Not the end, this is the beginning: Berrettini

Matteo Berrettini. Pic/AFP

Matteo Berrettini says his valiant effort in losing to Novak Djokovic in four sets in the Wimbledon final on Sunday is "not the end, it is the beginning" and he believes he can one day lift the trophy at the All England Club.

"It is not the end, it is the beginning for me," said Berrettini, appearing in his first Grand Slam final. Berrettini said he would draw on Djokovic's example of how he improved himself as a player and hopefully become Italy's first Grand Slam male winner since Adriano Panatta at the 1976 French Open. Berrettini - the first Italian to reach a Wimbledon singles final - also lost in four sets to Djokovic in the French Open quarters.

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