Matteo Berrettini is back "the hammer". On the Wimbledon grass, the Roman tennis player defeated Alexander Zverev in three sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 7-6, earning himself the eighth final against Carlos Alcaraz, scheduled for tomorrow.
After a negative period, dotted with many injuries, Berrettini found himself on his favorite courts, on that Wimbledon grass where he lost the final two years ago (the first ever for an Italian) against Djokovic. And in the stands there was her, Melissa Satta, framed several times.
The woman to whom so many gossips have attributed the "blame" of Berrettini's collapse has instead witnessed his rebirth. And he discovered first-hand what it means to follow a tennis match with a certain amount of involvement, he understood (even more yesterday, in a match that was decided in a few points and in which only one break was seen) that a single ball it can be the difference between victory and defeat.
Framed several times, the showgirl showed all the tension on her face, especially during the two tiebreaks. On some occasions he even lowered his gaze so as not to see. In short, she was there to suffer and rejoice with her Matteo: the English director never lost sight of her for a moment, immortalizing her in some cases in what seemed like a real apnea. Until the final explosion of joy.
Even the Sky commentators couldn't help but notice it: «It's hard to follow this sport, Melissa. Welcome to the club, you have to live with it."
And Berrettini, interviewed, after talking about the match and the difficult moments spent in recent months, dedicated a thought to her: «Melissa is my lucky charm». A message to the social haters for which Melissa Satta was the cause of the tennis player's negative period.
(Unioneonline/L)
