ATP Halle: Seppi starts with a two-set win against Masur

The 33-year-old from Kalter easily beat German wild card player Daniel Masur, number 204 in the world, 6:3, 6:3 in just over an hour of play in the first qualifying round of the “Gerry Weber Open”. .

Seppi and Masur have never faced each other on the tour so far. The first set was very even until 3:3, neither player had a chance to break. Then Seppi took command, took Masur's serve twice and secured the first period of the game with 6:3 points.

In the second set, Seppi could have pulled away to 2-0, but missed the break opportunity. When the score was 3:2, he took the serve from the 22-year-old from Munich and finally increased it to 5:2. After 64 minutes, Seppi used his first match point to make the final score 6:3.

On Sunday, the Kalterer will play in the second, decisive qualifying round against the Slovakian Lukas Lacko (ATP 109), who defeated the Belgian Ruben Bemelsmans (ATP 120) 6:4, 6:3 today. The Slovakian won the only direct duel between Seppi and Lacko so far in 2010 at the Challenger in Sunrise with 6:7, 6:1, 6:1. In 2010, Lacko also reached the final of the ATP Challenger in Ortisei, which he lost to Poland's Michal Przysienzny.

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ATP Halle: Seppi starts with a two-set win against Masur

Andreas Seppi started the ATP 500 grass tournament in Halle with a victory, which comes with prize money of 1.836.660 euros.

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