Germany's hanfmann falls to blockx in munich opener

Yannick Hanfmann's bid for a strong start at the ATP tournament in Munich came up short on Tuesday, as the German tennis player was defeated by wildcard entrant Alexander Blockx of Belgium.

Blockx secures upset win against hanfmann

The 34-year-old Hanfmann, from Karlsruhe, was beaten 6-7 (2-7), 2-6 by Blockx in their first-round match, which lasted 1 hour and 28 minutes. Hanfmann had to stop to receive treatment on his right knee during the first set but seemed to recover without further issue.

With Jan-Lennard Struff withdrawing due to illness, five other German players will take the court on Wednesday. Top-seeded Alexander Zverev faces off against Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia, while Diego Dedura (Berlin), Marko Topo (Gräfelfing), Justin Engel (Nürnberg), and Daniel Altmaier (Kempen) are set for their opening matches.

Blockx, who was once junior world No. 1, will meet last year's runner-up Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals after Shelton edged past Lucky Loser Emilio Nava 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-3.