ATP: Matteo Berrettini also fails in Cincinnati at the start
Like last week in Montreal, Matteo Berrettini was eliminated in round one of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Aug 16, 2022, 08:08 am
You can go to Grand Slam tournaments with such different signs: While Matteo Berrettini traveled to Wimbledon in early summer with two tournament victories (Stuttgart, Queen's Club) in his luggage (and was then unable to compete there due to a corona infection) , the Italian now has two defeats after the two ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati. With zero wins.
Last week, Berrettini was defeated by eventual champion Pablo Carreno Busta in round one, in Cincinnati he lost to local hero Frances Tiafoe, who won a thrilling match 7: 6 (3), 4: 6 and 7: 6 (5). could prevail.
Murray beats Wawrinka
Another American also reached the second round in the night from Monday to Tuesday, albeit not quite as spectacularly as Frances Tiafoe: Sebastian Korda safely beat Karen Khachanov 6: 3 and 6: 4. Also further is Denis Shapovalov, who won against Grigor Dimitrov 7:6 (4) and 6:3. Dimitrov won his only title at a Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati in 2017.
Earlier in the afternoon in Cincinnati, Andy Murray beat Stan Wawrinka 7-6 (3), 5-7 and 7-5 in the veterans' meeting. Murray plays fellow countryman Cameron Norrie in round two, who was victorious over Holger Rune in three sets.