Matteo Berrettini confident he will be fit to play at Wimbledon after retiring hurt in French Open quarter-finals against compatriot Matteo Arnaldini
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Published 08/06/2026 at 19:00 GMT+1
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Matteo Berrettini has confirmed he expects to be fit in time for Wimbledon after injury concerns forced him to retire from his French Open quarter-final last week.
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The 2021 Wimbledon finalist was compelled to withdraw during his clash with compatriot Matteo Arnaldi at Roland-Garros after suffering a hip issue in the second set.
However, the 30-year-old has since revealed that scans showed no significant muscle damage, describing the problem as a minor setback rather than a serious injury.
Berrettini, once ranked as high as world No. 6 in January 2022 but now down at No. 48 following a series of injury struggles, said he is already focused on rehabilitation with the grass-court season in mind.
"I leave Paris with a smile on my face thanks to the fantastic matches I played," he said, adding that medical tests had brought reassuring news and that his immediate goal is to arrive at Wimbledon in the best possible condition.
The Italian, who reached the Wimbledon final five years ago before losing to Novak Djokovic, also expressed gratitude for the support he has received during another difficult spell in his career, thanking his family, team, friends and fans for their encouragement.
In Paris, Berrettini reached the seventh Grand Slam quarter-final of his career in his first appearance at Roland-Garros since 2021, but he had relinquished the first set of his last-eight match to Arnaldi and trailed 5-2 in the second when a hip problem forced him to end the contest early.
He had already required a medical timeout early in the second set before the injury worsened in the closing stages of the match.
After pulling up sharply while chasing down a ball in what would prove to be the final game, he remained seated on his chair, visibly distraught and staring ahead in frustration for several seconds before composing himself.
"It just doesn't make sense for him to continue," Jim Courier said on commentary for TNT Sports.
"After all he's been through, you could cry for him," co-commentator Nick Mullins added.
"You have to have so much empathy for Matteo Berrettini," Courier continued.
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"One of the more gifted players of his generation. A Wimbledon finalist, a player everyone knows is top 10 when healthy, but he's not been healthy for so much of his career. The thoughts that must be swirling in his mind."
Despite the disappointment, Berrettini later made his way to the net, where he shared a brief but respectful embrace with his opponent in a show of sportsmanship at the end of a difficult contest.
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Speaking at the time following his enforced withdrawal, Berrettini said: "It was really hard [to retire] because I thought that wasn't the right thing, mostly because I have done it many times, and I'm tired of retiring. I didn't want the tournament to end like this."
Arnaldi, who was forced to withdraw from his semi-final against Flavio Cobolli due to illness, said: "You never wish for someone to end the tournament like this.
"He did an amazing tournament. I am sorry for him and I hope he recovers because soon it is the grass, and he is going to be very tough to play."
A proven grass-court specialist, Berrettini's only previous retirement from a Grand Slam match was at the 2023 US Open - and he now turns his attention to a swift recovery as he targets a return to form at the All England Club.
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