Japan Open: Berrettini books spot in second round
The Italian will face the winner of the match between American Taylor Fritz, the top seed, and Frenchman Arthur Fils in the next round
Matteo Berrettini at Cincinnati 2023
Italy’s Matteo Berrettini defeated Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Japan Open at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Wednesday.
The Italian improved to 4-0 lifetime against Van de Zandschulp. He also improves to 15-0 on the tour against lower-ranked players in 2024.
Berrettini, a three-time winner on the ATP Tour this year and ranked No 45, will face the winner of the match between American Taylor Fritz, the top seed, and Frenchman Arthur Fils next.
Tokyo ATP 500, other first-round matches (Ariake Colosseum, hard, USD 1,818,380):
- Mariano Navone beat Luciano Darderi: 6-4, 6-4
- Jack Draper vs. Mattia Bellucci
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Brandon Nakashima
- Alex Michelsen vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Tomas Machac
- Tommy Paul vs. Matteo Arnaldi
- Alejandro Tabilo vs. Holger Rune
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Marin Cilic vs. Kei Nishikori
- Casper Ruud vs. Jordan Thompson
- Reilly Opelka vs. Ben Shelton
- Taylor Fritz vs. Arthur Fils
- Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Ugo Humbert
- Marcos Giron vs. Hubert Hurkacz
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