ATP Munich: Rune opens the star parade with Zverev, Fritz and Thiem
Thursday brings a packed schedule at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Munich. And the first appearances of Holger Rune , Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz . Dominic Thiem will also be in action.
by tennisnet.com
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Apr 20, 2023, 08:07 am
According to excellently informed sources (and various social media accounts), at least Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem used their Wednesday evening to compare performance across disciplines, albeit only passively: The Allianz Arena is less than a quarter of an hour away from the MTTC Iphitos, even for the less ambitious cyclist . But the trip to the Champions League match between FC Bayern Munich and Manchester City would have been a wet affair.
Which was also the reason why Zverev was not able to enter the tournament on Wednesday. But good: that gives the fans a day of the round of 16 that has washed up. Especially on center court.
Thiem follows Zverev
There, Daniel Altmaier and Aslan Karatsev first have to end their first-round match, the Russian leads 3-0 in the third set. But then defending champion Holger Rune follows, who only came to Munich on Monday evening. And who hopefully was able to adapt to the conditions in the few dry hours. Rune opens against Yannick Hanfmann, who knows the requirements in Munich very well, after all Hanfmann trained for a long time in the TennisBase in Oberhaching.
Alexander Zverev follows Rune and Hanfmann, the German number one starts against Christopher O'Connell. Then there is the first appearance of Taylor Fritz in the Bavarian capital. Fritz plays against Marton Fucsovics.
Dominic Thiem and Marc-Andrea Huesler should finish off in the largest stadium. if the weather holds. Which, according to the forecasts, you can at least hope for more than on Wednesday.
Here is the individual tableau in Munich
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