Generali Open: Berrettini edges past Kotov to extend winning streak to six matches

Italian Matteo Berrettini moved into the second round of the Generali Open by defeating Russian Pavel Kotov 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) at Kitzbühel Tennis Club.

Berrettini, ranked No 50, will play second seed Alejandro Tabilo next.

This was the Italian’s sixth consecutive win on the tour after winning the Swiss Open in Gstaad on Sunday.

“A really tough match. I expected that,” Berrettini said following his win as quoted by the ATP Tour. “It’s still clay and at altitude, but it’s completely different (to Gstaad). It took me some games to get used to the conditions, but the most important thing is that the more I was playing, the more I was feeling good. I’m really happy for my win and looking forward to my next match.”

Kitzbuhel ATP 250, other first-round results (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):

• Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Dominic Thiem
• Roberto Carballes Baena (7) beat Marton Fucsovics: 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Lukas Neumayer (WC) beat Sebastian Ofner (5): 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
• Daniel Elahi Galan (Q) beat Hamad Medjedovic (LL): 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
• Facundo Diaz Acosta beat Federico Coria: 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
• Hugo Gaston beat Daniel Altmaier: 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4
• Laslo Djere (8) beat Vit Kopriva (Q): 7-6 (6), 6-3
• Sumit Nagal beat Lukas Klein (Q): 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (3)
• Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Joel Josef Schwaerzler (WC): 6-2, 7-6 (6)
• Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (WC) beat Andrea Collarini (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Yannick Hanfmann beat Jaume Munar: 6-3, 6-4