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Rinderknech saved three of four break points in
the first set while breaking Alcaraz on both opportunities. But
Alcaraz, the world No. 2 player, won 75 percent of his
first-service points (48 of 64) and smashed eight aces to
advance in two hours and 34 minutes.
Alcaraz will face Jiri Lehecka in the second round after the
Czech defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 7-6 (4),
6-3.
No. 2 seed Holger Rune of Denmark beat Maxime Cressy 7-6 (4),
7-6 (3), while Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe, the
third and fourth seed, also breezed through in straight sets.
No. 7 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia defeated Andy Murray of
Great Britain 6-3, 6-1.
Bulgarian qualifier Grigor Dimitrov, Frenchman Adrian Mannarino
and Australian Jordan Thompson also advanced.
Terra Wortmann Open
Polish sixth seed Hubert Hurkacz lost a long second-set
tiebreaker but outlasted qualifier Christopher Eubanks 6-4, 6-7
(11), 6-3 in Halle, Germany.
Hurkacz fired 22 aces and won 60 of 67 first-service points
(89.6 percent).
Third seed Andrey Rublev of Russia survived a challenge from
China's Yibing Wu, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2, while fourth seed Jannik
Sinner of Italy also needed three sets to best Richard Gasquet
of France 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan upset
seventh seed Borna Coric of Croatia 6-3, 6-1 in just 68 minutes.
Other players to win their first-round matches included No. 8
seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain, No. 9 seed Alexander Zverev
of Germany, Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands, German wild
card Yannick Hanfmann and Italian Lorenzo Sonego.
--Field Level Media
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