Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti and Matteo Berrettini both faced tough battles but emerged victorious in their respective first-round matches at the Boss Open in Stuttgart, Germany, on Tuesday. Musetti, the No. 5 seed, edged past French qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard with a hard-fought 7-6 (9), 7-6 (9) victory, showcasing resilience in two tense tiebreakers.
Two-time Boss Open champion Matteo Berrettini also encountered a stern test, overcoming No. 8 seed Roman Safiullin of Russia in a thrilling 7-6 (8), 5-7, 7-5 contest. The win sets Berrettini up for a second-round clash with Denis Shapovalov of Canada, who dispatched Matteo Martineau of France 7-6 (5), 7-5.
California native Marcos Giron caused an upset by defeating former world No. 1 Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, while No. 7 seed Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany, James Duckworth of Australia, Arthur Rinderknech of France, and San Diego native Brandon Nakashima also progressed to the second round.
Libema Open Results
At the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, No. 5 seed Adrian Mannarino of France advanced to the second round with a comeback 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over Italy’s Stefano Napolitano. Sixth seed Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands also prevailed in a closely contested match, defeating Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7 (3), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (3).
Other first-round winners included Belgium’s Zizou Bergs, Canada’s Milos Raonic, Mackenzie McDonald, Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut, the Netherlands’ Gijs Brouwer, France’s Arthur Fils, and Australia’s Alexei Popyrin and Aleksandar Vukic, all securing their spots in the second round.
