Italian Battle

Could Berrettini once again be troubled by a lefty?

Because yes, it is a bit worrying just how invisible Matteo was on return against Mannarino in Shanghai. However, that was against a clever Mannarino in really good form. Zeppieri has been playing good tennis for a while now, but his tennis is a bit more "attacking" compared to the trickiness of Mannarino! Zeppieri's qualifying run was very straightforward; both Sachko and Zahraj were quite poor, also, it has to be said. However, Zeppieri has become really good at beating the kind of opponents he should; most of them struggle to handle his offensive game! I find the matchup against Berrettini decent for him... It's better than facing someone with good movement and high rally tolerance, who can really extend rallies and make Zeppieri spray errors. As for Matteo, he tends to do quite well when he's a semi-large favorite against qualifiers. It has a lot to do with his floor level being high due to the consistency of his good serving. We saw some good matches from him before running into Mannarino. This is a very winnable match for Berrettini that he typically handles well, but the fact that Zeppieri is a lefty makes it tougher, without a doubt. Let's have a look at the odds...