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Mayer Reaches Hamburg Second Round

Germany's Florian Mayer got his campaign on home soil off to a successful start, beating Marco Cecchinato 7-5, 6-2 in the German Tennis Championships 2017 first round on Monday. The 33 year old awaits the winner of the match between second seed Pablo Cuevas and Russian Andrey Kuznetsov. Fourth seed Gilles Simon opened his quest for a second title in Hamburg, beating local wild card Maximilian Marterer 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and three minutes. Seemingly in control for last parts of the match, Simon trailed 0-2 in the deciding set, but worked his way back to gain the crucial break in the seventh game. Simon last lifted a trophy – the 12th of his career – in February...

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