ATP: Dominik Koepfer and Yannick Hanfmann failed in America
While Dominik Koepfer narrowly lost to Russian Karen Khachanov in the second round in Washington, Yannick Hanfmann had no chances at the start in Los Cabos.
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last edit: Aug 03, 2022, 10:25 am
Tennis pro Dominik Koepfer missed the round of 16 at the ATP tournament in Washington. The world number 145, who made it into the main draw as a qualifier, lost to number seven seeded Karen Khachanov from Russia 7: 6 (3), 5: 7, 4: 6. At the previous US tournaments in Newport (grass) and Atlanta (hard court), Koepfer failed because of his opening opponents.
After 2:46 hours, Khachanov converted his second match point, before he had taken Koepfer's serve early in the third set. Peter Gojowczyk had already retired before the 28-year-old. The Munich player lost in round one against Frenchman Benoit Paire in straight sets.
Hanfmann failed in Los Cabos
Yannick Hanfmann didn't survive his opening match either. The man from Karlsruhe failed in the first round three days after missing out on the final in Kitzbühel in Los Cabos, Mexico. The 30-year-old had no chance in the 3: 6, 0: 6 against the Australian Jordan Thompson.
The tournaments in Washington and Los Cabos are part of the North American hard court season, which will culminate with the US Open starting August 29 in New York.