INDIAN WELLS (USA) (ITALPRESS) – No dice for Lorenzo Musetti and Matteo Berrettini in Indian Wells. Last to play in order on the Italian night, the Tuscan tennis player, 15th seed, stopped in spite of himself at one point from victory. In the end, it was Arthur Fils who advanced to the round of 16 of the Indian Wells Masters 1000, the first of the season, staged on the California cement with total prize money of $8,963,700. The Frenchman won 36 76(4) 63 and earned his first victory against a Top 20 player in a Masters 1000. Fils will play for access to the quarters against U.S. player Marcos Giron, who eliminated the 26th seed, Australian Alexei Popyrin, ending the match with a score of 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
Ieri sera fuori Berrettini
Matteo Berrettini also exited the stage in the round of 16 of the U.S. 1000 tournament. The Roman tennis player, number 29 in the world and 28th favorite in the draw, surrendered in front of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, 9 in the Atp rankings and eighth force in the seeding, who had already beaten the Italian in the quarterfinals in the Atp 500 in Dubai (later won by Tsitsipas). The Hellenic player prevailed with a score of 6-3 6-3.
Gli altri match
Daniil Medvedev in the round of 16. The Russian tennis player, the fifth seed in the draw, remains on course for a third consecutive final in the tournament, without wasting physical and mental energy as his opponent, the American Alex Michelsen, was forced to drop out after only two games (2-0 for the Muscovite the partial). Medvedev will play for access to the quarters by taking on American Tommy Paul, the No. 10 seed who beat Britain’s Cameron Norrie 63 75. Also advancing is Danish Holger Rune, number 12 on the scoreboard, who got the better of Frenchman Ugo Humbert (18) and won 5-7, 6-4, 7-5. Next opponent is the very Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas who ousted Berrettini.
The surprise of the tournament is Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki, number 349 Atp, who, after eliminating Italy’s Mattia Bellucci in the first round of qualifying, knocks out the 16th seed, the U.S. Francis Tiafoe, in the round of 16, imposing himself 7-4, 7-6 (6). In the quarters he will face Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands, who ruled Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in two sets.
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