Italian Matteo Berrettini upset third-seeded Novak Djokovic 7-6 (4), 6-2 within the first spherical of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha on Tuesday.
Italy’s Matteo Berettin shakes fingers with Serbia’s Novak Djokovic after their males’s singles match on the ATP Qatar Open tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2025(AFP)
It was the primary profession win in 5 makes an attempt for Berrettini in opposition to the Serbian and in addition his first victory over a top-10 participant since 2023.
No. 2 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia defeated Russian Roman Safiullin 6-1, 7-5 and No. 4 seed Daniil Medvedev eradicated defending champion and fellow Russian Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. One other Russian, fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev, was a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan.
Hamad Medjedovic of Serbia knocked off sixth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 7-6 (6), 5-7, 7-6 (5) in a battle lasting two hours, 45 minutes. Additionally advancing to the second spherical have been Nuno Borges of Portugal, Italy’s Luca Nardi, Tallon Griekspoor and Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands, Zizou Bergs of Belgium and Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada.
Rio Open
High-seeded Alexander Zverev endured an up-and-down first set earlier than rising with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over China’s Yunchaokete Bu within the first spherical at Rio de Janeiro.
Zverev gained the primary three video games of the match, then fell behind 5-4 earlier than saving a set level on Bu’s serve. The German claimed the final 4 factors of the first-set tiebreaker, then obtained the one service break of the second set within the penultimate recreation.
In different opening-round motion, fourth-seeded Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina beat France’s Hugo Gaston 7-6 (9), 6-0; fifth-seeded Sebastian Baez gained an all-Argentine matchup in opposition to fortunate loser Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-3, 7-5; and eighth-seeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina obtained previous France’s Corentin Moutet 6-3, 7-6 (1). One other Argentine fortunate loser, Camilo Ugo Carabelli, upset seventh-seeded Pedro Martinez of Spain 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Additionally advancing have been Italy’s Luciano Darderi, Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur and Portuguese fortunate loser Jaime Faria.