ATP Challenger Ismaning: Narrow defeats for the German players
On Friday, in addition to the semi-finals in doubles, the individual quarter-finals of the Wolffkran Open were held. At the tournament of the ATP Challenger Tour, endowed with 44,820 euros, only international individual players are in the race for 80 world ranking points for the tournament victory.
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In the “Match of the day”, 25-year-old Maximilian Marterer (ATP 264) met Antoine Hoang (ATP 134), who was seeded No. 4. Despite winning the first set and a total of 18 aces, the Franconian lost 7: 5, 4: 6, 4: 6 after exactly two hours of play.
After the match, the 24-year-old Frenchman replied: “It was an incredibly difficult match. My opponent served incredibly well and in the first set I could hardly bring a return into the field. After I managed the break in the second set, the pressure on my part eased a bit and I was able to bring the match in my direction. I am a little tired after the third 3-set match in the tournament, but very happy with the win. "
Masur is defeated by Gunneswaran in three sentences
Bückeburg's Daniel Masur (ATP 256) had a big fight against Prajnesh Gunneswaran (ATP 152), who was seeded at No. 7. After losing the first set, the reigning German champions, who had played their way into the main field through qualification, won the second set in the tie-break. After the decisive break in the eighth game of the decisive set, the 30-year-old Indian served to 7: 5, 6: 7 (9), 6: 3 success.
Van de Zandschulp wins crime against Kamke
Tobias Kamke (ATP 238) opened the day's program on Center Court. The 34-year-old Lübeck met the powerful Botic van de Zandschulp (ATP 174). The 25-year-old Dutchman served a total of 13 aces and was able to prevail 6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 6 (9) after a dramatic tiebreak in the decisive set. In the semifinals, the champion of the 2019 ATP Challenger Hamburg will meet Prajnesh Gunneswaran.
Hüsler defeats NextGen player Korda
Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP 187) was able to weigh in on his experience at the Wolffkran Open. In his third tournament participation, the 24-year-old reached the semi-finals for the first time with his victory against the American Sebastian Korda (ATP 138), the son of the former Australian Open winner Petr Korda. The 24-year-old Swiss was able to take the serve twice from his number 5 opponent, while the 20-year-old Korda missed all nine break chances and had to bend 4-6, 4-6.