Paris, Nov. 3 (LaPresse) – Matteo Berrettini made an impressive start at the “Rolex Paris Masters”, the final ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season (with a prize pool of 6,309,095 euros), currently being played on the indoor hard courts of the La Défense Arena in Paris. The 30-year-old from Rome, ranked No. 43 in the ATP rankings and coming off a quarter-final appearance in Vienna, defeated American Brandon Nakashima, ranked No. 18 in the world and seeded No. 14, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(8), after two hours and ten minutes of an extremely tough battle, securing his first victory in four appearances at the final Masters 1000 event of the season. Berrettini also saved two match points against the American. In the second round, Berrettini will face Frenchman Ugo Humbert, ranked No. 38 in the ATP rankings, who defeated Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, ranked No. 37, in three sets.
Tennis, ATP Paris Masters 1000: Berrettini defeats Nakashima to reach second round
Paris, Nov. 3 (LaPresse) – Matteo Berrettini made an impressive start at the “Rolex Paris Masters”, the final ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season (with a prize pool of 6,309,095 euros), currently being played on the indoor hard courts of the La Défense Arena in Paris. The 30-year-old from Rome, ranked No. 43 in the ATP rankings and coming off a quarter-final appearance in Vienna, defeated American Brandon Nakashima, ranked No. 18 in the world and seeded No. 14, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(8), after two hours and ten minutes of an extremely tough battle, securing his first victory in four appearances at the final Masters 1000 event of the season. Berrettini also saved two match points against the American. In the second round, Berrettini will face Frenchman Ugo Humbert, ranked No. 38 in the ATP rankings, who defeated Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, ranked No. 37, in three sets.