ATP tournament in Munich: Kohlschreiber loses opening match

Tennis-Profi Philipp Kohlschreiber has failed at the ATP tournament in Munich in the first round. The 38-year-old Augsburger, who had received a wildcard for the main field by Tournament Director Patrik Kühnen, underlined in a German duel Daniel Altmaier (Kempen) after tough rings 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 3, 1: 6.

Kohlschenber had won the tournament at MTTC iPhito 2007, 2012 and 2106, but in the world ranking, but now only ranked 132. Against Altmaier, the crowd pleasure was able to increase again after the first sentence, but was in the crucial passage then but then. After 2:25 hours Altmaier used his second matchball.

In the secondary final, Altmaier meets Miimir Kecmanovic, where the first of only five Germans had failed in the main field in the young Max Hans Rehberg before. The SERBE set at number seven defeated the 18-year-old Munich, which is led only in the world ranking at position 1067 and also received a wildcard, with 6: 2, 6: 3.

Kohlschreiber presented against the 15-year-younger Altmaier, who has reached the best place of career in the world ranking with rank 69, this year, only his four-match in the main field of an ATP tournament. Most recently, he failed in Rotterdam in the first round of qualification.

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Before the start of the tournament, Kohlschreiber had emphasized, he knew that "my time expires". Until Wimbledon he wanted to still "give full throttle", and then his career could continue. "If I make good games and points and in tournaments still come in, I feel like going, I would go on," he said. This then also applied for 2023.