Matteo Berrettini’s physique holds up in tight Shanghai win over Christopher O’Connell | ATP Tour

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Berrettini’s physique holds up in tight Shanghai win over O’Connell

Italian makes profitable return after withdrawing in Tokyo final week.

October 03, 2024

Former High 10 Italian Matteo Berrettini has set a second-round showdown with Holger Rune on the Rolex Shanghai Masters after edging Australian Christopher O’Connell in two tight units in China on Thursday.

Berrettini clipped 33 winners, together with 11 aces, in accordance with Infosys ATP Stats, in a 7-6(9), 7-6(6) win over World No. 71 O’Connell to say his first win of the season at ATP Masters 1000 stage. The match lasted two hours and 13 minutes.

No. 45 within the PIF ATP Rankings, Berrettini stated that he felt assured in his physique after withdrawing within the Tokyo second spherical in opposition to Arthur Fils with an stomach problem.

“I am completely satisfied to be again right here and wholesome. I’ve by no means performed him so did not know what to anticipate,” stated Berrettini, who fought off two units factors within the first-set tie-break.

“Mentally it has been robust… Too typically I’ve been occupied with learn how to be wholesome and it is one thing I’ve grown a bit bored with. I have been working exhausting to have the ability to suppose as much less as potential about this.

“It was one of many targets of the match. Not to consider my situation, simply to benefit from the match, benefit from the environment, which I did.”

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Matteo Berrettini defeats O’Connell 7-6(9) 7-6(6) to report his first ATP Masters 1000 win of the season.@SH_RolexMasters | #RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/mqUkXFJcDu

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Berrettini trails Rune 1-2 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head collection. The Dane rallied from a set down in Cincinnati in August to say their most up-to-date assembly.