The progress, many, compared to the knockout against Carreno-Busta in Montreal have been seen, but an overall good performance was not enough for Matteo Berrettini, who immediately left the scene also in the "Western & Southern Open", seventh ATP Masters 1000 on the calendar, which is being played on the hard courts of Mason, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio.
During the Italian night, the 26-year-old from Rome, number 15 in the ranking and 12 in the seeding, gave up after a battle of almost three hours, to the American Frances Tiafoe, # 25 ATP.
A lively and spectacular game, played well by both, but with the American a bit more determined and courageous to the limits of unconsciousness, pushed by the cheering of the home crowd.
