Matteo Berrettini showed signs of regaining the form he reached at last year’s Wimbledon final as he beat Andy Murray 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 on Sunday in his first tournament in three months at the Stuttgart Open. Won.
The Italian had not played since Indian Wells in March due to an arm injury, forcing him to miss the entire clay-court swing and facing an opponent, in Murray, whose injury issues of his own took place. Obstructed him in the deciding set.
“It was the last thing I imagined when I came here,” Berrettini said of winning the title upon his return to the tour.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray collided with a player’s seat on the side of the court at the first point of the decider and soon called a physio for treatment on his left leg and hip. He took another timeout when he appeared to indicate a problem with his abdominal muscles 4-2 down.
“It’s not like we wanted to end the match,” Berrettini said, and he praised Murray’s history of bouncing back from injuries. “He showed us several times how to come back.”
Berrettini went 6-3 in the career final with a second Stuttgart title of his career, while Murray is 46-24 in his 70th career final as he chased down the first title since 2019. This was the first time that Murray had played a singles final on grass since the win. Wimbledon in 2016.
Tournament organizers said on Sunday they have opened an investigation after Nick Kyrgios said he was subjected to racial abuse by a crowd during his semi-final loss to Murray the day before.
“No discriminatory action by spectators is accepted,” organizers said in e-mailed comments. “We express our regret to Nick Kyrgios and his team and assure that discrimination of any kind is unacceptable. At present the incident is being investigated.”
Kyrgios was handed a game penalty for clashing with someone in the crowd during a match on Saturday.
“The one thing I will never tolerate is the audience abusing and abusing athletes. This has been happening to me personally for a while now, from racist comments to complete disrespect,” the Australian wrote on Instagram on Saturday.
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