Engaging in a match of tennis. - Medvedev defeats Koepfer at French Open.
Tennis pro Dominik Koepfer, age 30, failed to make it to the second round of the French Open. He lost his initial match in Paris to Russian world number five Daniil Medvedev, with a score of 3:6, 4:6, 7:5, 3:6.
In earlier news from the French Open, on the second day of the clay court tournament for players hailing from Germany, both Alexander Zverev and Henri Squire progressed to the first round. Tourney front-runner Zverev (27) defeated Spain's record champ Rafael Nadal by a 6:3, 7:6 (7:5), 6:3 margin.
Squire, a 23-year-old first-time Grand Slam entrant, secured his spot in the main draw by winning his wildcard match against Australian Max Purcell. This epic battle lasted for 3:21 hours and included two lengthy rain delays, with a final score of 6:2, 6:2, 3:6, 4:6, 7:6 (12:10). In his next round, Squire will be up against 21st-ranked Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Hanfmann suffers a loss
Yannick Hanfmann (32) faced a clear defeat from Argentine clay court specialist Francisco Cerundolo, losing with a final score of 3:6, 3:6, 4:6.
During the beginning of the second major tournament of the season, Maximilian Marterer (28) and Daniel Altmaier (25) respectively booked their spots in the second round of the French Open. Altmaier is set to play against the 9th-ranked Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas, while Marterer takes on Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs.
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Source: www.stern.de
