#Alcaraz has broken already in the third set

[sportsallover]

To be honest I did not have Max Purcell on my radar as a possible threat for Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals in Cincinnati

[game-set-canet]

wwoild u write for berrettini? like his girlfeiend wins a slam

One about crying

Pairing: Matteo Berrettini x f!reader

Summary: You win your first Grand Slam and Matteo is very proud of you.

category: fluff, happiness

warnings: none

Author’s Note: i hope you like it 😊 also: English isn't my first language, so I'm very sorry for mistakes!

* Y/N = your name * Y/L/N = your last name

MY  M A S T E R L I S T

(not my gif! credits to the owner/creator!)

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Matteo has never been so nervous in his entire life. Not during his very first match on the ATP, not during his first final and also not during the Wimbledon final. Never. But now he had the feeling that he would faint with nervousness at any moment. Right now, you were playing your first ever Grand Slam final. The stadium was full of cheering people watching a breath-taking tennis match. Iga Świątek vs. Y/N Y/L/N. Iga won the first set but you managed to win the second one and now you were fighting in a tight Tiebreak for the win.

“Dio mio!”, Matteo feels like he couldn’t breathe probably, “please Y/N…”

But your next return was too long and went out.

Match ball Świątek.

Matteo is shaking, clenching his hands into fists and restless sliding back and forth on the seat in the players' box. Without really realising it, Matteo's fingers wander to his right wrist to play with the fine leather bracelet you gave him for your second anniversary - you are wearing the same bracelet, Matteo can see it from where he is sitting.

This was torture. Pure hell.

Matteo wants to shout something: Tips, advice, words of encouragement, reassuring words. Anything to help you. But he couldn't make a sound.

You truly were on fire during these two weeks and watching you playing and winning made Matteo forget that he lost in the 3rd round against Alcaraz. He honestly didn’t care because it gave him the opportunity to watch your matches live.

All he wants is a win for you. You deserve to win the US Open. You deserve to win a Grand Slam. And you deserve to win it now.

Matteo played a lot of tennis matches and watched even more of them, but he doesn’t know how you managed to win the next two points.

Match ball Y/L/N.

Matteo holds his breath as you serve, his heart is pounding like mad, his head is spinning.

Iga's return lands in the net.

“Game, Set, Match Y/L/N!”

Matteo starts crying tears of happiness.

*** *** *** *** ***

Your whole team starts cheering, clapping, shouting as you enter the tunnel. Everyone is crying: your mum, your dad, your physio, even your coach had a little tear running down his face. Then your eyes fall on Matteo. He beams at you, his handsome face shows traces of tears, but he looks so happy and proud that he is the first person you run towards and let him embrace you and spin you around.  

His arms are wrapped tightly around you; you can feel him trembling slightly. He whispers something, but you only understand him when he repeats it for the third time: "Ti amo...Ti amo così tanto...Ti amo..."

You didn’t cry. Not directly after the win, not at the award ceremony and not during your speech. But now, seeing all these emotions in the faces of your team members and hearing Matteo whispering in a broken voice, you start crying too.

*** *** *** *** ***

After a long press conference and an extensive celebration with your team and your family, it is almost morning when Matteo and you arrive in your hotel room. Through the large windows of the hotel room you can already see the dawn.

Matteo’s carrying the trophy and places it on the nightstand. HIS nightstand.

“That’s my trophy”, you laugh while you kick off your shoes and throw yourself on the large bed.

“Well, technically it is but I would say I own at least 10% of it because I trained with you the last few days, I gave you an incredible massage yesterday evening and without me you’d have overslept today, so…”, your boyfriend grins at you – clearly joking – as he lies down next to you.

His face only centimetres aways from yours.

Matteo’s expression suddenly become more serious: “I’m very proud of you…”

“I know, I’ve figured it out because of the tears and the ‘ti amo’s and because you wouldn’t let me go once you started to hug me and-”

“No, that’s not what I mean.”, he shakes his head slowly, grabs your hand and intertwine your fingers, “I’m REALLY proud of you. Not only because you won your first Grand Slam today – I mean, I’m very proud because you won today – but I’m proud of you how you handled everything the last few days.”, he presses a kiss on the knuckles of your hand, “All the media, the interviews, the pressure…I…back at Wimbledon last year I was a wreck…I mean, without you I wouldn't have slept, I wouldn't have eaten...I probably would have just collapsed before the match”, he takes a deep breath, “But you…you were so calm, so collected…you didn’t get nervous when Iga had her match ball and I almost vomited right in the players box and…”, he stops, shrugs his shoulders and buries his face in your neck.

You feel tears come to your eyes again.

Wimbledon 2021 had been difficult. Matteo had been disappointed in himself and even if he had been able to suppress his disappointment with the victory of the Italian national football team, he had been dejected and disappointed in himself for a long time. It had broken your heart.

“Do you remember our talk in the locker room back then?”, you gently stroke through Matteo's hair and place a kiss on the hairline, “Where you apologised to me because you thought you had disappointed me after losing the final?”

Matteo answers nothing to this but makes an agreeing noise.

This reaction makes you smile a little, but you want to hear it from him: “What did I say to you?”

Your boyfriend exhales heavily: “That I didn’t disappoint you.”, his voice sounds muffled as his face is still buried in the crook of your neck, his breath tickles your skin, “That I could never let you down. That I gave everything on the court and could be proud of myself. That you were proud of me. That you love me.”

Matteo is almost lying on top of you (under other situations he would probably worry that he would be too heavy for you), you have your arms wrapped tightly around each other.

“And then?”

“Then I felt better.”, he slowly lifts his head to look you in the eyes.

“And do you remember what you said to me after I almost lost against Ons in the semi-final?”

“That no matter what - whether you win or lose - you are the best for me. That I love you. That I don't care if you win some stupid trophy or not”, he leans his forehead against yours, his nose brushes yours.

“See?”, you smile at him, “I mean, of course, I was nervous because of this final but having you by my side made everything easier. Because I knew…even if I had lost, we would be lying here now...you would hold me, kiss me, tell me you love me and that is all I need.”, you hesitate for a moment and you swallow, “Yes, I know you shouldn't say that as a professional athlete, but you are the most important thing to me...”, you raise a hand to stroke his cheek , “In that sense, I won my important treasure two years ago when I dared to ask you to train with me and when we had our first date because of that....”

“Oh stop this!”, Matteo blushes a little and breaks the eye contact, “I’m very emotional today and if you don’t stop saying such things I will start crying again!”

You laugh softly and wrap your arms around him even tighter: “Matteo?”

It takes a few seconds until he looks at you again: “Mh?”, his brown eyes full of love.

“Ti amo”

You melt into a soft kiss.

[nbmsports]

Carlos Alcaraz Shows Novak Djokovic That His Championships Are Numbered

Now he has shown his mettle on grass, against the best players in the most prestigious tournament in the world. During an on-court ceremony after the match, Djokovic, who teared up when mentioning his son, graciously lauded Alcaraz. He noted that, yes, he knew Alcaraz would be an instant force on red clay and blue paint. Now, grass, too? Already?“I didn’t expect him to play so well this year on grass,” Djokovic said. “But he’s proven that he’s the best player in the world, no doubt. He’s playing some fantastic tennis on different surfaces and he deserves to be where he is.”Even before the racket smash, there was another extended moment when Djokovic might have gotten the signal that he was in for a challenging few years.With Djokovic serving at 1-3 in the third set, the two men played a 32-point game with 13 deuces that lasted over 26 minutes. Both players ran and dove and made amazing shots, and the spectators hollered in delight at the extraordinary play, and the guts on display.“The nerve Alcaraz showed was absolutely remarkable,” Evert said.Finally, after Djokovic hit a forehand into the net, Alcaraz had broken serve again. He put his finger to his ear, asking the crowd for more noise, and right there Djokovic had to know. For as many years as he can hang on, Alcaraz will probably be there, too, even on grass.“I think it’s good for the sport, 1 and 2 in the world facing each other in almost a five-hour, five-set thriller,” Djokovic said. “Couldn’t be better for our sport in general.” Source link Read the full article

[nbmsports]

Carlos Alcaraz Shows Novak Djokovic That His Championships Are Numbered

Now he has shown his mettle on grass, against the best players in the most prestigious tournament in the world. During an on-court ceremony after the match, Djokovic, who teared up when mentioning his son, graciously lauded Alcaraz. He noted that, yes, he knew Alcaraz would be an instant force on red clay and blue paint. Now, grass, too? Already?“I didn’t expect him to play so well this year on grass,” Djokovic said. “But he’s proven that he’s the best player in the world, no doubt. He’s playing some fantastic tennis on different surfaces and he deserves to be where he is.”Even before the racket smash, there was another extended moment when Djokovic might have gotten the signal that he was in for a challenging few years.With Djokovic serving at 1-3 in the third set, the two men played a 32-point game with 13 deuces that lasted over 26 minutes. Both players ran and dove and made amazing shots, and the spectators hollered in delight at the extraordinary play, and the guts on display.“The nerve Alcaraz showed was absolutely remarkable,” Evert said.Finally, after Djokovic hit a forehand into the net, Alcaraz had broken serve again. He put his finger to his ear, asking the crowd for more noise, and right there Djokovic had to know. For as many years as he can hang on, Alcaraz will probably be there, too, even on grass.“I think it’s good for the sport, 1 and 2 in the world facing each other in almost a five-hour, five-set thriller,” Djokovic said. “Couldn’t be better for our sport in general.” Source link Read the full article

[nbmsports]

Carlos Alcaraz Shows Novak Djokovic That His Championships Are Numbered

Now he has shown his mettle on grass, against the best players in the most prestigious tournament in the world. During an on-court ceremony after the match, Djokovic, who teared up when mentioning his son, graciously lauded Alcaraz. He noted that, yes, he knew Alcaraz would be an instant force on red clay and blue paint. Now, grass, too? Already?“I didn’t expect him to play so well this year on grass,” Djokovic said. “But he’s proven that he’s the best player in the world, no doubt. He’s playing some fantastic tennis on different surfaces and he deserves to be where he is.”Even before the racket smash, there was another extended moment when Djokovic might have gotten the signal that he was in for a challenging few years.With Djokovic serving at 1-3 in the third set, the two men played a 32-point game with 13 deuces that lasted over 26 minutes. Both players ran and dove and made amazing shots, and the spectators hollered in delight at the extraordinary play, and the guts on display.“The nerve Alcaraz showed was absolutely remarkable,” Evert said.Finally, after Djokovic hit a forehand into the net, Alcaraz had broken serve again. He put his finger to his ear, asking the crowd for more noise, and right there Djokovic had to know. For as many years as he can hang on, Alcaraz will probably be there, too, even on grass.“I think it’s good for the sport, 1 and 2 in the world facing each other in almost a five-hour, five-set thriller,” Djokovic said. “Couldn’t be better for our sport in general.” Source link Read the full article

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Novak Djokovic reaches ninth Wimbledon final after brushing aside Jannik Sinner

Age is clearly just a number to Novak Djokovic, who is now just one match away from securing a record-equaling eighth Wimbledon title after the Serb beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner in straight sets, winning 6-3 6-4 7-6 in Friday’s first men’s semifinal. Victory ensured the 36-year-old reached a record-breaking 35th grand slam final – in doing so surpassing Chris Evert’s landmark – and will now face either Carlos Alcaraz or Daniil Medvedev in Sunday’s final. Djokovic will be the overwhelming favorite to win a record-extending 24th grand slam title no matter his opponent, not least because he’s already won the Australian Open and the French Open in 2023. The Serb has lost one just one Wimbledon final he’s reached – that was 10 years ago when he was beaten by Andy Murray. Ever the showman, Djokovic got into a back-and-forth with a fan, who had celebrated after he missed a first serve at break point down towards the end of a tense third set. After eventually holding serve, Djokovic turned to the fan and mimicked wiping away tears from his eyes. Sinner, who was appearing in the last four of a grand slam for the first time in his career, left everything out of the court but was no match for Djokovic’s relentless brilliance.

The 21-year-old Sinner, widely regarded as one of tennis’ brightest young talents, will no doubt once again grace this stage of a grand slam in the not so distant future, but for now it’s the sport’s elder statesman that continues to reign supreme in SW19. “Semifinals, it was always going to be a very close and tense match, as was the case,” said Djokovic said magnanimously in his on-court interview. “Three very close sets, I think the scoreline maybe doesn’t give the reality of what was happening on the court, it was super close. “That third set could have gone his way, he had 15-40 on 5-4 … he missed a couple of shots to let me get into the tie break. There was a lot of pressure in the third, I had my chances early on but he has proven why he is one of the leaders of the next generation and one of the best players we have in the world. “It’s great to be part of this new generation, I love it,” Djokovic joked. The early signs were promising for Sinner, who earned a break point in Djokovic’s opening service game, though he was unable to convert. However, things quickly began to unravel as Sinner’s serve was broken in his opening service game as Djokovic took control of the first set. In total, Sinner had three break points to Djokovic’s one in the first set but was unable to capitalize on any of them, while is opponent ruthlessly converted the one chance that presented itself to him. The second set followed much the same pattern, as Sinner was again broken early on and a dejected look crept across his face after a game of quite careless tennis. There was a bizarre moment in the second set when umpire Richard Haigh called Djokovic for a hindrance, awarding the point to Sinner, after the Serb let out a belated grunt when hitting a backhand.

“The hindrance earlier on today in the match could have changed course of the match,” Djokovic said. “I felt really nervous after that call from the chair umpire, but managed to regroup and it was probably the first time in my career that something like this has happened. “Normally I don’t have extended grunts, maybe it was an echo from the roof or something. “I didn’t feel I was causing any hinderance, but it was the call and I had to respect it.” Subsequently Haigh called Djokovic for a time violation on his serve. Though unquestionably a correct decision this time, it only served to add to the frustration of both Djokovic and the crowd. Unperturbed by the umpire’s decisions, Djokovic held serve before eventually taking a commanding two-set lead.

Sinner deserves plenty of credit for continuing to battle deep into the third set, pumping his fist towards his box with every booming winner, including one that registered 100 miles per hour on the speed gun. In fact, the youngster was now playing his best tennis of the encounter and his reward was the chance to take the third set in a tie break. There was to be no denying Djokovic, however, who turned up the heat once again to clinch the tie break and the match. Even at the ripe, old age of 36 – in tennis terms, at least – Djokovic says he might just be playing some of the best tennis of his career. “I’d like to believe that’s the case,” he said. “I mean, we are part of an individual sport so you have to rely on yourself and put yourself in the best possible, physical, mental and emotional state before going out on the court. “So I tried not to look at the age as a hindrance that might change the outcome on the court. I feel 36 is the new 26, it feels good. “I feel a lot of motivation and I’m inspired to play the tennis that I truly love, this sport has given me so much and I’m eternally grateful so I’ll try to … I guess return the favor to this sport and play as much as I possibly can.” Source link Read the full article