ATP Hamburg: Marko Topo makes the leap into the main draw against Rudi Molleker
The only 18-year-old Munich-based Marko Topo wins the qualifying final against Rudi Molleker and is only in his third ATP Tour main draw.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jul 17, 2022, 03:08 pm
Even before today's qualifying final meeting between Rudi Molleker and Marko Topo, it was clear that in addition to Nikola Kuhn, Daniel Altmaier, Max Rehberg and Jan-Lennard Struff, a fifth German player would make the leap into the 32 main field at the ATP World Tour 500 -Tournament at Hamburg Rothenbaum would create. And the only 18-year-old from Munich won the duel against his compatriot, who was only three years his senior, after 1:47 hours 6:3, 3:6, 6:4.
For Topo, after the ATP World Tour 250 in Belgrade last year and this year's first-round defeat at the home tournament at MTTC Iphitos, it is only the third participation in an ATP tour event - even the first in a tournament of this size. Possible first-round opponents for the current world number 594. could be: Pablo Carreno Busta (4), Alex Molcan, Rehberg or Frederico Coria.