Pierre-Hugues Herbert saved seven match points in his match against Raul Brancaccio. The Alsatian won 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 in the first round of the Challenger in Naples.

The 33-year-old Frenchman is currently 160th in the world in the ATP rankings. At the end of January, he won his first singles title since 2016 in Quimper. He is fighting to return to the top 100, having reached 36th place in 2019.