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"Berrettini joins Wimbledon missing list" Credit Tennisspeak :  Some would argue that when the name of the 2022 men's singles champion is inscribed on the Wimbledon honors board in 12 days, an asterisk should be added next to it. After testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, Matteo Berrettini withdrew, leaving an already-scarce men's draw without yet another notable name. The strong Italian eighth seed, who finished second to Novak Djokovic last year, was considered one of the favorites to win the tournament after showcasing his grass-court prowess by taking first place in two warm-up events at Queen's Club and Stuttgart. The previous evening, Croatian Marin Cilic—a past U.S. Open winner and Wimbledon runner-up—was also disqualified due to a positive COVID-19 test, and the event's officials are hoping there won't be any more in the coming days. World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev was already absent from the men's draw due to the All England Club's ban ...

Reigning champion Berrettini Reaches Queen's final Source Tennisspeak:- Reigning champion Matteo Berrettini will fight to defend his title on Sunday after beating Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the rain-interrupted semi-finals at the Queen's Club ATP grass-court tournament. The 10th-ranked Italian, the champion in Stuttgart last week, won through 6-4, 6-3, to show his form with just over a week before the start of Wimbledon. Berrettini, 26, left his 29th-ranked opponent no chance, despite struggling to convert his break points, managing just three of 15 obtained. Delayed by an hour due to the rain after the scorching heat of the last few days, the match had to be interrupted again at 6-4, 3-2 and break point to follow in favour of Berrettini, to the great displeasure of his rival.  Despite a 28-minute rain delay, the solid serve, heavy strikes and excellent footwork of the Italian made the difference in one hour thirty minutes. Berretini next meets ei...