ATP Munich: Cedrik-Marcel Stebe retired after a tough fight against Coria
For Cedrik-Marcel Stebe , the home tournament in Munich is the end of the line in the first round. The German failed to kick off the BMW Open with 3: 6, 6: 3 and 1: 6 to Federico Coria . Maximilian Marterer also left on Monday.
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: Apr 26, 2021, 08:04 pm
Qualifier Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (Vaihingen / Enz) failed because of his opening hurdle. The 30-year-old lost against the Argentine Federico Coria 3: 6, 6: 3, 2: 6. In the third set of decisions, the man from Enz broke the thread completely, at the score of 0: 5 Stebe still managed to prevent the maximum penalty, but the 30-year-old could not change the outcome of the game.
Marterer misses a duel with Zverev
Maximilian Marterer has also already retired, who missed a German duel against Alexander Zverev. The 25-year-old from Nuremberg, who had received a wildcard for the main field, was defeated by the Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis 6: 7 (10:12), 3: 6. Berankis, number 89 in the world rankings, is expected to meet the German number one on Wednesday.
On Monday it was also announced that Aslan Karatsev will not travel to Munich after his Sunday final defeat against Matteo Berrettini in Belgrade. The Russian would have started the race as number three at the BMW Open. The top seed in Bavaria is local hero Alexander Zverev, while Casper Ruud starts the race as number two.