Reilly Opelka (2.11 m) stopped Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (2.03 m) in the semi-final of the “giants” at the Brisbane tournament and will face in the final the Czech Jiri Lehecka (28th), who benefited in his semi-final from the retirement of Grigor Dimitrov. The Frenchman, beaten 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), found his master in service: the American … Read more
The powerfully serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 31st in the world, qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Brisbane on Friday by beating the Czech Jakub Mensik (48th) in two sets 7-5, 7-6 (7/ 5). The Lyonnais, who was already salivating at the idea of meeting Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals, will … Read more
The French Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 50th in the world, offered his second final on the professional circuit on Saturday at the ATP 500 in Basel, dominating the Dane Holger Rune (N.14) 7-6 (6), 6-4. After winning the ATP 250 in Lyon in the spring, Mpetshi Perricard will play his first final in a tournament of … Read more
Arthur Fils, 20th in the world, and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (50th), qualified on Friday for the semi-finals of the Basel tournament, the highest ranked of the two Frenchmen achieving a great victory against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (11th) in the process. 7-6 (7/5), 6-3. At the end of the program, Mpetshi Perricard had more difficulty … Read more