Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard advances through first round of ATP 250 Chengdu

The summer did not go as planned for Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who nevertheless got off to a fantastic start with his round of 16 at the last Wimbledon (elimination against Lorenzo Musetti). Since his fine performance in London, the young 2.03 m Frenchman (51st in the ATP ranking at 21 years old) had only won one match. On Wednesday, he struggled to get through the first round of the ATP 250 tournament in Chengdu, where he is seeded number 7, against a local guest, the Chinese Sun Fajing, 27, ranked 359th in the world and who has never won a match on the main circuit (6-7 [5]7-5, 6-4 in 2h28).