Matteo Berrettini’s No. 1 fan finds a way to take part in US Open festivities
8:47 PM ET NEW YORK — Matteo Berrettini will not be consuming his beloved chicken salad and plain pasta (salt and pepper only) at the charming Via Della Pace restaurant in Manhattan’s East Village during this US Open. That isn’t because of the coronavirus pandemic. The restaurant burned down after 17 prosperous years in mid-February just as COVID-19 was gaining a foothold in Manhattan. The fire happened while Giovanni Bartocci, the East Village establishment’s charismatic owner and head chef, was out at the Nassau Coliseum at the New York Open, energetically cheering...
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