Marcos Giron pocketed the first victory of his career at the Munich Open (BMW Open) in the 2023 season after knocking out the seeded players.
The American battled it out to claim a 6-1 5-7 6-2 victory over seventh seed Roberto Carballes Baena in his second Munich Open appearance.
“I feel really happy about this win,” said Giron. “That’s a typical three-set match. In the first set, I stepped on the gas and played amazingly. In the second set, I was a bit more sloppy, it raised the game level, and in the third set, I was really happy with that set. There were some tight moments and I did well.”
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The American displayed a constant threat of returns throughout a bout that lasted 2 hours and 12 minutes, including creating 14 break point opportunities and converting five of them. He also shot five aces and won 81 percent of the points on his first serve and saved two of the four break point opportunities he faced.
Before having the chance to meet fourth seed Botic van de Zandschulp in the quarter-finals of the Munich Open, Marcos Giron will meet host player Jan Lennard Struff or Swiss tennis player Alexander Ritschard in the second round. Now 10-9 in 2023, he can reach his fourth quarter-final of the season with another win in Munich.
Italian tennis player, Flavio Cobolli also managed to win 7-5, 6-1 over Australian tennis player, Jordan Thompson, including converting five of the six break point opportunities he created. In the second round, he will face the fifth seed, Sebastian Baez or the host tennis player, Oscar Otte.
Meanwhile, the host tennis player who received a wildcard, Yannick Hanfmann made the best of this golden opportunity after he struggled extra hard to win 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 over the Brazilian national, Thiago Monteiro.
In the second round, Hanfmann must prepare well because he will meet the first seed and defending champion, Holger Rune.
In other action, eighth seed Marc Andrea Huesler won 7-6 in the first set against British tennis player Kyle Edmund before the match had to be postponed due to inconvenient lighting.
