Stuttgart Open: Wimbledon finalist Berrettini wins in first match since Mid-March
Returning from a hand surgery, Matteo Berrettini defeated Radu Albot in three sets to advance to the quarter-finals of the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart
Matteo Berrettini at Wimbledon in 2021 © AI / REUTERS / PANORAMIC
Italy’s Matteo Berrettini, the No 2 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open by defeating qualifier Radu Albot 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Wednesday afternoon.
Berrettini, ranked No 10 and a finalist at Wimbledon 2021, needed one hour and 53 minutes for the win and will face the winner of the match between Italian Lorenzo Sonego, the No 6 seed, and German wildcard Jan-Lennard Struff next.
This was Berrettini’s first match since Indian Wells in mid-March due to a right hand injury for which he underwent surgery.
Stuttgart ATP 250, second-round mtches (Tennis Club Weissenhof, grass, EUR 769.645)
- Benjamin Bonzi beat Arthur Rinderknech: 7-6 [3], 6-2
- Nick Kyrgios vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Marton Fucsovics
- Andy Murray vs. Alexander Bublik
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Dominic Stricker
- Oscar Otte vs. Denis Shapovalov
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
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