Wimbledon: Stebe, Gojowczyk and Mischa Zverev lose
Three German defeats for men at the start: In addition to Cedric-Marcel Stebe, Peter Gojowczyk and Mischa Zverev had to play after the first match
by Jens Huiber
last edit: Jul 01, 2019, 03:52 pm
Mischa Zverev (Hamburg) continued the bankruptcy series of German tennis professionals on the first day of Wimbledon. The 31-year-old was defeated 2: 6, 4: 6, 4: 6 against the Belgian Steve Darcis at the start of the Grand Slam tournament. Previously, Peter Gojowczyk (Munich) and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (Mühlacker) as well as the women Mona Barthel (Neumünster) and Anna-Lena Friedsam (Neuwied) had lost their first round matches.
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Gojowzcyk also lost to Roberto Bautista-Agut in the fourth attempt, this time with 3: 6, 2: 6 and 3: 6. Stebe only had a second set against the American serve artist Reilly Opelka, losing 3: 6, 6: 7 (4) and 1: 6.
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A total of seven meetings with German participation were scheduled for the classic lawn in London on Monday. In the afternoon, Alexander Zverev (Hamburg / No. 6) and Philipp Kohlschreiber (Augsburg), who had to compete against defending champion Novak Djokovic (Serbia / No. 1) in round one, contested their opening matches.