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Kohlschreiber Begins Defence of Munich Crown

Three-time champion Philipp Kohlschreiber started his attempt for a fourth BMW Open by FWU title with a 6-4, 6-3 victory against #NextGenATP player Casper Ruud on Tuesday in Munich. The 33-year-old German broke the 18-year-old Ruud four times in the 68-minute win. “The start was a bit shaky but after that I think I was in very good control, and in the end I think it was a good win for me,” Kohlschreiber said. The Augsburg native is making his ninth straight tournament appearance and 13th overall (28-9 record). Kohlschreiber won titles in 2007, 2012 and last year, and reached the final in 2013 and 2015. Five of Kohlschreiber's seven career ATP World Tour titles have come in Germany, and...

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Haas Advances To Start Final Munich Run

Tommy Haas began his Munich swan song with his 21st victory in the Germany city, beating Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Monday at the BMW Open by FWU. The 39-year-old Haas, who's playing in the Munich tournament for the 12th and final time, didn't face a break point in the final two sets and dropped only one point on serve (20/21) in the decider. “I'm very excited to be back here after many years, on my last run in Munich,” said Haas, who last played in Munich in 2014. “It was a tough start for me. I think Sergiy played extremely well in the beginning, mixing it up and really letting me guess most of the time what's...

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Carreno Busta Leads The Way In Estoril; Kohlschreiber Targets Fourth Munich Crown

Busy Week With Estoril, Istanbul, Munich: The ATP World Tour European clay court circuit moves on to Estoril, Istanbul and Munich. Estoril is a third-year tournament at the Clube de Ténis do Estoril although Portuguese tennis on the calendar goes back to the Tour’s inception in 1990. Istanbul is also a third-year tournament on the ATP World Tour. Munich is one of the oldest clay court tournaments, which was first held in 1974. There are five of the Top 20 players in the May 1 Emirates ATP Rankings in action, led by No. 6 Milos Raonic and No. 8 Marin Cilic in Istanbul. No. 16 Gael Monfils, No. 18 Roberto Bautista Agut and No. 20 Alexander Zverev are the top...

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