Overview
- Benjamin Bonzi beat Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-4 in the Brussels first round, winning in 70 minutes despite 13 aces from the American.
- Bonzi strung together a five-game run from 3-3 in the opening set, consolidating early reads on the serve he faced in Shanghai.
- The BNP Paribas Fortis European Open is an indoor hard-court ATP 250 with quicker conditions than Shanghai, which Bonzi said made Opelka’s serve more effective.
- According to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, Bonzi moved to 14-19 in 2025 and will play sixth seed Sebastian Baez or Valentin Royer next.
- Marcos Giron also advanced, defeating Mattia Bellucci 6-3, 6-4 to set up a meeting with fourth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.