In the same way as Benjamin Bonzi, released earlier during the day by Fabian Marozsan, Giovanni Mpeshi Perricard took the front door in Washington, after his defeat in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 6-3) against the Australian Vukic. The bad pass continues for French, who had not already made sparks on lawn.
For the moment, Alexandre Muller is alone. While waiting to be joined in the second round of the Washington tournament by Quentin Halys, who will be opposed this Tuesday, the American Kovacevic, the Ile-de-France is for the moment the only of our four representatives in the running in the capital of the United States to have obtained the right to play an additional match. Like Benjamin Bonzi, beaten a little earlier by the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan, Giovanni Mpeshi Perricard stopped on Monday during this first meeting of the American tour.
Opposed to the modest Australian Aleksandar Vukic, ranked 105th in the world, the immense French server, however come to Washington with the aim of making forget his pale season on grass (a victory in four games), bowed in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 6-3). The Lyonnais, paradoxically very close to a major feat against Taylor Fritz in Wimbledon three weeks ago for its beginnings in the London Grand Chelem Tournament, reacted well in the second round, clearly dominating the set thanks in particular to a successful break of entry (its only part) while it was already conducted in this meeting.
And Mpeshi Perricard fell back in his flaws …
Unfortunately for the winner of the Bordeaux Challenger last May, he quickly fell back into his flaws and then underwent the law of the one who had been on the verge of biting the dust to Jack Draper in the third round of the last Australian Open. As in the first set, a single break ball was enough to Vukic to resume the lead, while Mpeshi Perrica has let go of three opportunities to pick up during the next game. One more disappointment on arrival for the 45th world, not sharp enough again, he who was waiting for a lot of his first steps on outdoor hard this season.
