Matteo’s brother enters the main draw of an Atp-Corriere.it tournament for the first time

Scrolling through the scoreboard of the ATP 500 in Acapulco, there is not only one Berrettini but two. In Mexico Jacopo, Matteo’s younger brother, gained access to the main draw of a major circuit tournament for the first time. A sensational feat, considering that Jacopo is now number 852 in the world (he needed a wild card to play in the qualifiers) and that his best ranking has reached position number 359: after defeating the Frenchman in the first round of the qualifiers Geoffrey Blancaneauxwas repeated during the night against the other Italian (but born in Argentina) Luciano Darderi.

In the first round of the main draw, Berrettini jr will face the German Oscar Otte, who after losing three times with Matteo will try to beat the home blond. Jacopo is two years younger than Matteo and, when the two were children, it was thought that he was the talent capable of breaking through. Then, also thanks to many injuries that limited Jacopo, things went differently, but what was never lacking was the support of the family. Matteo was in the garage in Acapulco suffering for Jacopo and, like him, also his parents, Claudia and Luca. The older brother, who will return to the field in Mexico after more than a month and after the defeat at the Australian Open against Murray, was filmed in the decisive point for Jacopo’s victory: right leg trembling, gaze fixed on the field and finally standing beating his fist on his chest, as if he had won. Proud, the message on social sharing the photo of the younger brother.

There is a very close relationship between Jacopo and Matteo, despite the career especially of the second having led them to live far apart very often. In the most important days of Matteo’s career, one above all the 2021 Wimbledon finalJacob was there. Instead, it wasn’t there in those of last year in which Matteo scored two titles one week apart between Stuttgart and Queen’s after returning from the injury that had caused him to miss Internazionali and Roland Garros: he was on the field for a match Serie B2 and, a few hours later, he would have flown to Holland to play an ITF tournament in Alkmaar, the kind you need to set aside a few points and regain confidence with the court and racket. Matteo has something special, something that perhaps he doesn’t even know he has – Jacopo told Corriere, speaking of the long break his brother had been forced to -. After the victory I told him that I’m happy to have someone like him beside me, the most important person in my life. He gives me a lot of energy, and this thing helps me too since I’m returning after so many months off, just like him. Matteo and Jacopo have often played together in doubles: for the first time they will also be together in a singles draw.