Justin Engel is in the quarter -finals at the ATP tournament in Stuttgart – as one of the youngest tennis players in history. Boris Becker also managed it in front of him.
Germany’s tennis youngster Justin Engel has reached a quarter-finals at the tour level for the first time at the ATP tournament in Stuttgart. The 17-year-old beat the American Alex Michelsen (20) 6: 4, 6: 4 in the duel of the Youngster.
With the victory, the Nuremberg succeeded in the first triumph against a player from the top 50. He now meets the former top ten player Félix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) at the 250-rass tournament.
Angel starts with early break
Angel, which was equipped with a wildcard by the organizer, started with an early break and then claimed his own serve confidently. Michelsen also made too many mistakes in the second round, received an early break again and had to give up after 1:17 hours to his three -year -old competitor.
“I am very happy and can hardly wait for the next round,” said Engel after the match: “I was very nervous. People here in the audience helped me.” Engel is now the youngest quarter -finalist in tournament history and the youngest quarter -finalist on lawn since Boris Becker in 1985 in Wimbledon.
Zverev follows in the afternoon
In the afternoon, the top seeded Alexander Zverev, who starts his preparation for Wimbledon in Stuttgart, meets the Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the round of 16. In addition to Engel and Zverev, the veterans of Jan-Lennard Struff (35) and Yannik Hanfmann (33) were also at the Stuttgart Weissenhof. Hanfmann already failed at his opening hurdle, Struff did not get beyond the round of 16 again and was also able to get his result crisis at the Rason tournamentin which he had reached the final in 2023 did not contain. So far, the Warsteiner had made it into a quarter -finals in Marseille only in February.
Prize on Thursday, June 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., SWR Currently at noon, SWR Current
