As in his last two outings, in Marseille and Acapulco, Benjamin Bonzi took the front door, this Thursday at Indian Wells, where the Gardois, who can bite his fingers as he missed, was overturned (1-6, 7-5, 7-5) by the American ghost Jenson Brooksby, back of eighteen months of suspension.
Times are (again) hard for Benjamin Bonzi. Having reached the third round of the Australian Open, where he had been dry by Jiri Lehecka, the Gardois has not advanced since. And with the exception of a victory against Pierre-Hugues Herbert, who became his double partner in the Davis Cup, at the Lille Challenger, the protégé of Lionel Zimbler no longer won a match. Released as soon as he entered the scene in Marseille (defeat against Luca Van Aasche) as in Acapulco (Brandon Nakashima), the world world again was ejecting from the start, in three sets (1-6, 7-5, 7-5) and after 2:30 am this Thursday at the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells against the American ghost Jenson Brooksby (24 years old) purged a suspension of eighteen months for three no-shows.
The old 33rd in the classification undoubtedly lacks rhythm. There is nonetheless a formidable opponent, but on certain points only for the moment. Because Thursday, under the eyes of the captain of the Blues Paul-Henri Mathieu, Bonzi undoubtedly let his chance during a meeting which seemed to reach out to him. In the first round, the French, then still conquering and solid on its best weapons that are service and return, had also swept the world world, which benefits from a protected classification on its land in California.
The game of missed opportunities for Bonzi
The winner of the Metz tournament at the end of last season then stuck. This did not prevent her from returning from 1-4 to 4-4 in the second round before losing her and being embarked in a last set always very dangerous. Again, he should have taken advantage of this third round to fold the match. After succeeding in the first break, at 3-3, Bonzi thus led 40-0 twice on the next two games. But without ever succeeding in scoring this fourth point which would have certainly opened the doors of the second round.
It was not necessary to completely put Brooksby (which will face Felix Auger-Aliassime) in the saddle. And the American operated on both wrists in recent years to offer himself his first success on the main circuit for two years while “La Bonz”, Strappé with the left knee, had still obtained five Breaker opportunities, at 5-5. The Nîmes, which could have a lot of trouble digesting the scenario of this meeting and its incredible number of missed opportunities, must as quickly as possible find its going from the end of last year.
