He had to wait one nightgiven that the match against the young American Alex Michelsen was scheduled for yesterday but it was postponed due to rain, but Matteo Berrettini’s debut in Halle continues to give rise to hope. The Roman passed the first round winning 7-6 6-2 and giving continuity to the excellent week already experienced in Stuttgart, with the final reached and then lost against Draper. In the round of 16, Berrettini will face the American Marcos Giron, who overcame Andrei Rublev.
A few more hours of rest were good for Matteo, who he has to get used to close commitments again after yet another long stop: Berrettini it didn’t start wellsuffering a break in the first round of serve, but at 4-3 he came back, then closing in the tiebreak (7-5). The second set, however, was two-sided: balanced until 2-2, then dominated by Berrettini, who won four games in a row (taking advantage of the only two break points of the set), closing with a fantastic point, taken to home after a run from one side of the field to the other and with a one-handed passer. «I am happy with my first victory in Halle, thanks to everyone for supporting me», the message spread by Berrettini on his social channels and those of the tournament.
In the round of 16 he will challenge another American, Marcos Giron, who on his debut defeated the Russian Andrej Rublev 6-4 7-6 (5).
If Luciano Darderiplayer anything but accustomed to this surfacerisked beating the German Struff (lost 6-7 7-5 7-6 in two hours and 34′) and Matthew Arnaldi was beaten at Queen’s with a double tiebreak from the Australian Hijikata, Jannik Sinner also flies double: paired with Hubert Hurkacz, the world number 1 beat the Americans Lammons and Withrow 6-4 5-7 11-9 (in the super tiebreak). Tomorrow, Jannik will return to the court in singles against the Hungarian Maroszan.
