Hewitt crashes out of Munich tennis

Thursday, 1 May 2014 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt crashed out in the first round of the Munich ATP event on Tuesday to Spanish qualifier Albert Ramos. The 33-year-old took the first set but was broken five times in the next two as he fell 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 6-0 to the world No.117 from Barcelona. Fifth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber – the 2007 and 2012 champion – was the day’s biggest casualty as he was beaten 7-5 2-6 6-4 by Uzbek Denis Istomin in front of his home supporters. The 55th-ranked Istomin saved 11 of 14 break points to win in just over two hours, setting up a second-round meeting with Australian Marinko Matosevic. Feliciano Lopez and Ivan Dodig were two other seeds to fall, Spaniard Lopez going down 6-3 6-4 to German qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff and Dodig beaten 7-6 6-4 by another qualifier, Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. Seventh-ranked Italian Andreas Seppi - the only seeded player to survive the first round on Tuesday - beat German lucky loser Michael Berrer 6-3 7-5 and will next face Ramos. There were also wins for Austrian Jurgen Melzer, Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky and Slovakian qualifier Martin Klizan. Klizan eased past Dudi Sela 6-1 6-2 to set up a second-round clash with No.3 seed Mikhail Youzhny and Melzer beat wildcard Alexander Zverev by the same score. Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky rallied to beat German wildcard Peter Gojowczyk 3-6 6-4 6-1.

Discover Kapruka, the leading online shopping platform in Sri Lanka, where you can conveniently send Gifts and Flowers to your loved ones for any event including Valentine ’s Day. Explore a wide range of popular Shopping Categories on Kapruka, including Toys, Groceries, Electronics, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Flower Bouquets, Clothing, Watches, Lingerie, Gift Sets and Jewellery. Also if you’re interested in selling with Kapruka, Partner Central by Kapruka is the best solution to start with. Moreover, through Kapruka Global Shop, you can also enjoy the convenience of purchasing products from renowned platforms like Amazon and eBay and have them delivered to Sri Lanka.