Home Hope Griekspoor Wins In Den Bosch; Sinner Opens Grass Season Tomorrow

In Den Bosch at the Libema Open in first round action home hope and No. 6 seed Tallon Griekspoor topped Sweden’s Mikael Ymer 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Griekspoor hit eight aces and was three of ten on break chances, fa

Finnish star Emil Ruusuvuori smacked 13 aces in a good win over American Brandon Nakashima also in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

In an all-French battle, Adrian Mannarino eliminated Arthur Fils 7-6(7-1), 6-4. Fils just turned 19 yesterday.

Alexander Bublik edged David Goffin 7-5, 7-5. Mackenzie McDonald defeated Belarus’s Ilya Ivashka in straights 6-4, 6-3 and Australia’s Alexei Popyrin eliminated Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 7-6(8-6).

Wednesday’s ticket boasts second round play highlighted by No. 2 Jannik Sinner meeting Bublik. Sinner has won both of their tour-level head-to-head meetings including in the 2021 Miami Masters quarters.

No. 3 Borna Coric faces McDonald. McDonald took their sole collision in the 2021 Australian Open.

No. 7 Ugo Humbert takes on Ruusuvuori plus Marc-Andrea Huesler meets Rinky Hijikata.

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