Marie Mahé, Media365, published on Saturday January 4, 2025 at 1:20 p.m.
This Saturday, the French Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 31st player in the world, lost in the semi-finals of the ATP tournament in Brisbane, against the American Reilly Opelka, 293rd player in the world and winner of Novak Djokovic in the previous round.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard misses the last step. This Saturday, the Frenchman, 31st player in the world, lost in the semi-finals of the ATP tournament in Brisbane, Australia, against the American Reilly Opelka, 293rd player in the world, in two sets (6-3, 7-6 (4 )) and 1h25 of play. In the first set, the Frenchman, after saving a first break point, was broken from the start. At 2-4, the Habs led 40-0 on the service of their opponent of the day, before wasting four break opportunities. Still with an advantage in his pocket, the American then went to conclude, with a final shutout, to take this first round (6-3). Finally, in the second and final round, the two players tied the match. Only Reilly Opelka got a break point, at 3-3, but in vain. The two men then headed to the tie-break. During this decisive game, the 293rd player in the world broke away at 4-3, before putting an end to this meeting, on his very first match point (7-6 (4)).
Dimitrov gave up
Last year, the Frenchman won his first two titles on the ATP circuit, for his first two finals, first in Lyon then in Basel. The Habs will still have to wait before experiencing the joys of a third final, at the start of the 2025 season. On the other hand, everything is going well for Reilly Opelka, who already fell to the Serbian Novak Djokovic in the previous round. The former 17th player in the world will play his seventh final since the start of his career. The last dates back to April 2022, during his fourth title, acquired in Houston. His opponent this Sunday in the final in Brisbane will be the Czech Jiri Lehecka. The 28th player in the world took advantage of the abandonment of the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, 10th player in the world and seeded n°2, in the second round (6-4, 4-4) and after 1h18 of effort, to validate his ticket .
