Berrettini tired of retiring as injury strikes again to end French Open hopes

Berrettini tired of retiring as injury strikes againImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Matteo Berrettini had a medical timeout shortly after losing the first set to Matteo ArnaldiByPhil CartwrightBBC Sport journalistPublished3 minutes agoMatteo Berrettini said he is "tired of retiring" from matches as injury ended his hopes of a maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open.The 30-year-old had lost the first set of his quarter-final to fellow Italian Matteo Arnaldi and trailed 5-2 in the second when a hip problem forced him to end the contest early.He had already spent time off court for a medical timeout early in the second set and, having pulled up sharply chasing a ball in what proved to be the final game of the match, sat disconsolate in his chair with a rueful look on his face for several seconds before embracing his opponent at the net.Berrettini lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2021 Wimbledon final but his career since then has been plagued by numerous injury setbacks - a huge factor in him being yet to add to that sole appearance in a Grand Slam showpiece."It was really hard [to retire] because I thought that wasn't the right thing, mostly because I have done it many times and I'm tired of retiring," said Berrettini."I didn't want the tournament to end like this."Cobolli using Nadal's shower in bid for French Open gloryPublished57 minutes agoQualifier Chwalinska extends dream French Open runPublished6 hours agoBerrettini's only previous retirement from a Grand Slam match was at the 2023 US Open.He also made an early exit from the 2021 ATP Tour Finals because of an abdominal injury, while last season he had to pull out midway through matches in Madrid and Rome in the run-up to the French Open.But the former world number six, who had missed the previous four French Opens because of injury problems, is determined to take the positives from reaching a seventh Grand Slam quarter-final in his first outing at R...