Matteo Berrettini has revealed a curious background of the Italian national team, currently engaged in the final phase of the Davis Cup.
The season of Matthew Berrettini it certainly wasn’t easy. In fact, the Roman suffered several injuries which forced him to stay in the pits for some time on several occasions. First the hand surgery and the consequent 3-month stop, then the return, the victory of Stuttgart and Queen’s and the Covid that prevented him from defending the Wimbledon final won the previous year.
Once back he tried through ups and downs, reaching the final in Gstaad and the quarterfinals at the US Open, only to then have to stop again due to a foot problem remedied in Naples which compromised his season finale, including the long-awaited engagement with the National blue in Davis Cup.
Nevertheless, Matthew has not given up on Rum raisin to offer his contribution from the sidelines by giving support to his teammates. Ours is a close-knit team and the result was seen right away, already from Bologna. After all, as told by “Beretto” himself, the boys spend a lot of time together and have learned to get to know each other well.
Matteo Berrettini reveals the “secrets” of the national team
In an interview reported by Eurosportthe 26-year-old from Rome thus commented on his experience in Malaga. “First of all I’m cheering and supporting the kids – her words –. And then I also try to give some indications: for example, with the USA, having played several times against Paul, Tiafoe and Fritz, I gave some suggestions“.
Therefore, not only support, but also some advice on how to face the opponents already met in the season for Berrettini to his companions. Then, there is the aspect of team spirit, on which Volandri wanted to focus a lot and which is allowing the blue team to obtain good results. “When we started this journey, Volandri made it clear that his goal was above all to build a group, a team spirit. I think my presence today fits into this larger picture” he said.
In the same interview, Matteo he then revealed some “secrets” of his teammates, such as the music they listen to in the pre-matches. “The background music is chosen by Musettihe practically lives with the music on all the time – tells –. Then I don’t know how he does it: it’s a 2002 and he listens to seventies music. Listen to certain things that I didn’t even know“.
And when they can socialize they play cards: “Like socialization the others are obsessed with a card game which is called “sequence” I think“. Then, Berrettini takes up the musical theme: “For the rest we don’t have a real anthem, perhaps a song that others put for superstition is “Night before the exams”, which would be in theme“. Always the Roman then explained how they have not “great superstitious rites“. The only, true, would be that “from always sit in the same seats in the stands“.
