Tennis News: The home tennis player, Martin Damm, was surprisingly able to beat the first seed, Daniil Medvedev in the second round of the 2026 Winston-Salem Open.
The 22-year-old won 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open while recording the biggest win of his career to date according to the ATP rankings.
“This is definitely the best win of my life,” Damm said. “This win means a lot because I’m getting more and more able to match the top players. Being able to achieve that here in the US, right before the US Open, really boosts my confidence significantly.”
The host tennis player competed this week with the highest ranking in his career, namely 92nd in the world. By overthrowing the 2018 Winston-Salem Open champion, Medvedev, he managed to achieve his first win over a player ranked in the top 10.
A left-handed tennis player from the US who is 203 cm tall, Damm only lost five points from his first serve. Advancing to the third round, he will face the 15th seed, Fabian Marozsan, who beat Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 6-4.
This victory was Marozsan’s third win over Kecmanovic since mid-June, after previously he also beat the Serbian national in Halle and Mallorca.
In another match, Dutch tennis player Mees Rottgering made a surprise by beating 14th seed Tomas Machac 6-2, 7-6, which was his second win in an ATP tournament and the second win he achieved this week.
The 19 year old tennis player, Rottgering qualified through the qualifying round and previously defeated British tennis player, Jan Choinski in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open.
Another young tennis player, Cruz Hewitt, also competed, but the Australian lost to the fourth seed, Arthur Fery, 6-1, 7-5.
Meanwhile, the second seed from Italy, Luciano Darderi, eliminated his compatriot, Mattia Bellucci, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 and will challenge the 13th seed, Botic Van de Zandschulp in the third round after the Dutch player silenced the Paraguayan player, Adolfo Daniel Vallejo.
Meanwhile, third seed Ignacio Buse managed to beat Australian Adam Walton 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 and will face 16th seed Daniel Altmaier in the third round after the German defeated Argentinian Francisco Comesana 6-1, 7-6.
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