Relieve the pressure?

A final to defend for Djere who also has a complicated first round, we can see the glass half full and say to ourselves that it is a good first round to get in shape..

Or see it half empty and say to yourself that Bergs is tough in 2024 and that this draw is hell. I would say a bit of both frankly, it's true that Bergs is having a great season and is finally turning a corner but that doesn't mean we should see him looking too good. Zizou still has matches where he makes a mistake in his tactical approach, we feel that when his main game plan is in difficulty he finds himself having to force and explode. This does not seem to be the case against Djere, a player he catches every time. I would even say that it seems to gain the advantage over time. Djere's first victory was in 2021, Bergs was starting and was not at the same level at all. The second victory was in the Grand Slam where Bergs had completely exploded physically but was already getting closer. Their last confrontation was the Belgian who won, not surprising when we see his progress. Djere is still capable of coming out of crappy good matches or going far in a tournament by being extremely solid. Always difficult to predict with him, he made the final last year and jumped to the first round in 2022, made the semi-final in 2021 and jumped to the first round also in 2019, you just have to be able to identify when it is a tournament or not !