Matteo Berrettini says his valiant effort in losing to Novak Djokovic in four sets in the Wimbledon final on Sunday is “not the end, it is the beginning” and he believes he can one day lift the trophy at the All England Club.
The 25-year-old Italian showed great pluck to come from a break down and win the first set before the Serb gathered himself and won 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 for a record-equaling 20th Grand Slam and sixth Wimbledon title.
“It is not the end, it is the beginning for me,” said Berrettini, appearing in his first Grand Slam final.
Berrettini said he would draw on Djokovic’s example of how he improved himself as a player and hopefully become Italy’s first Gr…
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