Matteo Berrettini to drop out of Top 10 for the first time in almost 3 years
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On October 27th, 2019, Matteo Berrettini entered the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings for the first time, and he was a stable part of it for almost three years.
Berrettini is one of the players who doesn't always win the biggest tournaments, but he patiently collects points from the most important tournaments, and therefore, he managed to stay in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings for almost three years.
In 2021, the Italian reached the quarter-finals at the Roland Garros and US Open and the final at Wimbledon. He started his 2022 season with a semi-final appearance at the Australian Open, and so he reached at least the quarter-finals at all of the last four Grand Slam tournaments played, which granted him a very good spot in the rankings.
But then, Berrettini got injured and was forced to skip the Roland Garros, where he was set to defend his quarter-final appearance. Moreover, the 2022 Wimbledon will be played without any points being awarded, so the 2021 finalist, Berrettini, won't be able to defend any of his points.
That is one of the main reasons why he won't be able to remain in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings. If he doesn't win his semi-final match against Oscar Otte at the 2022 Stuttgart Open, he will move to the 11th place already on next Monday.
If he succeeds, he will have a difficult task in the Queen's Club as he will be defending a title at the Cinch Championships at the Queen's Club. Even if he succeeds in doing so, dropping 1,200 points from Wimbledon will be inevitable and so will be his departure from the Top 10.
Despite this little hindrance in his journey, Berrettini will definitely try to fight for his spot and return back to the top as soon as possible.
