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, ATP – Tournoi de Brisbane 2025 : Mpetshi Perricard bat Tiafoe

The 21-year-old had eliminated Nick Kyrgios after a bitter battle of three tie-breaks in the first round of the ATP 250 in Brisbane, and he had to follow up with the American – whom GMP had already beaten at the Rolex Masters 2024 – Frances Tiafoe.

20 aces in 1h34 before finding Mensik

Mpetshi Perricard was his image in this meeting. He took advantage of Tiafoe's weak moments and was extremely solid on his faceoffs and the tie-break to win 6-4, 7-6(4). He won once again against a top 20, his sixth. His only loss was against Carlos Alcaraz.

The French giant has still not been broken in two matches in this tournament and seems to have left his concentration swings until 2024. With 20 aces on the clock and 80% success behind his first ball, he completely disgusted Frances Tiafoe who did not seem to have the motivation and commitment to resist the Frenchman.

GMP will still have to correct its success on its second service balls. He only won 44% of the points on his second ball. Facing Jakub Mensik in the quarter-final – before potentially meeting Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals – a very aggressive player, he could be put in more difficulty. Response on Friday morning.

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This quarter-final also brings him a little closer to seeded status at the Australian Open, important to avoid a better ranked player before the 3rd round.

The other posters for the second round in Brisbane (ATP 250, Queensland Centre, hard, USD 766,290, results displayed from newest to oldest):

  • Novak Djokovic – Gael Monfils: scheduled for Thursday
  • Reilly Opelka – Matteo Arnaldi : 7-6 [9]7-6 [4]
  • Jakub Mensik – Dusan Lajovic (LL): 6-3, 6-2
  • Jordan Thompson (N.8) – Alex Michelsen : 7-5, 6-3
  • Grigor Dimitrov (N.2) – Aleksandar Vukic (WC): 6-2, 7-6 [5]
  • Nicolas Jarry – Benjamin Bonzi (Q): 6-2, 6-3
  • Jiri Lehecka – Yoshihito Nishioka (Q) : 6-2, 6-7 [5]6-4


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