Only Berrettini, Sinner, Cobolli and Musetti, who has yet to make his debut, remain on the scoreboard.
Matteo Arnaldi and Mattia Bellucci exit in the first round, the two Italians competing today at the “Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships”, the ATP 500 underway at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo.
Arnaldi, number 33 in the world, lost 6-3 6-2 against the American Tommy Paul, number 13 ATP and fifth seed. Bellucci, ATP number 103, who reached the second round in Washington last summer, surrendered 6-4 6-2 against the British Jack Draper, world number 20 and recent semifinalist at the US Open.
Only one Italian remains on the scoreboard, Matteo Berrettini, who awaits the winner of the match between Taylor Fritz, US Open finalist, and Arthur Fils in the second round.
Ok Sinner e Cobolli
At the China Open in Beijing, Jannik Sinner and Flavio Cobolli were promoted, both forced to play three sets and comeback against Nicolas Jarry and Alexander Bublik.
The world number one defeated the Chilean 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 while the Roman passed the first round by beating the Kazakh, number 8 seeded, in three sets with a score of 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4). The Russian Pavel Kotov awaits him in the second round.
Sonego out
A good first set isn’t enough for Lorenzo Sonego. The Turin native makes his debut at the ATP 500 at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing.
The Turin player, winner this year in Winston Salem, was defeated 1-6 6-2 6-3 by Adrian Mannarino, who becomes the 12th Frenchman in the Open era to reach 300 career victories on the major circuit. In the second round Mannarino will face the winner of the match between Gaël Monfils and the Russian Daniil Medvedev.