The first round at Rothenbaum was also the end of the line for the German talents. The only 18-year-old Max Hans Rehberg (Munich) had to admit defeat to the favored Slovak Jozef Kovalik 6:3, 5:7, 1:6. Marko Topo fought his way through the qualification, but also missed the leap into the round of 16. The 585th in the world rankings, who has only been playing for Germany since this summer and no longer for Serbia, lost 5:7, 3:6 to Slovakian Alex Molcan.
