Damian Kust

Faria still struggling to get back in shape after the recent injuries, 1 win and 2 retirements in 5 matches since coming back. Pulls the plug at 5-7 0-2 0-30 vs Dodig. Not sure on specifics, but he definitely lacked the usual explosiveness and Matej was taking over with the FH.

No 's-Hertogenbosch run for Thompson this time as Diallo saves 2 MPs to beat him 4-6 6-1 7-5. Jordan gets much more fun to watch when the grass season begins, but couldn't chip his way through to another win. Gabriel had to have his weapons firing and also handle the tricky slice

After his recent ITF win streak (was snapped at 17) Molčan returned to a Challenger main draw in Bratislava for the first time since last August. Goes down to Vacherot 3-6 6-3 3-6 in a high-quality 3-setter, Val crushing the ball with enough consistency to prevail in the end.

I ran out of screens to watch this one, but that's probably the biggest "excuse me?" result today considering the surface. Elmer won 1/20 points on his second serve (7 of these were DFs). https://t.co/5AtCJhES73

Constant rain delays early on in the all-Belgian duel in 's-Hertogenbosch and I think it's fair to say they never got their rhythm back. Bergs has a stronger set of grass-court tools and was more comfortable moving on the slippery court, but still needed a 3rd set TB to prevail.

Another ATP Tour win for 17yo Justin Engel, beating Duckworth from 2-4 30-40 in the 3rd. Amazing game to break back with sharp-angled FH winners and a low-dipping BH pass. That BH DTL 2-3 in the TB as well... Owns an ATP Tour win on all surfaces now (Almaty, Hamburg, Stuttgart).

First match on grass for Čilić since 2022 Queen's Club and he beats Jubb 6-3 7-6(6). Obviously he's well-suited to the surface with his weapons and a solid BH slice. Marin connecting on return was the determining factor in whether Paul was able to keep up at a given moment or not https://t.co/IoV7xySjY2

Advice from a legend before the deciding set! https://t.co/59f6NphXfM

Bondioli recently qualified and won a round in Vicenza, matches that in Perugia with great touch on display in a wild third set vs Sachko. Had it all with malfunctioning ELC, the Ukrainian struggling with his back, and Federico hitting that spinny Fh very well to seal the deal.

Just the 5th win of the season for Taro Daniel and first since Phoenix exactly three months ago (5-16). Struggled with Marti Pujolras in Perugia 6-2 4-6 7-6(3), but played a couple of very intelligent points with plenty of shape on the ball to get a headstart in the final TB.

2024 Wimbledon boys' runner-up Röttgering also comes up short in 's-Hertogenbosch Q2, losing to Evans. BH's very unpleasant to face on this surface, but Dan's FH didn't break down in the cross-court trades and the Brit played with a bit more fire on the attack than he had of late

Better showing for 16yo Thijs Boogaard than in previous ATP Tour Q chances. Beat McCabe and was keeping up with McDonald until the first break. Never looked all that comfortable with grass contact points but when he connected, the ball was dangerous. Developing physically too.

Would you say to make progress, Röttgering needs to refuse to Mees a bit more often?😉

If you feel like I've been watching 's-Hertogenbosch all morning, you're not wrong. Blockx beats Mannarino 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) to qualify. Alex found the Dutch grass very slippery, but having to drag his FHs off the floor didn't bother him, was also cutting off 2nd serve sliders early

Grass should fit Basavareddy's game much better than clay, but he didn't really show that against Borges today. Nuno's serve was a huge difference-maker and he adapted to the surface nicely with plenty of slice approaches (also hit this absurd turnaround response to a lob).

Lajal has a 0/3 success rate in qualifying for grass Challengers (Surbiton, Nottingham, Birmingham), but 2/2 on the main tour (Wimbledon, 's-Hertogenbosch). Defeats Opelka 7-6(3) 6-3, found the only break of the match by getting Reilly to bend low in the BH corner multiple times.

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