"I want to arrive in better condition if I qualify again" - Berrettini on playing ATP Finals

After finishing the 2018 season outside of Top 50, Matteo Berrettini ended his 2019 season among the 8 best tennis players in the world. Therefore, the Italian had the right to start at the ATP Finals in London. There, however, he lost 2 out of 3 matches he played, and now he spoke about what would he change the next time.

“We were all tired playing at the end of the year, but all the guys [in London] had more energy. They were better than me physically,” Berrettini said to ATPTour.com. “When the tournament finished, I told my team that I wanted to improve this for the next year. I wanted to arrive in better condition if I qualified again. I’m still in touch all the time with my fitness trainer, who is with his family now in Italy, and also my coach.”

“If it looks like that, then that’s great,” Berrettini said, smiling. “I care about my weight, but it’s not my top priority at this moment. I don’t have to play matches, so I don’t have to be that strict with the diet. But it’s also very hot here and I’m working hard, so I’m sweating a lot. I weighed myself before and after practice the other day and had lost four kilograms.”

“My knee injury [in 2016] gave me seven months to work on my body, so I felt much better when I came back. This situation is much tougher though,” Berrettini said. “My mindset was to use this time to get better, but also come back as soon as possible. Now I’m ready, but understandably, the Tour is not.”

The Italian also spoke about training with his girlfriend Ajla Tomljanovic. “We work out together and it’s really helpful that she’s there. She pushes me to run more and do more,” Berrettini said. "I used to work out with my brother and it helped me a lot, so I’m really happy when I can train with someone.”

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