Hamburg European Open 2020 Live Stream Free Reddit : They have played five times on clay with the German leading 4-1 on the surface. Kohlschreiber has also won their last three matches, that too in straight sets.
WATCH LIVE>> https://accesstvpro.co/tennis/
WATCH LIVE>> https://accesstvpro.co/tennis/
The top headline in Hamburg isn’t who’s in the draw, but who isn’t. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are missing, naturally; they just played in Rome. But also absent are the tour’s most prominent German speakers, Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev. The US Open finalists will go to Paris having not played any matches on clay. They must still be a little gassed, physically and mentally, after their four-hour psychodrama in New York.
But much of the rest of the ATP’s elite will be in Hamburg. That includes Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas—who has hopefully recovered from a US Open psychodrama of his own—Roberto Bautista Agut, Gael Monfils, Andrey Rublev, Diego Schwartzman, Karen Khachanov, Casper Ruud, Felix Auger-Aliassime and two-time defending champion Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas lead the way at the Hamburg European Open, an ATP 500 tournament in Germany. Held the week preceding Roland Garros in the revised 2020 ATP Tour calendar, the tournament also features two other Top 10 players: Gael Monfils and Roberto Bautista Agut.
Medvedev returns to Hamburg for the first time since his debut as a qualifier in 2016. This will mark the Russian’s first appearance on clay since last year’s Roland Garros. He enjoyed a breakthrough in the second half of 2019, when he reached six straight finals, highlighted by two ATP Masters 1000 titles and a runner-up finish at the US Open.
Tsitsipas, the reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion, will be making his Hamburg debut. The Greek will be looking to rebound from a loss in his clay return this past week at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia (l. to Sinner). Nikoloz Basilashvili will go for his third straight title against a strong Hamburg field that also includes Andrey Rublev, Fabio Fognini, Diego Schwartzman, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Cristian Garin and Kevin Anderson. Garin won two clay-court titles earlier during season at the Rio Open presented by Claro and Cordoba Open.
Here’s all you need to know about the Hamburg tennis tournament: what is the schedule, where to watch, who has won and more.
Three qualifiers have booked their spot in the second round of the Hamburg European Open on a sunny Monday in Northern Germany. US-American Tommy Paul headlined the action, as he battled past big-serving Kevin Anderson from South Africa by the score of 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.
The 23-year-old from Florida withstood 14 aces from Anderson and broke his opponent’s serve two times to prevail after one hour and 55 minutes.
“I came out playing very well today and held my serve,” said Paul, who managed to regroup after losing the second set. “I started to take my time a little more and I knew that I will get my chance.”Paul, winner of the 2015 Roland Garros boys’ singles title, has come to Germany for the first time and seems to feel comfortable in Hamburg. “I love it here,” he said. “The weather is good, the courts are phenomenal and I love it that fans are here, which makes it a lot more fun to play. I am having a great time.”
Up next for Paul will be Andrey Rublev. The No. 5 seed from Russia dominated the encounter against Tennys Sandgren from the United States. Rublev sent down six aces, won 90 per cent of his first-service points without facing a break point in 6-3, 6-3 victory.
“For sure, it was my best match on clay this season, which is only the second tournament,” said Rublev, who finished runner-up to Nikoloz Basilashvili at the Rothenbaum tournament last year. “I felt good today. I am happy with my performance against a strong player. I had good mental preparation and started to play well. I started to feel even better and better with each game. At the end I controlled the match and finished it.”
Earlier in the day, Pablo Cuevas opened Center Court action with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Taylor Fritz from the United States. The qualifier from Uruguay capitalized on four of his seven break point chances to advance after one hour and 20 minutes. Cuevas, finalist at the Hamburg European Open in 2016, will face the winner of the first-round clash between No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and Briton Daniel Evans.
Jiri Vesely from the Czech Republic edged past 2011 Rothenbaum champion Gilles Simon. The 27-year-old qualifier won 58 per cent of the total points played to secure a 7-5, 6-2 win in one hour and 43 minutes.“I stayed patient and served well,” Vesely told Barbara Schett after his first win over the Frenchman in the pair’s third tour meeting during his on-court interview. “I just tried to stay in the rallies, as Gilles brings many balls back. He is a tough opponent.”
Vesely captured his second ATP Tour title at the Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune, India at the beginning of the season but lost as a three-time champion in the second round of the Czech Open Prostejov Challenger in the second round to Aleksandar Vukic two weeks ago.“I had a good start into the year but (after the suspension of the tour) it is hard to find my way back. I hope that this tournament will help me to find my best tennis again.”
Vesely could face the tournament’s top seed Daniil Medvedev in the second round. The 23-year-old Russian will begin his clay-court swing in Hamburg fresh off his run to the US Open semi-finals. Medvedev will start his title bid against Frenchman Ugo Humbert on Tuesday evening.This entry was posted in ATP 500 Hamburg, ATP Tour and tagged ATP Tour, Hamburg European Open, Tommy Paul.