(ANSA) - ROME, JANUARY 10 - Fabio Fognini's adventure at the 'Antalya Open' in Turkey, the first tournament of the season, ended in the round of 16.
The 32-year-old Ligurian champion (world number 17) was in fact beaten by the French Jeremy Chardy (no.72 in the ranking) in three sets with a score of 6-7 7-6 6-7 at the end of a match that lasted 3 hours, very hard fought and always played on the edge of balance. Everything is easy for Matteo Berrettini at the Antalya Open, the new ATP 250 tournament that is being played on the concrete fields of the Turkish city. The 24-year-old Roman, number 10 in the ranking and first favorite in the seeding, qualified for the quarter-finals by beating Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov in the second round, defeated 6-2 6-3 in 67 minutes of play. Stefano Travaglia had already landed in the quarterfinals who tomorrow will hunt for the semifinal against Goffin.