Matteo Berrettini ended up injured from the previous match at the Mutua Madrid Open, and we hoped not to see him performing well today, but judging by the early games in his duel against Draper, it seemed like he had overcome his discomfort, yet he ended up withdrawing after losing the first set. The Italian explained the origin of his injury to the press. "The fact that I didn't play yesterday gave me time to recover a bit better, since I ended up with a heavily taxed abdominal. As soon as I started feeling the area again, I didn't want to take any risks because we don't want a serious injury at this stage of the season, as I need to be at 100% to compete against the best. I hope to be in good shape for the Rome tournament," Matteo commented.
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