Tennis fans have expressed their disappointment over Matteo Berrettini's defeat at the hands of Alexander Shevchenko 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the 2023 Arizona Tennis Classic quarterfinals. This loss marked the conclusion of all the top players' campaigns in the tournament.After suffering a disappointing loss in his opening-round match at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Berrettini accepted a wildcard to the ATP Challenger event held in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. This wasn't Berrettini's first time competing in Arizona as he was, in fact, the inaugural champion at the event back in 2019.Several notable players also received a main draw wildcard for the Phoenix tournament, including the likes of Diego Schwartzman and Gael Monfils. Four other top 50 players participating in the Arizona Tennis Classic were: Richard Gasquet, Alexander Bublik, Jiri Lehecka, and Marc-Andrea Huesler. Unfortunately, all these players were defeated and eliminated earlier from the tournament than expected.Several tennis enthusiasts expressed their discontent with the outcome of the Italian's match, while others were taken aback by Matteo Berrettini's defeat to a qualifier. One fan even raised the question as to what would have happened if such below-par results were produced by female players."Okay now imagine if that happened in wta," they wrote.yas@tsitsiYASokay now imagine if that happened in wta twitter.com/relevanttennis…Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisMatteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals [Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt]1167Matteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals 👇[Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt] https://t.co/aNJhiNcG1Sokay now imagine if that happened in wta twitter.com/relevanttennis…Another tennis enthusiast found Berrettini's loss in the quarterfinals particularly amusing as it led to the semifinals featuring two qualifiers and an alternate despite starting with such a packed field."2 qualifiers and 1 alternate on that SF making the result much much funnier," they tweeted.Rio 🐌 | Employed and Unhappy Era@impetigorx2 qualifiers and 1 alternate on that SF making the result much much funnier twitter.com/RelevantTennis…Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisMatteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals [Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt]107Matteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals 👇[Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt] https://t.co/aNJhiNcG1S2 qualifiers and 1 alternate on that SF making the result much much funnier 😭😭😭😭😭 twitter.com/RelevantTennis…Here are a few more reactions from fans:Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisHighest-ranked player still in the competition is Halys, very underrated player and probably the only one who did not disappoint. Defeated Barrère, Ruusuvuori and now Kovacevic.Others big players like Schwartzman (seed no. 2), Monfils, Kokkinakis not in the semis as well.14Highest-ranked player still in the competition is Halys, very underrated player and probably the only one who did not disappoint. Defeated Barrère, Ruusuvuori and now Kovacevic.Others big players like Schwartzman (seed no. 2), Monfils, Kokkinakis not in the semis as well.marxist-keninist@tennisywilliamsstill a overperformance twitter.com/josemorgado/st…José Morgado@josemorgadoWow, Berrettini out in the QFs of the Phoenix Challenger.1217Wow, Berrettini out in the QFs of the Phoenix Challenger.still a overperformance twitter.com/josemorgado/st…tonio@ANTONIOEESPARZA@josemorgado Is anybody really surprised? He’s arguably the most overrated player on the planet.622@josemorgado Is anybody really surprised? He’s arguably the most overrated player on the planet.Stalker@StalkerNoite@josemorgado The model went from a slam finalist to a challenger loser, what a downfall25@josemorgado The model went from a slam finalist to a challenger loser, what a downfallDamian Kust@damiankustBerrettini won't defend his Phoenix title from 2019 as he goes out to Shevchenko 4-6 6-3 3-6. The serve and forehand were such weapons for the Russian today, which historically hasn't always been the case on hard courtsBest win of his career by far, first top 50 opponent beaten355Berrettini won't defend his Phoenix title from 2019 as he goes out to Shevchenko 4-6 6-3 3-6. The serve and forehand were such weapons for the Russian today, which historically hasn't always been the case on hard courtsBest win of his career by far, first top 50 opponent beaten.@yampapiiMaybe Ajla wasn’t the scrub in the relationship after all twitter.com/josemorgado/st…José Morgado@josemorgadoWow, Berrettini out in the QFs of the Phoenix Challenger.917Wow, Berrettini out in the QFs of the Phoenix Challenger.Maybe Ajla wasn’t the scrub in the relationship after all twitter.com/josemorgado/st…krysalys@krysalysonlineoh he done for twitter.com/RelevantTennis…Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisMatteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals [Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt]17Matteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals 👇[Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt] https://t.co/aNJhiNcG1Soh he done for twitter.com/RelevantTennis… https://t.co/WXXgop183YGreg@gregariousone_now I know why it isn't an ATP tournament, we can finally say next gen can't even vulture a challenger 🤭 twitter.com/RelevantTennis…Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisMatteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals [Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt]17Matteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals 👇[Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt] https://t.co/aNJhiNcG1Snow I know why it isn't an ATP tournament, we can finally say next gen can't even vulture a challenger 🤭 twitter.com/RelevantTennis… https://t.co/dgREgUD7eVPaweł Skibniewski@P_Skbn_ATP in chaos era twitter.com/RelevantTennis…Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisMatteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals [Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt]1437Matteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals 👇[Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt] https://t.co/aNJhiNcG1SATP in chaos era 💀 twitter.com/RelevantTennis…Super Max 🦁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇱🏆🏆@dangerklDeserved the seeded players have no shame twitter.com/RelevantTennis…Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisMatteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals [Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt]1437Matteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals 👇[Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt] https://t.co/aNJhiNcG1SDeserved the seeded players have no shame twitter.com/RelevantTennis…𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲 🇮🇹🇸🇮🇦🇹@veloceleclercMatteo’s game has fallen off a cliff man twitter.com/relevanttennis…Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisMatteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals [Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt]1437Matteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals 👇[Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt] https://t.co/aNJhiNcG1SMatteo’s game has fallen off a cliff man 😔 twitter.com/relevanttennis…ro ☀️@rowakinatalent always prevails twitter.com/RelevantTennis…Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisMatteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals [Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt]57Matteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals 👇[Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt] https://t.co/aNJhiNcG1Stalent always prevails twitter.com/RelevantTennis…Jochen Hiby@johibytennisPrefering Miami Beach 🛩️🛥️ twitter.com/relevanttennis…Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisMatteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals [Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt]1437Matteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals 👇[Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt] https://t.co/aNJhiNcG1SPrefering Miami Beach 🌴🍹🛩️🛥️😎 twitter.com/relevanttennis…LostAgain❤️‍🔥🦦@HoneyILostAgainLmfao twitter.com/relevanttennis…Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisMatteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals [Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt]1437Matteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals 👇[Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt] https://t.co/aNJhiNcG1SLmfao twitter.com/relevanttennis…Romi 🎾💚🇦🇷⭐️⭐️⭐️@romicatagla🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣 twitter.com/RelevantTennis…Relevant Tennis@RelevantTennisMatteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals [Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt]1437Matteo Berrettini loses to Shevchenko and gets eliminated from the Phoenix Challenger in QFs.All the seeded players have now been eliminated (incl. Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvuori, Lehecka).Semifinals 👇[Q] Shevchenko v. Halys[Q] Struff v. Borges [Alt] https://t.co/aNJhiNcG1S🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣 twitter.com/RelevantTennis…Shevchenko went on to defeat Quentin Halys 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals and will now take on Nuno Borges in the final.Matteo Berrettini’s 2023 season off to a shaky startMatteo Berrettini at the 2023 United CupMatteo Berrettini has struggled to find his footing in the new season after a lackluster performance in 2022. The former World No. 6 has only managed to secure eight wins while suffering six losses in the 2023 season.Berrettini began his campaign at the United Cup on a positive start, securing three consecutive wins and only suffering two losses for Team Italy. However, his luck took a turn for the worse at the Australian Open, where he was defending his semifinal appearance from the previous year.Unfortunately, the 26-year old experienced an early exit from the tournament after losing in the opening round to a resurgent Andy Murray. Despite having a match point, Berrettini was unable to convert it, resulting in his defeat.The 26-year old made a comeback at the 2023 Mexican Open in Acapulco. After reaching the quarterfinals, Berrettini was forced to retire mid-match against Holger Rune due to a supposed calf injury. His next performance in Indian Wells was lackluster as well, and he was eliminated in the Round of 64 by Japan's Taro Daniel.Matteo Berrettini will now hope to regain his footing at the upcoming 2023 Miami Open.