Tennis-Injured Berrettini withdraws from Australian Open


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 14 Jan 2024

Aug 31, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Matteo Berrettini of Italy talks to his box during a match against Arthur Rinderknech of France on day four of the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

(Reuters) - Former world number six Matteo Berrettini has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to a foot injury, organisers said on Sunday.

Berrettini was due to face Greek seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a high-profile first-round match on Monday.

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