In Metz, Peter Gojowczyk simply feels at home: Here the man from Dachau won his first and so far only Tour title in 2017, here he is also in the semi-finals in 2021 after a 3: 6, 6: 1 and 6: 3 against Marcos Giron. There Gojowczyk will meet either tournament favorite Hubert Hurkacz or old master Andy Murray on Saturday. The match against the American Giron went extremely quickly, after less than 50 minutes of play two sets had already been completed. Gojowczyk made an early break in the decision and won the match with his second chance after Giron made a double fault.

Gojowczyk was more than convincing recently at the US Open, as a qualifier he made it to the round of 16, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz. In Metz, too, the 32-year-old, currently at position 101 in the ATP charts, had to pass Gojowczyk through the qualification. Philipp Kohlschreiber, the second German to make it into the second round in metz, lost to Gael Monfils on Thursday.

In New York, Peter Gojowczyk also attracted attention by traveling without a coach. A rarity on the ATP tour.

Here the single tableau in Metz