Tennis - Only one German player in Hamburg in round two
One of the four scheduled German tennis players has reached the second round of the ATP500-Tournament in Hamburg. Maximilian Marterer, who was given a wildcard to enter the main draw, defeated the South Korean Kwon Soon-Woo. However, Daniel Altmaier lost to the Italian Flavio Cobolli, Rudolf Molleker to the Kazakh Alexander Schewtschenko. Henri Squire had to cancel his first round match against the Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo due to illness.
Local favorite Alexander Zverev, who wants to start in his hometown despite a knee injury sustained at Wimbledon, used the free day for an additional intensive training session on the traditional grounds of the Hanseatic city. The Olympic champion and defending champion is now scheduled to play his first match against the Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong on Wednesday, instead of Tuesday as originally planned. Koepfer faces Sebastian Baez from Argentina on Tuesday.
"That wasn't a good performance," said Altmaier after the 4:6, 7:6 (8:6), 3:6. Angrily, he hit a ball towards the stadium roof after the match ball. The 25-year-old would have liked to play longer in Hamburg: "Hamburg is my favorite week in Germany," said the world number 71. Marterer won against Kwon with a score of 6:4, 6:7 (6:8), 7:5. Molleker gave Schewtschenko a tough fight with a score of 4:6, 6:4, 4:6.
Maximilian Marterer's victory in Hamburg was secured with a hard-fought win over Kwon Soon-Woo, as he triumphed 6:4, 6:7 (6:8), 7:5. Despite the loss, Daniel Altmaier expressed his love for the tournament, mentioning that Hamburg is his favorite week in Germany. Despite receiving a wildcard, Marterer competed in the ATP500 tournament in his home country, Germany.
