Tennis-Berrettini withdraws from French Open

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - February 20, 2022 Italy's Matteo Berrettini reacts during his quarter final match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz Garfia REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

(Reuters) - Matteo Berrettini will not compete at the French Open later this month as he continues his recovery from a hand injury, the Italian said on Saturday.

The world number eight has missed the Masters 1000 events in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome following surgery in March.