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Covid-hit Berrettini pulls out of Wimbledon

Berrettini was widely regarded as one of the biggest threats to defending champion Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon, having captured back-to-back grass-court titles in Stuttgart and Queen’s

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Matteo Berrettini

Matteo Berrettini

Matteo Berrettini was forced to pull out of Wimbledon on Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus as Serena Williams prepared to return to singles tennis after a year away. 

The early action at the All England Club on Tuesday was overshadowed by the announcement from Berrettini—last year’s runner-up—that he was out of the event. “I am heartbroken to announce that I need to withdraw from @wimbledon due to a positive Covid-19 test result,” the 26-year-old Italian wrote on Instagram. 

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