The 2025 Terra Wortmann Open, taking place at Halle’s OWL Arena from June 16-22, saw a thrilling day of tennis on Tuesday with many of the world’s top stars in action. Leading the charge was World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who secured a solid victory, while several other key matchups delivered intense three-set battles.
Jannik Sinner, the top-ranked player in the PIF ATP Rankings, displayed his dominance on the grass courts with a 7-5, 6-3 win over qualifier Yannick Hanfmann of Germany. Sinner’s triumph marks a strong start to his campaign at the ATP 500 event, where he is also the defending champion.
One of the most captivating matches of the day saw Italy’s Flavio Cobolli emerge victorious from a marathon encounter against #NextGenATP star Joao Fonseca of Brazil. Cobolli battled through three sets, ultimately winning 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-6(8) in a match that kept fans on the edge of their seats.
Other notable results from Tuesday’s Round of 32 in Men’s Singles include:
- Andrey Rublev (seeded 4th) defeated qualifier Sebastian Ofner (AUT) 6-3, 6-4.
- Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) beat wildcard Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 6-3, 6-2.
- Tomas Machac (CZE, seeded 7th) overcame lucky loser Jesper de Jong (NED) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
- Denis Shapovalov (CAN) upset 6th seed Ugo Humbert (FRA) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4).
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) defeated qualifier Laslo Djere (SRB) 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-1.
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) comfortably beat Pedro Martinez (ESP) 6-1, 6-3.
- Alex Michelsen (USA) caused an upset by defeating 5th seed Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.
In the Men’s Doubles Round of 16, several seeded teams advanced:
- Simone Bolelli (ITA) and Andrea Vavassori (ITA, seeded 2nd) defeated Marcelo Melo (BRA) and Alexander Zverev (GER) 7-6(4), 7-5.
- Sadio Doumbia (FRA) and Fabien Reboul (FRA, seeded 4th) won a tight contest against Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev 6-7(3), 7-6(5), [11-9].
- Qualifier Francisco Cabral (POR) and Lucas Miedler (AUT) defeated wildcards Joao Fonseca (BRA) and Petros Tsitsipas (GRE) 6-4, 6-4.
- Christian Harrison (USA) and Evan King (USA, seeded 3rd) secured their spot with a 7-6(7), 7-6(4) win over Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) and Andres Molteni (ARG).
The tournament promises more exciting matches as the world’s elite continue their battle for the Terra Wortmann Open title, a crucial warm-up event ahead of Wimbledon.
