Rising Czech power Jiri Lehecka started his Wimbledon build-up in spectacular style with a 6-4 6-4 defeat of Benjamin Bonzi within the opening spherical of the Stuttgart Open on Monday.
The eighth seed, whose final match on grass was within the Wimbledon fourth spherical in 2023, rapidly obtained up to the mark to overpower Bonzi, firing down 13 aces.
Lehecka, 23, will face 2023 Stuttgart runner-up Jan-Lennard Struff subsequent after he thumped down 30 aces throughout a 6-4 6-4 victory over Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi, his first win towards a top-50 opponent this season.
American sixth seed Brandon Nakashima got here by way of a battle towards Britain’s Jacob Fearnley, profitable 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1.
High seed on the ATP 250 occasion is Alexander Zverev.
Motion additionally started on the Libema Open in Den Bosch with two-time runner-up Jordan Thompson starting one other run with a 6-4 6-4 defeat of American Aleksandar Kovacevic. REUTERS
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