Berrettini Dating Australian Tennis Player Ajla Tomljanović 

March 2022 update: The Matteo Berrettini-Ajla Tomljanović love story is over. The cute tennis couple has split and unfollowed each other on social media.

Matteo Berrettini and Australian tennis player Ajla Tomljanović are a couple. They have been together for a few months now.  Tomljanović is 26 and is 3 years older than Berrettini.

Ajla Tomljanović was born in Zagreb, Croatia.  She obtained permanent residency in Australia in 2014, and has been representing Australia in all events since 2018.

In an interview with an Italian newspaper,  Berrettini explained how they started dating:

“First of all I liked her physically: I thought I was attracted by blondes; instead I find myself with a brunette. Ajla has a good soul; I would even say pure, and I had to find out step by step. Because of her education and culture, she was difficult to reach. And what I found struck me.”

With both of them traveling all year, they catch up with each other when they can, and communicate via video to keep their relationship strong.

Berrettini’s coach Umberto  Rianna has said that the pair’s relationship has had a positive influence on Berrettini. “That was important too, at some point it came and it’s definitely useful.”

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Bryan Brothers To Retire After 2020 US Open

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan announced today that they will retire from professional tennis after the 2020 US Open.

The retirement of the Bryan brothers, the greatest doubles team of all time,  will mark the end of a remarkable run. They  have been playing on the tour for 21 years. The retirement of the 41-year old twins is not surprising considering their age and ranking.  The Bryan brothers ended 2019 ranked 27th in the world.

The Bryan brothers have captured an Open Era record of 118 titles careers, including all four Grand Slams, all  9 ATP Masters 1000s,  4 WTF  ATP Finals titles and an Olympic gold medal.  They won more than 1,100 matches in their career, with a winning percentage over 75. For more than a decade, the  Bryans won the ATP Tour Fans’ Favorite Team award.

The Bryan brothers spent 438 total weeks and ended 10 seasons as the No. 1 ranked team in the world.

“We wanted to see if we wanted to keep going,” Mike told the Tennis Channel Live, “and we’ve decided that 2020, at the [US] Open, we’re going to shut it down. One more season—and we’re excited for it.”

“Obviously, very difficult decision, big decision—we’ve been on tour for 21 years, more than half our lives,” said Bob Bryan. “Tennis is in our blood, so it feels like a part of us is dying.”

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