MATTEO BERRETTINI is aiming for his maiden Grand Slam at Wimbledon, and his lovely girlfriend Melissa Satta will be there to support him.
However, their relationship hasn’t always been roses, with online trolls accusing Satta of distracting her tennis pro partner in more ways than one.
SunSport has all the information on who she is and what was exactly said.
Who is Melissa Satta?
Melissa Satta was born on February 7, 1986, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Maximilian and Riccardo Satta.
In 2015, she was a Maxim magazine model, and in 2010, she appeared in Sports Illustrated.
Sports enthusiasts may recall her from her previous relationship with former Barcelona and Tottenham footballer Kevin Prince-Boateng.
Rumours of Berrettini and Satta’s relationship began when the couple was seen kissing during a basketball game earlier this year, according to one witness.
But it is clear that they are currently together, since they have been spotted in public on multiple occasions.
Satta has also been watching Berrettini’s matches at Wimbledon this year.
The TV host slammed online trolls who accused her of having too much sex with Matteo Berrettini, who was suffering from a multitude of injuries.
“[They say] ‘Berrettini doesn’t win because Satta is distracting him, she’s too demanding’… But I held back.”
Last month, Satta went on an epic social media rant about the “bullying and sexism” she had experienced.
Berrettini has also reacted to the allegations.
Satta added of her experiences: “[This has happened before] with my ex-husband [Boateng] who suffered from pubalgia. Even there they attacked me saying that we had too much sex and that was the cause of his physical problems.
“[The injury Berrettini has] is an injury in the same place as the one in 2021, when I didn’t know him. But in any case – do I really have to answer to these people?”
The couple does not have any children together.
Melissa, on the other hand, brought her son Maddox into the world in April 2014 with ex-partner Kevin Prince Boateng.
