Watching Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard play tennis is simultaneously mesmerising and maddening. At 6 feet 8 inches with a serve that routinely touches 145 mph, he possesses the kind of weapon that can make even elite players look helpless.
It promises to be an entertaining start at the ATP Paris Masters with 16 matches on the opening day in the French capital. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Jacob Fearnley vs Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov vs Ethan Quinn, and Alexei Popyrin vs Alexander Bublik.
Mpetshi Perricard – Fonseca: 21.10.2025 15:30 CEST H2H: first meeting Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has won three of his last five matches. Last week in Brussels, the Frenchman lost to Lehecka in the semifinals in two tiebreaks.
Friday’s ATP Brussels quarterfinal matches could be pivotal in the ATP Finals race. Lorenzo Musetti, who occupies the final qualifying spot, and Felix Auger-Aliassime, the man closest to overtaking him, will be in action.
Collignon – Davidovich Fokina: 17.10.2025 20:00 CEST H2H: first meeting Raphael Collignon has won four of his last five matches. This week in Brussels, Collignon upset Bergs in the opening round, winning in straight sets.
Altmaier – Bailly: 14.10.2025 11:00 CEST H2H: 1-0 Daniel Altmaier has lost three of his last five matches. Last week in Shanghai, Altmaier lost to Sinner in the second round in straight sets.
Diallo – Bergs: 07.10.2025 06:30 CEST H2H: 3-0 Gabriel Diallo has won three of his last five matches. Last week in Tokyo, Diallo lost in the opening round against Fritz in three tight sets.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard delivered one of the upsets of the day at the Shanghai Masters, after eliminating world No. 4 Taylor Fritz, shaking up the draw and, in addition, securing his first victory against a top-10 player.
Both players utterly spent but only one winner as Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard waged the war against Taylor Fritz on Sunday at the 2025 Shanghai Masters winning through 6-4, 7-5.
Third round action begins on Day 5 of the Shanghai Masters, and some of the biggest names headline the day. This article features #5 seed Taylor Fritz, who has a tricky matchup against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
The ATP China Open in Beijing heats up on Day 2, with a compelling lineup of first-round matches. The day’s schedule features a mix of established stars and rising talents, promising an exciting array of matches at the National Tennis Center.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s breakout in 2024 came out of nowhere. At the beginning of the year, he was ranked 204 and, aside from a Challenger title in León, Mexico, and his ATP debut at the French Open thanks to a wild card, very few people had heard of him.
Misolic – Mpetshi Perricard: 18.09.2025 07:00 CEST H2H: 1-0 Filip Misolic has lost three of his last five matches. The last match he played was in Winston-Salem, where he lost against Kovacevic in the opening round in straight sets.
Expect plenty of entertaining tennis on day three at the US Open with 20 intriguing matches on the slate in New York. As always, we here at LWOT will be
Thanks to an odd set of circumstances, Botic van de Zandschulp was the only winner on Friday at the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Open -- finishing off one rain-delayed match before pulling off an upset at night to advance to the final.
Mpetshi Perricard – Martinez: 19.08.2025 20:00 CEST H2H: first meeting Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has lost four of his last five matches. Last week in Cincinnati, the Frenchman was upset by Wong in the opening round, losing in straight sets.
The ATP Toronto Masters enters the third day with some interesting encounters on the cards, including several maiden meetings with the big hitters who join the fray on Tuesday.
Taylor Fritz was not ready to halt his opening-round Wimbledon match on Monday and resume it on Tuesday. Against him was big serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who in the first game, smashed a serve at 153 mph, the fastest in the history of the tournament.
Taylor Fritz's match was suspended due to the Wimbledon curfew, just as the 5th set of an epic battle against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard was about to begin.
Expect plenty of entertaining tennis on day one at Wimbledon with 32 matches on the schedule. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions
Damir Dzumhur caught the attention of social media more than once. Earlier on, he had a painful fall in the fourth set of his Roland Garros second round against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.