The Austrian Dominic Thiem and the Munich-based Max Rehberg had to admit defeat in the first round of the ATP tennis tournament. There were long breaks on the first day due to heavy rain at times.
First the rainy weather caused postponements at the ATP tennis tournament in Munich, then the former US Open winner Dominic Thiem was thrown out in the first round: It was a turbulent first day.
The Austrian Thiem lost to the Spanish qualifier Alejandro Moro Canas 4:6, 4:6. Munich’s Max Rehberg also failed on the rainy first day of the tournament. He lost to Alex Michelsen from the USA 6:7 (2:7), 3:6.
Rudi Molleker did better afterwards, defeating the Italian qualifier Francesco Passaro 6:4, 6:2. For the 23-year-old, currently number 179 in the world rankings, it was the first victory on the ATP tour in almost five years. He will face sixth-seeded Brit Jack Draper in the round of 16.
Zverev and Rune start the tournament on Wednesday
Number one seed Alexander Zverev, who like defending champion Holger Rune from Denmark (2nd), Taylor Fritz from the USA (3rd) and Jan-Lennard Struff (4th) has a bye in the first round, will play his opening match on Wednesday.
The first matches of the opening day should have started at 11 a.m., but the number six seeded Briton Jack Draper and Vit Kopriva from the Czech Republic only came to the Center Court at 2:30 p.m. due to heavy rain. The meteorologists also announced for the rest of the week Rainy weather and temperatures in the single digits.
Tennis ATP tournament in Munich: Live on stream and TV
BR24Sport will broadcast the entire tennis week live, initially up to and including Friday, April 19th, with selected top games streamed daily under BR24Sport on the web, in the app and in the ARD media library. BR24Sport will also broadcast the second semi-final on Saturday, April 20th in a live stream.
The first semi-final and the final on Sunday, April 21st (from 1:30 p.m.) will also be shown live on BR television, as well as in the live stream and in the ARD media library.
The BR24 Sport Live Center is available under BR24 Sport on the web and in the ARD media library, as well as mobile in the BR24 app. From April 15th to 21st you can watch these live streams from the ATP tennis tournament in Munich – usually from 1 p.m.
Livestream on Tuesday, April 16th
Livestream on Wednesday, April 17th
Livestream on Thursday, April 18th
Livestream am Freitag, 19. April
Livestream on Saturday, April 20th
Livestream on Sunday, April 21st
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Source: BR24Sport on the radio April 15, 2024 – 4:55 p.m