ATP Dubai: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard advance

Two-time finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas made a profitable begin on the ATP 500 occasion in Dubai. The Greek defeated Lorenzo Sonego 7-6, 6-3 in an hour and 37 minutes. Tsitsipas recovered from a horrible loss to Hamad Medjedovic in Doha. 

He prevailed within the opener towards Sonego and sealed the take care of a single break in set quantity two. The 4th seed dropped 13 factors in 11 service video games and misplaced serve as soon as from two possibilities provided to his rival. The Italian struggled behind the second serve.

He performed towards six break factors and misplaced serve two instances. Stefanos landed 20 winners and 22 unforced errors and had the higher hand from the baseline. 

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They served nicely within the opening six video games. Lorenzo missed a volley within the seventh recreation and suffered a break. The Italian pulled it again a couple of minutes later when Tsitsipas’ volley landed broad. Sonego saved two break factors in recreation 9, and the set went right into a tie break. 

The Italian led 3-0 earlier than dropping 5 straight factors. Stefanos drew the rival’s mistake for 6-4 and two set factors and seized the primary for 7-6 in 59 minutes. The Greek served nicely within the second set and stored the strain on the opposite aspect. 

Lorenzo sprayed a forehand error within the eighth recreation and confronted two break factors. Tsitsipas landed a pointy return on the primary, drawing the rival’s mistake and shifting 5-3 in entrance. The Greek served for the win in recreation 9 and held at love with a strong serve to maneuver by. 

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Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard adopted the Greek into the second spherical. The Frenchman defeated Zhizhen Zhang 6-3, 7-6 in an hour and 27 minutes. Giovanni performed his first match in nearly a month and carried out nicely towards the struggling opponent. 

Mpetshi Perricard denied each break factors and transformed certainly one of seven alternatives on the return. The Frenchman hit 37 winners and 21 unforced errors. He hit fewer service winners than Zhang however had the higher hand from the baseline. 

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Dubai 2025© Stream screenshot

 

Giovanni served nicely within the opening set and stored the strain on the opposite aspect. Zhizhen hit a double fault within the fourth recreation and fell 3-1 behind. Mpetshi Perricard served for the set at 5-3 and held at love with a forehand winner, clinching the primary a part of the duel in 38 minutes. 

Zhang denied two break factors early within the second set and served nicely within the remaining ones. He generated two set factors on the return at 6-5 after the rival’s double fault. Mpetshi Perricard denied them with service winners and launched a tie break. 

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard & Zhizhen Zhang, Dubai 2025© Stream screenshot

 

The younger gun landed a artful forehand down the road winner within the level and moved 3-0 up with an ace. The Frenchman secured one other mini-break for 4-0 and landed two winners on serve for 6-1 and 5 set factors. Giovanni transformed the third with a smash winner and moved excessive.