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Matteo Berrettini confronted a troublesome first-round adversary on Tuesday evening at the US Open, yet explored the points well to beat Jeremy Chardy 7-6(5), 7-6(7), 6-3 following two hours and 31 minutes.
The Italian did well to fight through his opener in straight sets in his first significant appearance since progressing to the Wimbledon two months prior. The 6th seed shot 37 victors to only 15 unforced errors and will next play Frenchman Corentin Moutet, who beat Italian Stefano Travaglia 6-4, 7-5, 7-6(3).
“I think it was a good match. Before stepping on, I knew it would be really tough for so many reasons. First of all, because Jeremy is a great player. I know he can play really good, especially on these courts. They are really fast. He’s really tricky to play,” Matteo Berrettini said.
Presently the 25-year-old is a predictable danger at every competition, and he is as of now in 6th spot in the FedEx ATP Race To Turin. The Rome-local is seeking after a second appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals, which would be particularly significant this year as the season finale moves to his nation of origin.
Berrettini needed to work hard to move past the perilous Chardy, who possesses three Top 10 successes at majors. Nonetheless, the Frenchman couldn’t exploit large open doors in the initial two sets.
Chardy smashed a double fault with a 5/3 lead in the initial set tie-break, and lost the set. He then, at that point served for the subsequent set, yet couldn’t change over a set point at 5-4 preceding again missing the mark in a tie-break.
“I was ready to fight even if I lost those sets. I knew that my level was getting higher and higher, and obviously I tried to win all the sets that I played,” Berrettini said.
“Then I think he felt that he had to win three sets in order to win the match, and that’s not easy,” he added.
In the pair’s just past ATP Head to Head meeting in Marseille two years prior, Berrettini prevailed 7-6(12), 7-6(0). Yet, they would not go to a fifth successive tie-break. Berrettini kept playing his forceful game as Chardy’s level slipped, and he broke twice to take the third set.
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