The Davis Cup player loses to Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo. This means that there are no more German professionals left in the tournament.
Professional tennis player Yannick Hanfmann missed out on a place in the quarterfinals at the ATP tournament in Rio de Janeiro after a great fight.
The Davis Cup player lost to Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 4-6 and was the last German participant to be eliminated. Daniel Altmaier (Kempen) did not make it past the first round at the clay court tournament on Copacabana Beach.
Tennis: Hanfmann puts up a great fight
Hanfmann, who had defeated local hero Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva in the opening round, fought his way back to 4:4 after trailing 0:3 in the first set, but then lost his serve for the second time in the tenth game.
In the second set, Cerundolo served for the match, but Hanfmann forced a tiebreak and a third set – where the South American ultimately prevailed.