Defending champion Marc-Andrea Huesler opened his new campaign in Sofia with a win. The Swiss overcame the first round of the qualifiers in the “Hall Sofia” in two sets against the Austrian Alexander Erler – 6:1, 7:5.
For a place in the main draw tomorrow, Hueler will face the Italian Francesco Passaro, who eliminated Ergi Kirken from Turkey 5:7, 6:3, 6:1.
Top-seeded Terence Atman also started with a win. In the first match of the day, the Frenchman won after two tiebreaks over Evgeny Donskoi – 7:6 (2), 7:6 (4).
In the decisive II round on Sunday, Atman will play against the Ukrainian Ilya Marchenko, who won a nearly 3-hour marathon battle against Lorenzo Giustino – 7:6 (0), 6:7 (5), 6:3.
The tournament is held with the support of Inbet, Nova Broadcasting Group, А1, Diema Extra, Electrohold, Sofiamed, First Investment Bank, Europa Bullion, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Tourism.
