Monfils is immediately in trouble at the start of the second set and faces two break points after framing a backhand long. The Frenchman rises to the pressure excellently, though, as a cunningly sliced first serve takes the game to deuce.

Berrettini then unleashes another brilliant forehand to bring up a second chance to break but a limp backhand slice sees the chance go begging. Monfils coughs up another break point with a double fault but makes amends with an ace.

Finally, the Frenchman seals the hold, with a forehand winner followed by a poor Berrettini backhand. That’s a huge hold in the match.

A gift at 30-0 brings Monfils back into the game and the Frenchman does brilliantly to keep the next rally alive, absorbing Berrettini’s power and eventually forcing the mistake. Monfils then outwits Berrettini again to set up break point but the danger is snuffed out immediately by two huge aces.

Monfils isn’t ready to surrender the set just yet, though. He shifts the point onto Berrettini’s backhand, who offers up a weak slice and Monfils leaps on it, thrashing a forehand winner down the line. But he can only hold Berrrettini off for so long. The Italian lets out a huge roar as he finally holds to take the first set.

An unforced error at 15-15 puts Monfils under pressure but he responds with a big serve of his own and a weak Berrettini backhand seals the hold. The Italian will still have the chance to serve for the set now, though.

Yet another clinical service game from Berrettini. A blistering ace is soon followed by two devastating forehand winners. Monfils desperately needs to try and shift the points onto the Italian’s backhand to have a chance of breaking back in this match.

Berrettini whips a fantastic forehand cross-court at 15-15 to put Monfils’ serve under pressure. This time, the Frenchman rises to it, though, just catching the line with a forehand winner before Berrettini miscues a simple backhand. A big serve seals the hold.

Berrettini follows that up with an expert hold to love. That’s ten points in a row for the Italian.

Berrettini has the early break! A double fault puts Monfils under pressure at 0-30 and Berrettini seizes on it with a thundering forehand that he rushes in behind and executes a deft backhand volley. That brings up three break points and an errant Monfils forehand seals first blood in the match.

Another comfortable hold for Monfils. Both players are serving well so far meaning we could be in for the long haul here.

An equally simple hold for Berrettini too, who finishes off his opening serive game with a monstrous ace.

A very composed opening service game from Monfils, who is well accustomed to these sorts of stages by now. He puts Berrettini’s forehand under pressure and reels off a quick hold.