PARIS (AP) — Matteo Berrettini has pulled out of the French Open due to an unspecfied injury and will be replaced in the main draw by a lucky loser, organizers said on Thursday.
Play at Roland-Garros begins on Sunday.
The No. 28-ranked Italian retired against Casper Ruud in the third round of the Italian Open last week.
Two weeks before, he withdrew from his third-round match against Jack Draper in Madrid due to an abdominal injury.
“I just ran out of time to feel 100% ready to compete at the level that is needed," Berrettini posted on Instagram. "I'm looking forward to competing on grass and am already preparing with my team. I’m very appreciative of the support I feel from you all and can’t wait to be back out on the court.”
Berrettini was the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up but has been held back by niggling injuries since then.
Last year, he withdrew from the Australian Open on the eve of the tournament with a right foot injury.
Two years ago, he withdrew from the Italian Open to recover from a stomach muscle tear.
The big-serving Berrettini also reached the 2019 U.S. Open semifinal and has 10 career titles.
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Italy's Matteo Berrettini walks off the court following an injury during his tennis match against Norway's Casper Ruud, at the Italian Open at the Foro Italico, in Rome, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Italy's Matteo Berrettini walks off the court following an injury during his tennis match against Norway's Casper Ruud, at the Italian Open at the Foro Italico, in Rome, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
ROME (AP) — Italy’s antitrust authority fined Apple 98.6 million euros ($116 million) on Monday after determining that operating one of its privacy features restricted App Store competition.
Apple abused its dominant position with its App Tracking Transparency policy, which forces apps to obtain permission before collecting data to target users with personalized ads, the authority said in a statement.
The company rolled out ATT starting in April 2021 as part of an update to the operating system powering the iPhone and iPad. While the feature was designed to tighten up privacy, it faced criticism from Big Tech rivals that it would make it harder for smaller apps to survive without charging consumers.
The authority didn’t criticize the policy per se, but the fact that the Apple system requires third-party app makers to ask users for consent twice in order to comply with Europe’s strict privacy rules.
“As a result, such double consent requirement is harmful to developers, whose business model relies on the sale of advertising space, as well as to advertisers and advertising intermediation platforms,” the authority said.
The authority said that the double consent required was “disproportionate” to the stated goal of data protection.
The finding is similar to one by the French antitrust watchdog, which in March fined Apple 150 million euros ($162 million) over the consent feature.
Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. In 2023, when Italy’s antitrust authority announced its investigation, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company defended its framework and said it would engage with the Italian antitrust authority to address its questions.
FILE - An Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store on March 14, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
