’s comeback and those who believe that, instead, he is a finished tennis player. That he has no chance and that his career, at this point, has come to an end.
True is that the Roman tennis player has experienced much better times. And true is also that his situation right now is particularly complicated. This does not necessarily mean, however, that he is one step away from abdicating and hanging up his racket. It’s not even up to him, to tell the truth. For some time now, he has been at the mercy of a fate that seems to give him no respite and that has tested him both physically and psychologically.
Fortunately, the number of detractors and the number of hopefuls are basically equal. For one social media user scrambling to tear down Berrettini and sling mud at him, there is someone else who, instead, goes out of his way to break a lance in his favor and send him a virtual “hug.” Just as Adriano Panatta said he was optimistic about Matteo’s return, another past champion also wanted to have his say on what is one of the hottest sports topics of the moment.
Berrettini, Barazzutti like Panatta: it can be done
The athlete in question is Corrado Barazzutti, who interviewed by Notizie.com made a rather lucid and interesting analysis regarding Berrettini’s situation.
“There is no other way but to try again with all his strength,” he said, when asked what the Roman needs to do to restart, “He has to try to solve his physical problems and start again. I believe that the moment he resolves his injuries, he can return to his levels again. The quality of his tennis is absolutely not in question.”
On the subject of the role Berrettini could play in the national team, with a view to the next Davis Cup, Barazzutti responded as follows, “There is no doubt about that,” he said, referring to the fact that his recovery would also be valuable for Volandri & Co. “But his priority now should be to solve as soon as possible the physical problems, which have been going on for quite some time now and do not allow him to return to play. Once the injuries are put behind him, Matteo will return to his level. “
