Aurélie SACCHELLI, Media365, published on Wednesday July 27, 2022 at 08:18
Lucky-loser in Atlanta following Nick Kyrgios’ last minute withdrawal, Adrian Mannarino seized his chance by beating Peter Gojowczyk in the first round.
He was to return to the circuit this week in Atlanta after his lost final at Wimbledon, it’s missed. Hit in the left knee, Nick Kyrgios (27, 47th) came onto the court to announce his withdrawal to the spectators, stating that he might still play doubles. A player who lost in the last round of qualifying was therefore drafted at the last minute, and it was Adrian Mannarino who had this chance, and took full advantage of it. The world No. 78 has indeed beaten the No. 88 and from the qualifications, Peter Gojowczyk, in the first round, and he will therefore be the only Frenchman present in the round of 16. “Manna” won 6-3, 7-6 in 1h33 against this German he had already beaten two out of three times.
A good shot to play for Mannarino in the eighth
The Francilien was impeccable in service, with 8 aces and 67% of first serves on the counter, and no break point to defend. In a first set where he only lost three points on his face-off, Mannarino broke at 4-3, then in the second he failed to break despite six chances, and it was finally at the decisive game that he imposed on himself. Led 6-3, the French saved four set points before winning 9-7. In the next round, he will still have a good shot to play, against the American guest Andres Martin (21), who won the very first match of his career on the ATP circuit on Tuesday against Thanasi Kokkinakis: 6-3, 6 -2 without losing his serve.