Overview

• Opening-round play on Louis Armstrong Stadium started with Musetti losing the first set in a tiebreak to the Frenchman.
• Musetti is looking to arrest a post‑Roland Garros dip that has produced just one win in the summer hard‑court lead‑up.
• He holds a 2–0 edge in their prior meetings, both on grass in 2024 at Stuttgart and Wimbledon, which may translate differently on hard courts.
• Mpetshi Perricard, standing over two meters with a powerful serve, arrives boosted by a recent Winston‑Salem semifinal.
• In Italy the tournament is televised on Supertennis and Sky Sport and streamed via the Supertennis app, SkyGo and NOW TV.