ATP Munich: Sun over the MTTC Iphitos
Tomorrow the main draw will start at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Munich. On the second day of qualification, the sun smiled over the MTTC Iphitos facility. As always.
by Jens Huiber
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Apr 25, 2021, 05:31 pm
Much is different this year at the BMW Open in Munich, but there is one thing that the MTTC Iphitos seems to have acquired over the last few years: That the sun shines from the sky on qualifying Sunday. So much so that two men who were actually already eliminated could still look forward to a place in the main field: Ricardas Berankis and Andrej Martin moved into the 28 grid as lucky losers.
Cedric-Marcel Stebe had done this in a sporty way, the German won against Dennis Novak 6: 4 and 7: 5. The sympathies of colleague John Millman were of no use to Novak, who revealed that he shares the passion for Liverpool with Austria's number two.
Millman was one of very many players who put the finishing touches on the traditional ATP Tour 250 tournament on Sunday. Tournament favorite Alexander Zverev had booked the center court and practiced there with Emil Ruusuvuori, against whom he had lost in Miami. Jan-Lennard Struff and Yannick Hanfmann played warmly on one of the smaller courts, watched by Michael Kohlmann, the Head of Men's Tennis at the DTB, and Lars Uebel, the sports director of the TennisBase in Oberhaching.
Marterer and Stebe in action on Monday
Some grandstands are missing this year, no wonder, spectators are not allowed. The controls before admission are stringent, anyone who does not have a negative PCR test will not receive accreditation. there are daily quick tests to avoid any risk. It is doubtful that the players see a lot of Munich, rather it is also said at the Open Bavarian Tennis Championships, as at most tournaments in times of a pandemic: The radius of movement is limited to the player's hotel and the facility.
Tomorrow, Monday, it starts, John Millman opens the Center Court at 11 o'clock against Alexei Popyrin. Two Germans are also allowed to play: Maximilian Marterer against Lucky Loser Berankis and qualifier Stebe against Federico Coria.
Here is the schedule for the tournament in Munich on Monday
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