Berrettini eliminated at the ATP 250 in Stockholm

Matteo Berrettini’s return to the field ends in the second round. The Roman, former top ten player and now number 61 in the world, was beaten in the ATP 250 in Stockholm by the Frenchman Ugo Humbert, number 25 in the ATP ranking and number four seed in Sweden, with a score of 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in one hour and 33 minutes. A match that Matteo didn’t play badly, especially in the first set, when he held up blow for blow, even if Humbert’s left-handed serve bothered him a lot, but Berrettini defended himself well at serve, making six aces. Without break points, we then reached the tie break, where two serious errors by Berrettini allowed Humbert to win the partial. In the second Matteo started very badly, immediately getting broken and then unable to recover the disadvantage.

HELLO SONEGO

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Therefore, no derby with Lorenzo Sonego for Berrettini. It’s a shame, because the Turin native appears really fit and it would have been a good clash. The world number 47 reached the quarter-finals in Stockholm by beating the American Aleksandar Kovacevic, number 69, with a score of 7-6 (3) 6-1 in the round of 16. The thirty-year-old Italian player only suffered in the first set, which he won on tie break, and then dominated the second set far and wide, showing not only a good attitude on this surface (which he has always liked), but also excellent physical shape. For Sonego, therefore, there will be a challenge with Humbert for a place in the semi-finals. However, nothing can be done for Luciano Darderi outside the ATP 250 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Italian, number 26 in the ranking, was defeated in two sets with a double 6-3 by Japanese Shintaro Mochizuki, number 102 in the world, in just over an hour of play.