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Bonzi continues his ‘Opelka October’ with Brussels win
Giron sinks Bellucci on Day 1 at ATP 250
October 13, 2025
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Benjamin Bonzi overcomes Reilly Opelka on Monday in Brussels.
By Andy West
Benjamin Bonzi efficiently blunted Reilly Opelka’s big-serving sport for the second time this month on Monday on the BNP Paribas Fortis European Open.
Simply 11 days after Bonzi downed the six-foot, 11-inch American in straight units in Shanghai, the No. 53 within the PIF ATP Rankings repeated that end result with a 6-4, 6-4 victory in Brussels. Bonzi withstood 13 aces from Opelka and solid a decisive five-game streak from 3-3 within the opening set en path to a 70-minute triumph on the indoor hard-court ATP 250.
“In fact it’s simpler once you performed somebody the previous week, and I knew how he would serve,” mentioned Bonzi in his on-court interview. “But it surely’s fully totally different circumstances right here than Shanghai. It was approach slower in China. Right here it’s fairly quick. It’s indoors, so his serve is far more environment friendly.
“I’m very proud of the way in which I managed to return his serve and play the factors once I succeeded in placing the ball again within the courtroom. It was an ideal first match right here.”
Now 14-19 for the season, based on the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, Bonzi will tackle sixth seed Sebastian Baez or his countryman Valentin Royer within the second spherical in Brussels. The 29-year-old is trying to construct on a formidable report at indoor occasions: He completed his 2024 season with a 21-1 run indoors (together with ATP Challenger Tour occasions), highlighted by lifting his maiden ATP Tour crown in Metz.
Marcos Giron was the opposite first-round winner on Monday in Brussels. The American eased previous Mattia Bellucci 6-3, 6-4 to set a gathering with fourth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Giron has not received a set throughout two earlier Lexus ATP Head2Head clashes with the Spaniard, though they haven’t met for the reason that 2023 US Open.
