Tennis professional Yannick Hanfmann also failed in the second round of the ATP Masters in Rome.
The Karlsruher lost to the 18th seeded Italian Luciano Darderi 4:6, 4:6, and the match was over after 1:30 hours. This makes world number three Alexander Zverev the last remaining German in the tournament.
The Hamburger won against compatriot Daniel Altmaier 7:5, 6:3 and will face the Belgian Alexander Blockx (Belgium) in the next round.
Hanfmann, currently Germany’s number two, celebrated a hard-fought victory over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz in round one. He was previously eliminated in the second round of the Masters in Madrid. The highlight of the clay court season is the French Open, which begins in the last week of May.
