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Jacquet beats Berrettini in straight sets at Lyon ATP event
Kyrian Jacquet beat Matteo Berrettini in two sets at the ATP 250 tournament in Lyon, France.
The French player won 7-6(4), 7-5 to reach the second round, while Berrettini was eliminated at his first match.
Berrettini could not convert five break points in the opening set, and Jacquet took the tiebreak.
Both players held serve through most of the second set, but Jacquet broke Berrettini at 5-5 and then served out the match.
The result gives Jacquet, ranked 85th, a win over Berrettini, who is ranked 43rd.
Berrettini’s physical signs were positive, but he struggled to make the most of key points.
Jacquet will next face either Hamad Medjedovic or Brandon Nakashima.
Kyrian Jacquet beat Matteo Berrettini 7-6(4), 7-5 at the ATP 250 event in Lyon.
The French player won in straight sets in a match lasting just under two hours.
Berrettini had five break-point chances in the first set but converted none.
Jacquet broke Berrettini at 5-5 in the second set, then served out the match.
The victory was Jacquet’s first on home soil in 2026.
- Who
- Kyrian Jacquet defeated Matteo Berrettini.
- What
- Jacquet won 7-6(4), 7-5 in straight sets.
- When
- October 20, 2026.
- Where
- The ATP 250 event in Lyon, France, played on indoor hard courts.
- Why
- Jacquet made the most of key points, while Berrettini failed to convert five first-set break points.
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Jacquet beat Berrettini 7-6(4) in the first-set tie-break.
Jacquet broke Berrettini at 5-5 in the second set.
Jacquet held serve to win the match 7-5 in the second set.
- Final score
- Jacquet won 7-6(4), 7-5
- Match duration
- Just under two hours
- Break points
- Berrettini had five in the first set and converted none
- Second-set break
- Jacquet broke at 5-5
- Tournament
- ATP 250 event in Lyon, France
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