From the first game, there was little between Tallon groenpoor and Alex Molcan, the world’s numbers 61 and 45 respectively. Both players brought in their own service games each time and so it became a tiebreak. That was also the case. Five Slovakian set points were undone by Greek track, after which he finished it himself at 10-9 on his second chance.
In the second set, Greek track, who only won his first grass match at ATP level in Rosmalen last week, then managed to force a break early on. He ran out to 3-0 and saw the victory no longer in danger: 6-2.
In the second round, Greece will face Marton Fucsovics from Hungary or Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut later this week. Then there may be a clash with world number 1 Daniil Medvedev.