⁍ Top seed Daniil Medvedev suffered a 6-4 6-3 defeat by Frenchman Ugo Humbert.
⁍ Roberto Bautista Agut celebrated a convincing 6-4 6-3 victory over two-time defending champion Nikoloz Basilashvili.
– Top-seed Daniil Medvedev suffered a stunning 6-4 6-3 defeat by Frenchman Ugo Humbert in his first clay-court match of the 2020 season at the Hamburg European Open on Tuesday, reports Reuters. Fresh off his run to the US Open semi-finals, world number five Medvedev struggled to find his feet on clay as he was broken three times by Humbert in a lackluster performance. Humbert, an aggressive baseliner, stole the show in front of a limited-capacity crowd at Rothenbaum stadium when he outlasted Medvedev in a 32-shot rally, finishing with an emphatic forehand. The result leaves Medvedev’s match record on clay at a dismal 10-17. The 24-year-old Russian will now focus on a quick turnaround at the French Open, where he has failed to progress beyond the first round in his three previous appearances.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-hamburg/medvedev-falls-at-first-hurdle-in-hamburg-idUSKCN26D32I