Tennis-Berrettini's ATP Finals campaign under doubt after injury retirement


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 15 Nov 2021

Tennis - ATP Tour Finals - Turin, Italy - November 14, 2021 Italy's Matteo Berrettini reacts after sustaining an injury and retiring from his group stage match against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

(Reuters) - Italy's Matteo Berrettini broke down in tears after an abdominal injury forced him to retire from his opening ATP Finals match against Alexander Zverev, casting doubt over his participation for the rest of the season-ending tournament.

Olympic champion Zverev was awarded a win after Berrettini pulled out injured early in the second set, with the German leading 7-6(7) 1-0 on Sunday.

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