- Matteo Berrettini defeats Richard Gasquet to reach Gstaad Open quarter-finals.
- Italian has won his last 10 games after missing Wimbledon with a hand injury.
- He will now face Pedro Martinez, who defeated Elias Ymer 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.
Gstaad Open LIVE: Matteo Berrettini defeated Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Gstaad Open, marking his successful comeback to the ATP Tour. The Italian defeated the Frenchman with minimal evidence of rust in his first encounter since winning at The Queen’s Club in June, improving to 2-0 in their Head-to-Head record.
The second seed hit seven aces and won 79% (31/39) of his first-serve points in front of a boisterous crowd to progress after one hour and 30 minutes and set up a match with Pedro Martinez. In two hours and 49 minutes, the fifth-seeded Spaniard defeated Elias Ymer 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.
Impressive display of @MattBerrettini. He decides the battle of two former Gstaad champions for himself, beating @richardgasquet1 6:4 6:4.#SwissOpenGstaad #atp250 #federazioneitaliantennis #swisstennis pic.twitter.com/EcxoxHYXP2
— EFG Swiss Open Gstaad (@SwissOpenGstaad) July 21, 2022
Berrettini has now won his last 10 games after missing Wimbledon due to Covid. After skipping Europe’s spring clay season due to a right hand injury, he grabbed championships on grass in Stuttgart and London in June.
The World No. 15 is making his second appearance in Gstaad after winning the title in 2018 without dropping a set.
Earlier, Czech Jiri Lehecka was defeated by Casper Ruud to advance to the quarterfinals as he began his title defence.
The top seed won the ATP 250 tournament last year with just one set loss, and she once more appeared at ease playing on clay in Switzerland. After one hour and 39 minutes of play in their initial ATP Head2Head match, the Norwegian saved all five break points he was presented with to move on.
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