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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Wimbledon 2021 Runner-up Berrettini Withdraws with COVID Infection

Matteo Berrettini of Italy practices at Wimbledon tennis courts ahead of the Wimbledon Championships 2022, Wimbledon, Britain, 24 June 2022. (EPA)

Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up, has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament after testing positive for COVID-19.

The All England Club announced Berrettini’s withdrawal and he posted about it on Instagram.

The eighth-seeded Italian was supposed to play Cristian Garín in the first round on Tuesday.

Berrettini is being replaced in the field by Elias Ymer, who lost in qualifying.

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