Wimbledon 2021: Koepfer safe in round two, Otte has to detain
Dominik Koepfer is the first German tennis professional to move into the second round at Wimbledon. The world number 62. from Furtwangen defeated the American Reilly Opelka, who was seeded in 27th position on Monday, 6: 4, 7: 6 (3), 6: 2.
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last edit: Jun 28, 2021, 11:01 pm
Either compatriot Daniel Masur (Munich) or Kwon Soonwoo from South Korea is waiting for Koepfer, who first triumphed as a wildcard starter on the big stage at the lawn classic in London two years ago.
Oscar Otte from Cologne put on a five-sentence thriller against French Arthur Rinderknech on his debut in the main Wimbledon field with a vigorous fight, but had to work overtime on Tuesday. Due to darkness, the match was interrupted at the score of 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 7 (5), 9: 9 from the perspective of the German qualifier. The game between Masur and Sonwoo will also continue on Tuesday at 7: 6 (2) for Munich.
Yannick Hanfmann from Karlsruhe was also in the main Wimbledon field for the first time, but was defeated by the Czech Jiri Vesely with 1: 6, 5: 7, 6: 7 (5: 7). Even in the fifth attempt, Hanfmann failed to win a Grand Slam main field.
At Wimbledon, Hanfmann had only competed three times in the qualification and failed each time. At the last edition of the London Grand Slam tournament before the Corona compulsory break, Vesely had surprisingly eliminated the German top player Alexander Zverev in the first round in 2019.
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