Matteo Berrettini stops in the first round at the Brisbane International presented by Evie, ATP 250 on hard court (Australia, prize money 766,290 dollars) at the Queensland Tennis Centre.
The 28-year-old Roman tennis player, number 34 in the world, was defeated 3-6 6-3 6-4 by the 30-year-old ‘host’ Jordan Thompson, number 26 ATP and seeded number 8. Berrettini had won both dated matches direct, in a Future in Italy in 2015 and in the second round of the 2019 US Open, where he would have become the first Italian in the semifinals after 42 years. Other first round results: Benjamin Bonzi (Fra) b. Alejandro Tabilo (Chi) 6-7(8) 7-6(5) 6-4; Nicolas Jarry (Chi) b. Mario Navone (Arg) 7-5 7-6(7); Alex Michelsen (USA) b. Christopher O’Connell (Aus) 6-4 4-6 7-6(10); Yoshihito Nishioka (Jpn) b. Arthur Rinderknech (Fra) 6-3 6-4.