ATP Review: Benjamin Bonzi advances to Metz
September 1, 2023? Flushing, New York, USA Benjamin Bonzi of France hits a volley against Dominic Stricker of Switzerland (not pictured) on day five of the 2023 US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images France’s Benjamin Bonzi won 33 of his 39 first-serve points en route to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway on Wednesday in the second round of the Moselle Open in Metz, France.
Bonzi saved the only break point he faced and ran out 32-16 winners. He advances to an all-French quarter-final against Quentin Halys, who beat another Frenchman, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in the second round.
Britain’s Cameron Norrie overcame France’s Luca Van Assche 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 and Belgium’s Zizou Bergs overcame France’s Hugo Gaston 6-4, 7-5. China’s Yunchaokete Bu downed Jesper De Jong of the Netherlands 6-4, 7-6 (1).
Belgrade Open
Canadian Denis Shapovalov pulled off a second-round upset in Belgrade, Serbia, knocking out fifth-seeded Nuno Borges of Portugal 6-2, 6-4.
Shapovalov won 91 percent of first serve points (31 of 34) and finished with a 9-1 ace advantage. He won a quarter-final clash with Australia’s Christopher O’Connell, a 6-3, 6-1 winner against Germany’s Daniel Altmaier.
Third-seeded Francisco Cerudolo of Argentina eased past Russian Roman Shafiulin 6-4, 6-4. Serbia’s Laslo Djere downed Croatia’s Duje Ajdukovic 6-1, 7-6 (8) and Hungary’s Fabian Marozsan defeated Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 7-5.
–Within field level