The 40th racket of the world, Italian Andreas Seppi, defeated the German Peter Gojowczyk in three sets, occupying the 61st line of the ATP rating, with a score of 7/6 (3), 3/6, 6/2 at the start of the tournament in Rotterdam.
The match lasted 1 hour and 55 minutes. During this time, the 34-year-old Seppi performed 11 aces, made a mistake four times in filing and realized four break points, and the 29-year-old Gojowczyk filed seven times through, made six double mistakes and made four breaks.
Now the score in personal meetings was 1: 1. In the second round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Seppi will fight either with the Belgian David Goffin or with the Frenchman Gael Monfis.