Matteo Berrettini announced yesterday that his recovery from his last injury is going well. However, he says he does not feel ready to play a five-set match and has therefore withdrawn from the upcoming French Open. He also added that he aims at being ready for the grass season. In a recent clip Matteo filmed for one of his sponsors, for the first time Berrettini openly used the word depression …
Sebastiano Sali
Sebastiano Sali
Sebastiano is a true member of the Tennisnerd community and likes to share his personal experiences at various tennis tournaments as well as reviewing players and events from the tour.
Our contributor, Sebastiano Sali, has been searching for the best multifilament string for his game. Here are his thoughts. My quest to the best multifilament string experience started when I picked up tennis again, in April 2020 (bad timing, I know). And that’s because the last time I had played tennis at all, in November 2008, a whopping 12 years ago, I ended up with a so-called SLAP tear, ‘an …
Let’s right away take a look at the elephant in the room: Francis Tiafoe, seed number 1 and current number 21 in the ATP ranking made a complete shamble of his participation to this ATP Premium 175 Challenger in Cagliari, on the beautiful Italian gem in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Was it because of his attempt to work as a barista and prepare espressos to the customers of …
‘There are fifteen top-100 tennis players at an ATP Challenger…’. No, it isn’t the beginning of a silly joke about men’s tennis, but rather the incredible main draw of the ATP Premium Challenger Sardegna Open 2024. Don’t feel FOMO if you’re scratching your head wondering what you have been doing instead of staying abreast with the introduction of Premium events in the ATP Challenger Tour. In fact, it was only …
How did I end up going to the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart? The question is very spontaneous and the answer stems from another, very spontaneous question: “Dad, why we always come watch boys playing? Don’t they have tournaments for girls?” Yes, that’s my daughter complaining about me bringing her watching only men’s tennis. Hence, we decided to go to Stuttgart, the closest to home ladies tournament. Taking with me …