Positive debut in the Shanghai tournament, the penultimate Masters 1000 of the season, for Matteo Berrettinireturning to the field after the abdominal muscle problems that forced him to withdraw last Friday in the round of 16 match in Tokyo. The 28 year old Roman, n.44 ATP, beat the Australian Christopher O’Connell with a double 7-6, after almost two hours and a quarter.
Berrettini will find in the second round the Danish Holger Rune, n.14 ATP, winner of the last two matches with the Italian.
Mattia Bellucci’s run also continues staged on the hard course of the economic capital of China (with prize money amounting to 8,995,555 dollars). The Lombard tennis player, number 103 in the world, after having passed the qualifications, also won the first round match of the main draw, defeating the British Billy Harris, number 104 in the ATP ranking, brought back as the lucky loser, with a score of 6-3 6 -4. The 23 year old from Busto Arsizio will challenge the German Alexander Zverev, number 2 in the world and seeded, in the second round.