Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray defeated Australian qualifier Christopher O’Connell 6-4, 6-3 within the first spherical of the Stuttgart Open on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old Murray dropped the primary three video games of the match however recovered to interrupt O’Connell 4 instances and have a good time his event debut with a 95-minute win.
Murray missed a lot of the clay-court season to concentrate on his preparations for grass. He reached the semifinals of the Surbiton Trophy final week when he was crushed by Denis Kudla.
He could face Kudla once more in Stuttgart if the American will get previous seventh-seeded Alexander Bublik of their first-round match later.
Additionally, Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker stunned American participant Maxime Cressy 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2). The 19-year-old Stricker subsequent faces top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Marton Fucsovics got here again to beat Austrian qualifier Jurij Rodionov 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 for a second-round assembly with third-seeded Hubert Hurkacz.
Arthur Rinderknech defeated compatriot Ugo Humbert 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 and can subsequent face one other French participant, Benjamin Bonzi. Bonzi defeated Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-1 on Monday.
