Munich. It wasn't Alexander Zverev's kind of weather at all - a chilly ten degrees, the spectators wearing winter jackets and hats on centre court. But the defending champion fought his way through and has reached the last sixteen of the BMW Open by Bitpanda. The task against Miomir Kezmanovic was not easy, as the Serb is one of three players Zverev has already lost to this year. Zverev took the first set quite comfortably 6:3, but conceded a break in the second set to go 2:4 down and had no chance of coming back - incidentally under the watchful eye of football world champion Mats Hummels: "It was a very cold day, so it's difficult to apply pressure," said Zverev after the match, "I'm happy that I won. The third set was also balanced, but Zverev was often too passive at the end, so that the spectators had to tremble quite a bit before he was able to convert his first match point with an ace after 2:18 hours (6:3; 3:6; 7:6). His opponent in the round of 16 is now Gabriel Diallo from Canada.
Daniel Altmaier is also through to the next round. The 27-year-old delivered a sparkling performance, beating former champion Marin Clic from Croatia by a surprisingly clear 6:2 and 6:3. He will now face Alex Molcan from Slovakia, who beat the tournament's number three, Alexander Bublik from Kazakhstan, in two sets. The day also went well for youngster Joao Fonseca from Brazil, who beat Alejandro Tabilo from Chile 7:6, 6:3 in a South American duel on his debut in Munich.
Diego Dedura, Justin Engel and Marko Topo were eliminated from the tournament despite good performances. Topo lost to Zizou Bergs from Belgium (1:6; 4:6), Justin Engel lost to Vit Kopriva from the Czech Republic (3:6; 7:5; 2:6) and Diego Dedura was beaten by the tournament's number four, Flavio Cobolli from Italy (4:6; 5:7).
Glitz, glamour and of course the stars of the BMW Open by Bitpanda - the Players Night on Monday evening at the Golden Racket Club by Käfer was a complete success. Among those spotted on the red carpet were the tournament's top players, defending champion Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton from the USA, Alexander Bublik from Kazakhstan and Italian Flavio Cobolli. Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece also made a point of attending the Players Night on his debut in Munich. With great music acts and lots of good humour, the party and dancing continued into the night.
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Once again, all matches from centre court can be followed live and free of charge via the streaming app Joyn. Supplemented by highlights, behind-the-scenes and news coverage, viewers will not miss a second of the BMW Open by Bitpanda 2026 there and on ran.de. Both singles semi-finals on Saturday and the singles final on Sunday will also be broadcast live on ProSieben Maxx. As usual, Sky will broadcast all matches on pay TV, while Eurosport will show the first match of the day live from Monday to Friday.
