19:51
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4: 6, 2: 2
Fritz stays calm and is out at 30:30. Hanfmann is well positioned in the rallies, but cannot complete his attacking strokes.
19:50
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4: 6, 2: 2
Fritz serves and is 0:30 behind! Is there a chance for Hanfmann? The German increases on the net and puts pressure on a volley winner.
19:48
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4: 6, 2: 2
Hanfmann meanwhile has to go over his second serve more often, but remains stable and therefore continues to play. A nice stop by Hanfmann prepares the way for the 30:0 and later 2:2.
19:44
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4: 6, 1: 2
As long as Taylor Fritz delivers his first serve so confidently, it should be difficult for Yannick Hanfmann. The American stormed to 1:2 with a few rocket serves and aces.
19:42
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4: 6, 1: 1
Despite losing the set, Yannick Hanfmann quickly finds his way back to his serve and in the 2nd set with a flawless service game to the important 1:1. Fritz doesn’t move any further at first.
19:40
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4: 6, 0: 1
Fritz brings his service to the finish! After four net contacts (!) on the first serve, Fritz uses attempt number five for an ace. Hanfmann is annoyed and then gets nothing in an open rally.
19:39
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4: 6, 0: 0
Does Fritz also offer something? At the start of the second set, the American serves and gets a little off course in his first service game. At 40:30, Fritz overreacts and wants to force a winner too early. Hanfmann makes the debut clear and can hope again.
19:36
sentence conclusion
After an initially strong performance by Yannick Hanfmann, the first set finally goes to the favorite Taylor Fritz. The American improved towards the end of the set, especially with his returns and took his serve from Hanfmann for the second time at a score of 4:5 to win the set. Before that, Hanfmann managed a rebreak in the meantime.
19:34
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4:6
Fritz also gets a second breakball and converts it to 6:4! Hanfmann plays his second serve against himself on the second set ball only as a safety shot over the net and Fritz immediately shoots a return winner into the field. 1-0 for the American!
19:33
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4:5
Blocked! Hanfmann is lucky and saves himself after a forehand that Fritz played a little too long in the debut.
19:32
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4:5
Set ball for Fritz! Hanfmann gives his second serve too little speed and then fails again because of his forehand. Fritz is currently increasingly taking on rallies and returns.
19:30
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4:5
debut! After another volley error, with Hanfmann having the open field in front of him, the Karlsruhe player is now threatened with a nail-biter.
19:29
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4:5
Can Hanfmann prevent the sentence loss? After a 30:0 Fritz fights back to 30:30. At the net, Hanfmann misses another volley.
19:28
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4:5
Yannick Hanfmann continues to demand everything from Taylor Fritz in the first set and has so far acted on an equal footing with last year’s quarter-finalist. In some cases, however, Hanfmann could move a little further into the field.
19:25
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4:5
Is Fritz wobbling now after Hanfmann’s rebreak? Not necessarily: The American lets his steam down with his first ace and takes the lead again after a quick 40-0.
19:24
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 4:4
4:4! At the baseline, Hanfmann does better, firing a forehand down the line despite a powerful headwind.
19:23
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 3:4
Does Hanfmann now turn the 2:4 into a 4:4? The Karlsruher leads 30-0, but then trembles a volley into the net.
19:20
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 3:4
Hanfmann makes the rebreak perfect! The German grabs his first breakball through a double fault from his opponent and then hits ice cold. When the score was 30:40, Fritz had to go over the second again and pulled a forehand too deep into the net.
19:18
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 2:4
rebreak? Hanfmann quickly shakes off his own loss of service and responds with a 30-0 at Service Fritz. First a nice stop succeeds, then the length of the forehand is right again.
19:16
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 2:4
Taylor Fritz doesn’t let this triple chance be taken away and dupes Hanfmann with a longline forehand for the first break!
19:16
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 2:3
Three breakballs for Hanfmann! The German does not come into his service and completes a volleyball in the T-field into the net. 0:40!
19:15
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 2:3
Hanfmann under pressure: The Karlsruher oversteers on the baseline and shoots a forehand clearly over it. Shortly thereafter, Hanfmann also messes up with his backhand and is now 0:30 behind for the first time.
19:12
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 2:3
After Hanfmann’s first, tighter service game, Fritz marches through his service again easily and without losing a point. Hanfmann can hardly return. Fritz is freezing on his first serve.
19:10
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 2:2
After that, Hanfmann has to stretch a little more, but he can finally get his service through to make it 2-2. After an interim 30:30, Hanfmann manages a nice and at the same time important forehand winner.
19:07
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 1:2
First exclamation mark from Hanfmann: At the beginning of his second service game, the Karlsruhe player conjures up his first ace on the lawn.
19:04
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 1:2
The service players are not burning yet. Fritz goes to the baseline for the second time with the felt balls in his pocket and safely bagged the 2:1. Here everything goes according to the order.
19:03
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 1:1
Yannick Hanfmann also presents at the beginning of the match directly at operating temperature and even compensates with a perfect service. Fritz doesn’t get a point.
19:01
Yannick Hanfmann – Taylor Fritz 0:1
The game starts with a sovereign service game by Taylor Fritz. The favorite brings each of his first tasks over the net and easily gets the 0: 1. Can Hanfmann follow suit?
18:51
Hanfmann arrives in top form
Hanfmann is also in top form just in time for the most important lawn tournament in the world: After a strong tournament week, the Karlsruher made it into the semi-finals of the preparatory tournament in Mallorca and thus improved to 45th place in the world rankings. For the first time ever, Hanfmann is one of the 50 best tennis players in the world .
18:42
Direct comparison speaks for Hanfmann
Hanfmann only goes on the court as an outsider against last year’s quarter-finalist Fritz. The Karlsruher was able to win the only duel with the US boy so far: In May Hanfmann defeated the former junior world number one in Rome in straight sets with 6: 4 and 6:1.
18:39
Hanfmann still without a win in Wimbledon
Yannick Hanfmann was unlucky in the draw this year: In Wimbledon, the man from Karlsruhe met Taylor Fritz, the current number nine in the world, in the first round. Not an easy task for the German, who wants to finally make it into the second round in Wimbledon after participating for the sixth time.
18:33
Wimbledon: Hanfmann wants to reach the second round for the first time
Hello and welcome from Wimbledon! In a few minutes, Yannick Hanfmann will play on Court 3 in the first round against the strong American Taylor Fritz. Can Hanfmann surprise?