Berrettini on Sinner: "When he enters a tournament, he's naturally the favorite."

Present in Bologna to defend Italy's colors in the Davis Cup group phase, Matteo Berrettini was logically asked about the performance of his compatriot and friend, Jannik Sinner, who won the US Open on Sunday.

Quite frankly, he said he was not at all surprised by the world number 1's achievements: "The leader of this new movement in Italian tennis is Jannik (Sinner), who has just won another Grand Slam.

He's number 1 in the world and he's got I don't know how many thousand more points than the runner-up.

In July, I was asked who would win the US Open. I replied: 'Jannik Sinner'.

Because, objectively speaking, when he enters a tournament, he's naturally the favorite.

He's impressive, and we try to keep up with him and do our best.

Being here with all the youngsters, from Musetti to Cobolli, whom I've almost seen born, is really pleasant and exciting.

It's thanks to them that I'm here again, what I experienced last year gave me great energy to come back."