Matteo Berrettini failed to succeed in the third spherical on the Australian Open 2025, stopped by Holger Rune.
The Dane, regardless of some ups and downs, managed to emerge in an important moments of the match, undermining the basic photographs of his rival, insinuating himself into his thoughts and destabilizing him particularly on the Italian’s first serve.
For Matteo, the remorse for not having taken benefit of all of the alternatives he deservedly earned through the match, however the consciousness that the trail to returning to expertise sure feelings on the Tour is the suitable one.
Two moments that made the distinction in a unfavourable approach. The primary occurred within the first units, when he did not shut out his serve, losing two set factors after which misplaced the tie-break 3-7. The second, nevertheless, noticed Rune save two extra set factors within the fourth set after which come again from 2-5 within the different essential tie-break.
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A tough likelihood to neglect for the Italian, who on the finish of the match analyzed the problem and his efficiency, admitting that he was not robust sufficient to beat Rune.
“In the end I wasn’t strong enough to win the match. This is how I sum it up. There’s a lot of regret, because I had worked well and felt good. I was coming off a good win and I had started off great. I wasn’t able to take advantage of the opportunities I created.
There was perhaps a slightly passive approach in some points, which doesn’t pay off in the long run, especially with my game. His readiness to take advantage of the opportunities made the difference. There are some positive things: physically I feel very good and I was ready to play another set. In my opinion there have also been improvements on a technical level.
The referee’s decisions have been few and not very influential. It’s important to always try to grow. I know it’s part of the journey: matches are won and lost, it’s not the end of the world. I’m working hard. Today I lost unfortunately, but I’m confident that this season will bring me good things,” he defined in Italian.
