Stuttgart (Germany) – Tennis player Jiří Lehečka defeated Marcos Giron from the United States 4:6, 6:3 and 6:4 in the opening round of the tournament in Stuttgart. The Czech player thus succeeded for the first time on grass on his third attempt on the ATP circuit.
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Twenty-one-year-old Lehečka lost the opening set in the first match after switching from clay to grass, but after that he had the upper hand over Giron. He thus avenged his opponent's defeat in the second round of the recent clay French Open.
Lehečka's next opponent in Stuttgart will be the American Frances Tiafoe. The Czech tennis player, who is ranked 37th in the rankings, will play against the twelfth player in the world and the third seed for the first time.
Men's tennis tournament in Stuttgart (grass, subsidy 795,730 euros):< /p>
Singles – 1st round:
Lehčka (Czech Republic) – Giron (USA) 4:6, 6:3, 6:4.
