New injury, still to the abdominals, for Matteo Berrettini, forced to retire at the debut of the “Abierto Mexicano Telcel”, ATP 500 underway on cement in Acapulco, Mexico. The 25-year-old Roman, number 6 in the world and fifth favorite of the draw, retired during the second set of the match against the American Tommy Paul, 39 ATP: Berrettini won the first set 6-4 but in the second, on 5 -1 in favor of Paul, he raised the white flag after asking for the intervention of the physiotherapist.
Good the first of the “new” Sinner, now there is the Murray exam
by Paolo Rossi
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Out in the first round too Lorenzo Sonego. The 26-year-old from Turin, # 21 ATP, lost 3-6 7-6 (7) 6-2, after almost three hours of fighting, to the other American JJ Wolf, # 209 ATP, in the race with a protected ranking , passed through the qualifiers (where he also beat Andreas Seppi).
Good first for Rafael Nadal e Daniil Medvedev. The 35 year old Spaniard number 5 in the world, on his first outing after the victory at the Australian Open, he beat the American Denis Kudla 6-3 6-2 in two sets and will face another American, Stefan Kozlov, 103 ATP and his training partner in the next round. Medvedev, world number 2, overtook the French Benoît Paire 6-3 6-4. The Russian can overtake Djokovic, engaged in Dubai, in command of the world rankings in the event of a victory in Mexico.
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