French qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard secured his spot in the second round of the Queen’s tournament by defeating American Ben Shelton, the sixth seed, with a score of 6-3, 7-6 (3) at the Queen’s Club in London. With this victory, Mpetshi Perricard, who is ranked 67th, will now face wildcard Billy Harris in the upcoming round.
In other first-round results at the London ATP 500 event, we saw some exciting matches unfold. Mariano Navone faced off against Jack Draper, while Brandon Nakashima emerged victorious against Daniel Evans with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 0-0 ret. Carlos Alcaraz, the number one seed, defeated Francisco Cerundolo with a score of 6-1, 7-5. Tommy Paul, the fifth seed, also secured a win by beating Sebastian Baez with a score of 6-4, 6-4.
Alejandro Tabilo managed to outplay Alejandro Davidovich Fokina with a score of 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-1, while Sebastian Korda defeated Karen Khachanov with a score of 7-5, 7-6 (5). Lorenzo Musetti caused an upset by beating Alex De Minaur, the second seed, with a score of 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. Taylor Fritz, the fourth seed, defeated Taro Daniel with a score of 6-3, 6-3, and Matteo Arnaldi emerged victorious against Ugo Humbert, the eighth seed, with a score of 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6).
Milos Raonic secured a hard-fought victory against Cameron Norrie with a score of 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (9), while Jordan Thompson defeated Holger Rune, the seventh seed, with a score of 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Rinky Hijikata managed to beat Frances Tiafoe with a score of 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 ret., and Grigor Dimitrov, the third seed, emerged victorious against Adrian Mannarino with a score of 6-1, 6-2.
The competition at the Queen’s tournament is heating up, and fans can expect more thrilling matches in the upcoming rounds. Stay tuned for more updates and results as the tournament progresses.