SUMMARY
- Matteo Berretini has yet to play a match this season due to injuries and troubles off-court.
- Matteo Berrettini has been involved in multiple relationships over the years.
Matteo Berrettini has not yet started his 2024 season. He has been facing troubles off the court, which has kept him away from the ATP tour. Berrettini last played a match at the 2023 US Open. He only played 23 matches last year and has not reached a final since 2022. Berrettini is reportedly single now, despite rumors of a breakup with his girlfriend.
The Italian player had a similar incident occur a few years ago on the tour. Berrettini has also been facing mental health troubles, which he shared with the fans a few months ago. He is currently recovering from a foot injury, which halted his return to the tour in January. Berrettini’s return to the sport and his past relationships have been under the scanner lately.
Matteo Berrettini and Ajla Tomljanovic
Berrettini and Ajla Tomljanovic were one of the most powerful couples on the tennis tour for a long time. Although they knew each other, they did not start talking until 2019. Berrettini started with a message on Instagram, and Tomljanovic was shy, just like him. The pair admitted that there were no feelings at the start, and they developed a few months later.
Tomljanovic and Berrettini started dating in 2019 and spent time together even though they had a hectic schedule on the ATP and WTA tours. Constant traveling made communication a bit difficult, but they were compatible with each other. Their relationship was shown on the Netflix series “Breakpoint.” Tomljanovic spoke about how times were challenging when both lost matches.
The couple announced their breakup in March 2022. Tomljanovic and Berrettini did not share the reasons. She removed all his pictures from Instagram, but Berrettini still has posts of them together on social media. They have unfollowed each other on Instagram. There was a bit of tension between them during the 2022 Australian Open, as shown in “Breakpoint.”
Matteo Berrettini and Paola Di Benedetto
There was news of a new love interest in Berrettini’s life a few months after his breakup with WTA star Tomljanovic. While Berrettini had split with Tomljanovic in March, by October, it was reported that he was in a relationship with Paola Di Benedetto. She is an Italian television presenter and a radio host. While Tomljanovic was three years older than Berrettini, Benedetto was a year older than him.
Benedetto had a short-term relationship with Italian rapper and songwriter Rkomi. A few weeks after the breakup, there was news about Benedetto and Berrettini. While there was no confirmation from the pair, both had allegedly spent time together in Turin. But within a span of a few weeks, it was rumored that the couple had broken up. The relationship ended in November 2022.
They had not been together in public and never posted any pictures together. The reason for the breakup is not known, as Berrettini and Benedetto have not spoken about it in the media. They have also unfollowed each other on Instagram.
Matteo Berrettini and Melissa Satta
After a highly successful 2022 season, Berrettini had good news to give to his fans at the start of the 2023 season. He was seen with Melissa Satta as it was confirmed that both were dating. The pair had met through a mutual friend’s dinner party. Satta had previously been engaged to Italian footballer Kevin-Prince Boateng. She had a child with Boateng, but the pair broke up in 2020.
Satta had vowed not to date any athletes anymore until she met Berrettini in 2023. Even though there was a ten-year gap between the couple, Satta was happy to be with him. She felt that the relationship was very transparent, and both had spent vacations together. Satta’s son, Maddox, too, had spent time with Berrettini during Christmas last year.
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The Italian television sensation was seen in the crowd during the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. There have been speculations now about the couple breaking up. Berrettini has unfollowed Satta on Instagram while she is still following him. Their pictures are still available on their respective Instagram handles. Satta or Berrettini have not announced an update on their relationship status yet.
