Indian Wells (California, USA), Mar. 5 (LaPresse) – Excellent debut for Matteo Berrettini at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 in California. During the night in Italy, the 29-year-old Roman came back to defeat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in two hours and 50 minutes of play. It is the first time Berrettini has beaten the 37-year-old Frenchman in three direct encounters. In the next round, the Italian will face German Alex Zverev, seeded number 4. Mattia Bellucci, on the other hand, was eliminated immediately. The 24-year-old from Brianza lost in two sets to Canadian Gabriel Diallo, world number 38, who won 7-6, 6-4 in two hours and 14 minutes. During the night, Matteo Arnaldi will play against American Mackenzie McDonald and Francesco Maestrelli against Australian Rinky Hijikata.