Overview
- Matteo Berrettini beat Brandon Nakashima in three sets, winning 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(8) after a 2-hour-12-minute match that featured a 10-8 deciding tie-break.
- Berrettini saved two match points in the final tie-break to complete the comeback and secure his place in the tournament's second round.
- He is scheduled to face Ugo Humbert in the next round, with the exact court and start time still to be confirmed.
- Their head-to-head stands 3-1 in Berrettini's favour, but Humbert won the pair's most recent meeting at the 2025 Stockholm ATP 250.
- Berrettini arrives in Paris after reaching the Vienna ATP 500 quarterfinals and his progression here carries Masters 1000 ranking points and prize money that rise sharply with each round up to the 1,000 points and €974,370 awarded to the winner.