About ten days before the start of the Australian Open, for which he is guaranteed to be in the big draw, Benjamin Bonzi began his season these days in Brisbane. On this ATP 250 on hard court, his resumption tournament, the 28-year-old from Marseillais managed to get out of qualifying and advance to the 2nd round. But, the current world number 75 was stopped this Wednesday by the Chilean Nicolas Jarry (6-2, 6-3), who had finished 2024 in the top 40 (N.35).
At the Queensland Tennis Centre, the native of Nîmes, still drifted in Marseille by Lionel Zimbler and who has also added, for several weeks, the services of coach Ezra Stump, had brought out another Chilean, in the person of Alejandro Tabilo for his entry into the main draw of a tournament at the particularly popular 2025 vintage. We find there in particular Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, who is the title holder, Gaël Monfils (who will have to cross swords with the Serb) and Frances Tiafoe.
Time for Adelaide before the Australian Open
In this preparatory phase for the first of the four Majors of the year, from January 12 to 26 in Melbourne, Bonzi will now turn to his next tournament, near Adelaide.
