HAMBURG/STARNBERG, May 20, 2025
Frances Tiafoe made a successful debut at the Bitpanda Hamburg Open on Tuesday, winning his first-round match against Yunchaokete Bu of China 7-5, 6-2. The No. 2 seed of the ATP 500 tournament capitalized on four of his nine break-point chances and won 57 per cent of the total points played to secure victory in one hour and 28 minutes. Tiafoe will next take on Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut.
A win on his Hamburg debut @FTiafoe gets it done 7-5 6-2 vs Bu!@hamburgopenatp pic.twitter.com/wSMhxXLLOR
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 20, 2025
In a clash between two ATP Challenger champions from last week, Bordeaux winner Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard of France defeated Turin champion Alexander Bublik from Kazakhstan 7-6(4), 6-4 in one hour and 24 minutes. Up next for the 21-year-old Mpetshi Perricard will be Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Daniel Altmaier of Germany. The encounter lasted one hour and 19 minutes.
Engel continues to delight home crowd
Justin Engel and Max Rehberg (photo: Brigitte Urban)
Justin Engel has quickly become a fan favorite at the Rothenbaum Tennis Complex. The 17-year-old German rising star stunned the crowd on Monday night with a sensational upset over Jan-Lennard Struff in singles, and followed it up on Tuesday with another memorable performance in doubles.
Teaming up with Max Hans Rehberg, Engel battled past US-American duo Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow 6-7, 6-4, 10-5 in front of a packed crowd on Court M2. The atmosphere reached a fever pitch in the deciding match tie-break, as the young German pair rallied to prevail after one hour and 36 minutes.
Now, Engel is set for the biggest test of his young career. On Wednesday, the wild card entry will step onto Center Court to face former champion Andrey Rublev, who lifted the Hamburg Open trophy in 2020.
