Matteo Berrettini at the US Open 2021 (Ansa)

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August 31, 2021Debut with victory for Matteo Berrettini in the men's singles of the US Open, the fourth and last round of the Grand Slam of the season, taking place on the hard courts of Flushing Meadows, in New York (with 57,500,000 dollars in prize money, a new record).



The Roman tennis player, number 8 in the world ranking and sixth seeded, beat the French Jeremy Chardy, n.70 Atp, with a score of 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7), 6-3.

In the second round he will face the winner of the match between the French Corentin Moutet and the blue Stefano Travaglia.



Also promoted by Lorenzo Musetti. The 19-year-old from Carrara, 60 Atp, beat the American Emilio Nava 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 (# 385, on the scoreboard thanks to a wild card) in little more two and a half hours. The next obstacle is another American, Reilly Opelka, n.24 in the ranking.



Instead, it went badly for Salvatore Caruso. The 28-year-old from Avola, n.113 Atp, faced the Japanese Kei Nishikori (n.56). After losing the first two sets (double 6-1), he fought like a lion winning the third 7-5, also thanks to the decline of the opponent, but the rival then won the fourth set 6-3.



It is one of those to remember the first time ever of Martina Trevisan in the main draw of the US Open. The 27-year-old left-handed from Florence, n.106 in the ranking, in fact made her debut in a positive way by overcoming 6-1 7-5, in an hour and 36 minutes of play, the American Coco Vandeweghe, n.160 Wta, in the race thanks to a wild card. For the blue this is the first career victory on the fast in the major circuit, the sixth overall in a Grand Slam. In the second round the blue will challenge the Swiss Belinda Bencic, number 12 WTA, who beat the Dutch Arantxa Rus, 71 of the world, with a score of 6-4 6-4.