The first victory in the main tournament goes to the Czech Vit Kopriva, who is ranked number 79 in the ATP rankings. After losing the first set (3-6), starting from the second set. he managed to turn the tables against the Belgian Raphael Collignon (ranked 88 in the world) He won the second set 6-4 and the third set 6-3. Like Collignon, the Croatian Matej Dodig, who was granted a wildcard, also managed to win his first set, but he too was ultimately defeated. In his case by the Italian Francesco Passaro. The loss of Dodig could not have been attributed to the support from the audience at the center court. The referee had to frequently urge the crowd to calm down. After the first set, the Italian improved his game and the Croatian made more unnecessary errors, allowing Passaro to win the match quite easily (4-6, 6-1, 6-2).
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