Published on 02/01/2025 12:23
by Jérémy Ernou
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Impressive since the start of the week, Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will have to battle against Czech Jakub Mensik to reach a first semi-final this season.
After a 2024 season which will have been that of explosion at the highest level, 2025 will have to be that of confirmation for Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. And for the moment, the French tennis player does not seem to have dropped in level, especially in his fielding. Victorious in the first round against the Australian Nick Kyrgios in 2h30 of play and 3 tie-breaks, the 31st player in the world then disposed of by Frances Tiafoe in 2 sets, yet 18th in the ATP. Two great victories for the young Frenchman who showed the full extent of his talent and his power on serve, with 56 aces over the two matches. This quality will have to be offered again on Friday morning in the quarter-final against another prodigy, Jakub Mensik.
Among the revelations of last season, the Czech started again on the same bases in Brisbane. 48th player in the ranking, Jakub Mensik played in the Next Gen Finals at the end of December, a tournament reserved for the best players under 20 years old. A preparation where the Czech had not shown any real conviction to fight, with 3 defeats in 3 matches. But this week in Australia, another player is on the courts. Winner of the Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin then the Serbian Dusan Lajovic, Jakub Mensik showed maturity in his game at the age of 19. And this Friday, it is the power at the service of your opponent that will be necessary to control in order to hope to enter the last four.
