ATP Challenger Ismaning: Kamke surprises former champion Hanfmann
On Thursday, in addition to the quarter-finals in doubles, the remaining second-round matches in singles at the Wolffkran Open, the 44,820 euro tournament of the ATP Challenger Tour in Ismaning, were held.
by PM
last edit: Oct 23, 2020, 08:30 am
The "Match of the day" was awaited with great excitement on the Center Court. The 2017 Wolffkran Open winner, Yannick Hanfmann (ATP 95), faced Tobias Kamke from Lübeck (ATP 238) in an all-German duel. The 34-year-old Kamke started the match furiously and was able to take the serve three times from his opponent who was seeded at No. 2. After 73 minutes of playing time, the Hamburg-by-choice, who is being looked after by former professional player Julian Reister this week, made it to the quarter-finals. There he meets the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp (ATP 174), who won the Challenger tournament held for the first time in Hamburg last year.
After the match, the former Davis Cup player replied: “As a professional player, I always believe in my chance of winning the match. Of course, I would not have thought that it would end so smoothly before the encounter, as Yannick has played very well since the tour resumed after the Corona interruption. I already felt very good in the first round and I know that I can have a very dangerous game on carpet. When asked about his upcoming opponent, he replied: “I haven't played against him yet, but I've seen him several matches. He played an unbelievable week in Hamburg last year and couldn't be beaten. It will be a very difficult task, but I'm really looking forward to it. "
Masur defeats Rosary
Daniel Masur (ATP 256) once again proved his good form in Ismaning. In the second domestic German encounter of the day, the 25-year-old from Bückeburg used all of his four break chances against the high-serving Mats Rosenkranz (ATP 642) and prevailed 6: 4, 6: 3 after just under an hour of play. In the quarter-finals, the 7th seeded Indian Prajnesh Gunneswaran (ATP 152) is waiting.
“Today I implemented everything I had discussed with my coach Lukas Wolf before the match. Apart from two or three points, there is nothing wrong with my part, so I'm very happy with my performance. We spent a lot of time with his game before the match, but it was also important not to lose sight of your own game in order to find the right mix, ”said the reigning German champions after the match.
Lenz is subject to NextGen player Korda
Giessener Julian Lenz (ATP 265) missed the quarter-finals. Although the 27-year-old served against No. 5 seeded US-American Sebastian Korda (ATP 138) with a score of 5: 4 for the first set, he had to face the son of the former Australian Open winner, Petr Korda, with 6: 7, 3: 6 bend. The 20-year-old Korda faces Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP 187) in the last eight. For his part, the Swiss defeated the Canadian ex-college player Brayden Schnur (ATP 202) in three sets.