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First round exit for Koepfer and Altmaier in Estoril
Eliminated in the first round in Estoril: Dominik Koepfer. photo
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Germany’s tennis professionals disappoint in Estoril. For them the tournament is already over.
The two Davis Cup professionals Dominik Koepfer and Daniel Altmaier are at the clay court tournament Estoril were eliminated in the first round. Koepfer lost the game against Spanish qualifier Pablo Llamas Ruiz 4:6, 3:6, which was interrupted the previous day due to rain.
Altmaier also had to admit defeat to the Spaniard Pedro Martinez with 4:6, 2:6. This means that there are no longer any German tennis players represented at the ATP event. Maximilian Marterer had already lost his opening game against the Austrian Dominic Thiem 1:6, 7:6 (7:3), 4:6.