Matteo Berrettini — once a fixture in the world’s top 10 and a Wimbledon finalist — has just confirmed what many feared: he’s officially withdrawing from the 2025 U.S. Open due to persistent injury woes.
This decision isn’t just another tournament missed. It feels like the tipping point in what’s become a spiraling decline for a player whose body may finally be saying: enough.
🩹 A Career Undermined by Injury
Over the past years, Berrettini has routinely pulled out of major tournaments, citing everything from abdominal strains to oblique troubles. But this latest U.S. Open withdrawal is especially stark — it means he will miss seven Grand Slams in the last four years.
Just months ago, he was defending champion in Gstaad — only to pull out before play began. In Madrid, he retired mid-match due to abdominal pain, later forced into a grueling two-hour walk after a tournament power outage.
📉 From Contender to Question Mark
Berrettini’s best run at the U.S. Open remains his 2019 semifinal — a memory now shadowed by missed opportunities. Ranked No. 59 at present, his position in the sport has eroded dramatically.
Commentators and insiders aren’t holding back. Some suggest he may be “drained of motivation,” hinting that mental fatigue is now as much a threat as physical injury.
