Stuttgart Open: Rinderknech defeats Shapovalov
Arthur Rinderknech beat Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 on Tuesday and will play Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics in the next round
Arthur Rinderknech, Stuttgart 2025 – © Imago / Psnewz
Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech moved into the second round of the Stuttgart Open by winning against Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 5 seed, 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 at Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart on Tuesday.
Rinderknech, ranked No 81, will face Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics next.
Stuttgart ATP 250, other first-round results (Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart, grass, EUR 751.630, most recent results first):
- Alex Michelsen vs. Gael Monfils
- Fabio Fognini vs. Corentin Moutet
- Learner Tien vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Justin Engel vs. James Duckworth
- Quentin Halys vs. Lorenzo Sonego: tuesday
- Marton Fucsovics beat Yannick Hanfmann (Q): 7-5, 6-4
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert (Q) beat Damir Dzumhur: 6-4, 3-0 ret.
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard beat Roman Safiullin: 7-6 (10), 3-6, 7-5
- Jan-Lennard Struff (WC) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 6-4, 6-4
- Brandon Nakashima (6) beat Jacob Fearnley: 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1
- Jiri Lehecka (8) beat Benjamin Bonzi: 6-4, 6-4
