Justin Engel achieves his first grass victory with 17 years in Stuttgart | ATP Tour

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First time on grass? No problem! Engel opens 17 years in Stuttgart

Moutet will be the rival of the main favorite Zverev

June 10, 2025

Justin Engel may arrive at the Boss Open with hardly any experience on grass, but that has not been sufficient reason for local #nextgenatp to be the main protagonist of the day on Tuesday in Stuttgart.

Engel surpassed the Australian from the previous phase James Duckworth 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) to sign the first victory of his career at the ATP Tour on the surface. The 17-year-old German needed two hours and 30 minutes to complete the comeback in an epic tie-break of the third set.

“I am very proud of myself. It was my first time on lawn,” Engel acknowledged in the interview on the foot of the track. “I know it was going to be a hard game and I am quite happy with this result. I want to play the next round.”

Inspired at home ✨

🇩🇪 Justin Engel unleashes the madness in Stuttgart, after tracing Duckworth 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5).@boss__open | #BossOpenpic.twitter.com/SMgXh90Gx5

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Engel added 32 winning blows in the first meeting that recorded the rivalry Lexus ATP Head2head against Duckworth, in addition to winning 75% of the points that put into play with its first service (48/64) according to the Infosys ATP statistics.

The young 17 -year -old player, who speaks four languages ​​and counts on his bench as a coach with the old Top 20 Philipp Kohlschreiber, is the fourth youngest player to win a game in Stuttgart after Fabrice Santoro (16 years in 1989, when played on the ground), Rafael Nadal 17 years in 2003 on land) and Rudolf Molleker (17 years in 2018 in 2018 in the grass).

With his second 2025 victory, Engel amounted to two positions until No. 11 of the PIF ATP Live Race to Jeddah. The German, who also premiered with his first ATP Tour victory last month in Hamburg, will try to be in the Next Gen ATP Finals present by Pif.

In addition, this Tuesday the main serial head Alexander Zverev knew who will be the first player he will have to face in his debut in Stuttgart. He will have to open his participation at home in front of Corentin Moutet, who defeated the Italian guest Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 in two hours and 11 minutes.

Also the second favorite Taylor Fritz already knows what his first duel in the German tournament will be. In this case, Quentin Halys, who could with Lorenzo Sonego 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4 in two hours and 40 minutes.

The French day was rounded with the victory of Arthur Rinderknech against the standard head No. 5 Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 in an hour and 42 minutes. His rival will be Marton Fucsoovics, who could with Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-4.