Zizou Bergs, 22, 169th in the world, will have as his first opponent the young Danish talent of 18, Holger Rune, but already 90th in the ATP ranking. The Belgian number 2 had lost during his first meeting against Rune, it was in qualification for a 15,000 dollars (hard) in Bressuire in France last year (6-1, 6-4). Holger Rune, world number 1 among juniors in 2019, won Roland-Garros juniors the same year.
The winner of the Belgian-Danish duel will be opposed in the round of 16 to the Russian Aslan Karatsev (N.4), 15th in the world, exempt from the first round.
Zizou Bergs was beaten 6-3, 6-2 by Bosnian Damir Dzumhur (ATP 140) on Monday in the second and final qualifying round. He was drafted following the package of Italian Gianluca Mager (ATP 67).
Zizou Bergs reached the semi-finals of the Cherbourg Challenger last week. A performance that earned him his best ATP ranking on Monday with 169th place. He is the only Belgian present in Marseille
