After the sensational success, the hope of the German Talent is destroyed for the next success with a rich defeat against Zizou Berg in Red Sand.
Diego Dedura-Palomero after the 1: 6; 1: 6 at the ATP tournament in Munich. Happiness was not on the side of the 17-year-old on his second match on the Center Court in the Bavarian capital. The previous number 549 of the world rankings, when Lucky Loser slipped into the main field, had bravely resisted, but was overwhelmed by the high pace and the powerful blows of the Belgian Zizou Berg. The 50th in the ATP ranking gave the new German tennis hope no chance of moving into the quarter-finals.
“I can be satisfied with my performance,” said Dedura-Palomero at Sky and praised his opponent: “He played outstandingly.” Despite the clear defeat, he came to the conclusion: “On the whole, I can annoy the boys.” This means that of the initially six Germans is only Alexander Zverev in the tournament.
In the future only DD instead of DDP
After his sensational first appearance at the ATP tournament in Munich, Dedura-Palomero (DDP) separated from his double name at least in terms of sport and wants to compete under the girl’s name of his Lithuanian mother Rita in the future. “Without the second name, it somehow sounds clearer, it is easier for everyone to notice,” the 17-year-old said before his match against Berg.
Sobering first set for the teenager
The youngster against number 50 in the world began with a successful first service game that he did to zero. The Belgian then also served his first service game to zero and, with the first break, gave the first damper for the 17-year-old early on. Dedura found no remedy against the hard surcharges Berg, who now gave the tone on the Center Court. After 15 minutes, the tennis Youngster was already 1: 4 behind, but did not want to give up. However, Bergs had to fight hard the fifth point, because for the first time it went through the debut. But in the end the Belgian prevailed with his experience. A sobering result for the Berliner.
Dedura is pushing, but Bergs plays his class
At the start of the second sentence, Dedura then flashed his entire potential and fought a hard fight for the first point that Bergs secured after a 10-minute exchange of blows. However, the youngster gave the right answer and finally got a game again after seven loss of game in series.
Dedura then pushed herself loudly and also called for the support of the audience. In the second surcharge, the second set, Dedura then managed his first ass. The game nevertheless grabbed Bergs in the end. It was 3: 1 for the Belgian, the 4: 1 followed quickly. After the break to 5: 1, Dedura seemed struck. Bergs made the two-set success with the 6-1 perfect.
Quarter -finals: Goffin meets Cerundolo
Previously, David Goffin (Belgium) and Mariano Navone (Argentina) had a decent fight that ended 0: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1. Goffin’s opponent in the quarter -finals is the Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina, who confidently prevailed against Alexander Schewchenko (Kazakhstan).
Source: BR24Sport on radio 17.04.2025 – 4:54 p.m.
