Italian Matteo Berrettini added his fifth straight win on Tuesday by beating British Dan Evans (6-3 and 6-3) to advance to the second round of the Queen’s tournament.
The transalpine, who landed in London on Monday after beating Andy Murray in the Stuttgart final, beat Evans more easily than expected, who is a specialist in service and volleyball and on top of this, which, in all level, added 84 wins as a professional.
In a repeat of last year’s quarterfinal duel, the reigning champion eliminated Evans in two sets, having only won the Nottingham Challenger last week and in eleven appearances at the Queen’s yet to make it past the quarterfinals.
Berrettini, who did not notice injury last week, has had five wins in five games since he returned to the circuit after suffering a hand injury that kept him out of competition for three months.
The grass tour is very important for Romano, currently number thirteen in the world, as he defends the Queen’s points and since last year he reached the final at Wimbledon, meaning 1,200 points he will not be able to retain due to the ATP decision. of do not give points in this edition for punishment to Russians and Belarusians.
Berrettini will face in the second round the winner of the duel between American Denis Kudla and Italian Lorenzo Sonego. Kudla entered the draw as the ‘lucky loser’ due to the late withdrawal of Andy Murray. EFE
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Source: La Verdad
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