Winston-Salem Open: Bergs scores impressive comeback, into last 16
Zizou Bergs prevailed against Tomas Martin Etcheverry 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday. Will face American Alex Michelsen, the No 11 seed, in the next round
Zizou Bergs 2024 – Zuma / Panoramic
Belgian Zizou Bergs moved into the last 16 of the Winston-Salem Open by winning against Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 6 seed, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex on Tuesday.
Bergs, ranked No 85, will play American Alex Michelsen, the No 11 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Winston-Salem tournament, the Belgian edged out American wildcard Reilly Opelka (6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (1)).
Winston-Salem ATP 250, other second-round results (Wake Forest Tennis Complex, hard, USD 779.780, most recent results first):
- Corentin Moutet vs. Roman Safiullin
- Alex Michelsen beat Marton Fucsovics: 7-6 (3), 6-4
- Christopher Eubanks (WC) beat Hugo Gaston (14): 6-1, 6-4
- Juncheng Shang beat Mariano Navone (7): 7-5, 6-3
- Pablo Carreno Busta (WC) beat Alexander Shevchenko (13): 6-2, 6-2
- Learner Tien (Q) beat Fabian Marozsan (9): 6-2, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (2)
- Borna Coric beat Sebastian Baez (1): 6-3, 6-4
- David Goffin beat Luciano Darderi (5): 6-2, 6-4
- Lorenzo Sonego (10) beat Dominic Stricker: 6-4, 6-1
- Pavel Kotov (15) beat Alexandre Muller: 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
- Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Nuno Borges (8): 7-6 (2), 6-2
- Zachary Svajda (LL) beat Francisco Cerundolo (3): 6-4, 6-4
- Arthur Rinderknech (12) beat Christopher O’Connell: 6-3, 6-4
- Aleksandar Vukic beat Adrian Mannarino (4): 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-1
- Rinky Hijikata (16) beat Arthur Cazaux: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
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