Matteo Berrettini bests Ugo Humbert 6-4 6-4 7-66 in the 2nd round in New York on Thursday.
Score, report, and key facts
Berrettini had a favorable start in this set after breaking Humbert in the 1st game (1-0). That was sufficient for Berrettini to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.
Matteo was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 0-40). On the other side, Matteo didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Italian grabbed in the 7th game (4-3) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).
Matteo converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40). On the other side, Matteo didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 59 points. Berrettini won 9 more points than the French player (34-25). The Italian dropped 7 points on serve (20-7). On the losing side, Ugo conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).
Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Finally, the Italian won a thrilling breaker 7-6 after a huge fight with 13 points played.
Berrettini missed the chance to break Humbert in the 7th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Tiebreak
The Italian won 2 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0) and 8th (5-3) point. On the other side, Humbert won 3 minibreaks in the 7th (3-4), 10th (5-5) and 13th (7-6) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 6-6, 7-c
Matteo was unable to convert any of the 3 conquered break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Ugo wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40).
They contested 80 points. Matteo conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Ugo (42-38). Matteo lost 7 points on serve (29-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Ugo conceded 13 points on serve (31-13).
Matteo will add to his prize money $ 63,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 163,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Berrettini will add $ 87,000 to his earnings to earn $ 250,000 in total.
Match Statistics
After this match, the head to head between Berrettini and Humbert is 1-1.
Highlights Matteo Berrettini vs. Ugo Humbert U.S. Open – New York
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