Matteo Berrettini suffered cramps after his final shot in securing his first-round victory at the BNP Paribas Open to set up a second-round meeting with Alexander Zverev at the ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells event.
After securing his 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory against Adrian Mannarino, the Italian tennis player collapsed and sat in the same position for about five minutes while receiving treatment from physiotherapists.
"I fought really hard, until the last point," Berrettini said after the match, as quoted by ATP, Friday.
"At the beginning of the third set, I started to feel a little cramp. At first I was a little surprised, but then I remembered that I was sore until three days ago, so I thought, 'Okay, this is normal.'"
Berrettini entered the match with a 0-2 record against Mannarino and the Frenchman started the match by winning six consecutive sets against the Italian.
The 29-year-old then relied on his backhand slice to create opportunities for his powerful forehand. However, according to ATP statistics, he also lost five points on his first serve in the deciding set to advance.
