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Barcelona: Mpeshi Perricard in a bad pass

Barcelona: Mpeshi Perricard in a bad pass
Barcelona: Mpeshi Perricard in a bad pass

Aurélie Sacchelli, Media365, published on Monday April 14, 2025 at 6:04 p.m.

The world n ° 34 GIOVANNI MPETSHI PERRICARD suffered its fourth loss in a row, this Monday for its into the ATP 500 in . It was in two sets by Serbian Hamad MedoDovic.

Bad period for Giovanni Mpeshi Perricard. After his very good start to the season, who had seen him play the semi-finals in Brisbane. The Frenchman, 34th in the world, underwent his fourth loss in a row this Monday in Barcelona. Eliminated by Tallon Griekspoor in the sixteenth finals to Indian Wells then by Thompson for his entry into Miami then in Monte-Carlo, the Lyonnais hoped that playing a less raised (an ATP 500) would allow him to accumulate victories, But he bowed against the 72nd world, Hamad MedoDovic, which he faced for the time, on the score of 7-5, 7-6 in 1h46. For once, Mpeshi Perricard was betrayed by his service, because if he has indeed served 8 aices, he committed 6 double-fautes, offering free points to the Serb. However, it was the Frenchman who obtained the first break balls of the , at 4-3, but MedoDovic saved them, then lacked two in on the next game. At 5-5, the Serbian gave everything on the return game and managed to Breaker, before concluding on a white game (7-5).

Mpeshi Perricard missed a set

In the second round, the Serbian held his service perfectly, while the had to defend a break ball at 3-3 then another at 5-5. He saved them and pushed his opponent to play a tie-break. A decisive game during which Medjedovic led 3-0 then 4-2, before seeing Mpeshi Perricard return to 5-5 then miss a set at 6-5. And it was finally the Serbian who won the three points, and therefore the match, and who could challenge Casper Ruud, the title holder, the next round. The Frenchman will lose the points of his at the Challenger of Acapulco a year ago, and regress a few places in the ranking. He hopes to get out of this bad pass next week in Madrid.

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