The first stage of the tournament “ATP 500” in Rotterdam brought the elimination of the seventh favorite. Tsitsipas, Zverev and Auger-Aliassime advanced to the round of 16 against lower-ranked opponents.

Tsitsipas, Zverev and Auger-Aliassime in the 1/8 finals of the ATP in Rotterdam

The main favorite of the tournament, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (3 ATP) managed to reach the 1/8 finals after an hour and 33 minutes of play against the Finn Emil Ruusovori with a score of 7-5, 6-1.

Last year’s winner of the tournament in Rotterdam, Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, without emotion defeated Italian Lorenzo Sonego (60 ATP), 6-2, 6-3.

No. 7 seed Pablo Carreño-Busta (16 ATP) of Spain was defeated by the lower-ranked Richard Gasquet (45 ATP) after 2-6, 7-6, 6-2.

The Rotterdam Open will take place from February 13 to 19 on hard, is in the ATP 500 category and has a total prize pool of more than 2 million euros. The title champion is Felix Auger-Aliassime (2022).

Results of the day at ATP Rotterdam

Gijs Brauer vs. Marc-Andre Hüsler 6-3, 7-5

Hubert Gurkach vs. Roberto Bautista-Agut 7-5, 6-7, 7-6

Tallon Grixpur vs. Mikael Imer 7-6, 7-5

Oleksandr Zverev vs. Sunwoo Kwon 6-4, 7-6

Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 6-3

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Emil Rouusovori 7-5, 6-1