Tennis-Job done, Berrettini off to watch Ajla


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 05 Jul 2021

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 5, 2021 Italy's Matteo Berrettini in action during his fourth round match against Belarus' Ilya Ivashka REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - It is not often that Italy's world number nine Matteo Berrettini has to play second fiddle to his girlfriend Ajla Tomljanovic, after all the Australian is only ranked 75th in the world.

But with Tomljanovic taking on Wimbledon golden girl Emma Raducanu in the fourth round, the Aussie was given a more prominent billing on the final Manic Monday of the grasscourt championships by being scheduled to play on Court One.

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