Aurélie Sacchelli, Media365, published on Wednesday January 1, 2025 at 9:18 a.m.
Winner of his last ten matches in all competitions, Benjamin Bonzi lost in the round of 16 of the Brisbane tournament against Nicolas Jarry.
He had won his last ten matches of 2024, whether in qualifying in Metz, at the Metz tournament, in qualifying in Brisbane or in the first round in Brisbane, which led him from 124th to 70th place in the world, synonymous with direct entry into the Australian Open draw. But the year 2025 has begun and Benjamin Bonzi's series has stopped. Opposed to the 35th world player Nicolas Jarry in the round of 16 in Brisbane, the Gardois lost 6-2, 6-3 in 1h04 of play. Author of 10 aces and 70% of first balls, the Chilean gave the Frenchman few chances. He started the match very strong, leading 5-0 with two breaks on two occasions, before relaxing a little and losing his serve in a shutout (5-2). But on Bonzi's throw-in, Jarry converted his fourth set point to pocket the first set. In the second, the Frenchman held until 2-2, but he lost his serve (2-4) and the Chilean then did not lose a single point on his throw. It was therefore he who will see the quarter-finals, against Jiri Lehecka, while Bonzi will leave eastern Australia for the South, in order to compete in the qualifiers for the Adelaide tournament.
Dimitrov will see the quarters
Jiri Lehecka, 28th in the world, enforced logic by defeating 69th, Yoshihito Nishioka. But the Czech had to fight for three sets and 2h21 before achieving his goals (6-2, 6-7, 6-4), relying in particular on his serve, with 17 aces on the clock and only one break conceded. Lehecka won the first set thanks to two breaks, then lost the second 7-5 in a tiebreaker, before winning the third thanks to a final break at the best moment, at 5-4. Still at the bottom of the table, the No. 2 seed Grigor Dimitrov validated his ticket for the quarters by beating Aleksandar Vukic (68th) 6-2, 7-6 in 1h24. The Bulgarian served 12 aces and did not have a single break point to defend. He won the first set by breaking at 2-1 and 5-2, then missed three match points at 5-4 in the second, before winning it in the tie-break (7-5). Next opponent: Jordan Thompson or Alex Mickelsen.
