The first round of the 26th International Greater Poland Tennis Championships – Astra Coffee & More Open 2025 was played in beautiful weather and went off without a hitch. Of the thirteen Poles in the main draw, four went through to the second round.
Singles first round
- Mathys Erhard (France, No. 1) – Mario Gonzalez Fernandez (Spain) 6-1 6-1
- Alan Bojarski (Poland, Q) – Maciej Matuszczyk (Poland, Q) 6-1 6-1
- Jasza Szajrych (Poland) – Jan Sadzik (Poland, WC) 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
- Kirill Kivattsev (No. 8) – Alejandro Manzanera Pertusa (Spain) 6-4 6-2
- Alexey Vatutin (No. 3) – Conor Gannon (Ireland, Q) 6-3 6-4
- Igor Gimenez (Brazil) – Martyn Pawelski (Poland) 7-6(4) ret.
- Karol Filar (Poland) – Nicolas Zanellato (Brazil, Q) 7-5 6-2
- Karlis Ozolins (Latvia, Q) – Oleksii Krutykh (Ukraine, No. 5) 6-3 6-0
- Jan Hrazdil (Czech Republic, Q) – Tomasz Berkieta (Poland, No. 7) 5-7 7-5 ret.
- Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutyński (Poland, WC) – Niklas Guttau (Germany, Q) 6-2 6-3
- Tom Zeuch (Germany, LL) – Diego Augusto Barreto Sanchez (Spain) 6-4 4-6 6-3
- Maks Kaśnikowski (Poland, No. 4) – Jakub Hrynkiewicz (Poland, Q) 6-2 6-3
- Alec Beckley (South Africa, No. 6) – Przemysław Michocki (Poland, WC) 6-3 7-5
- Matthew William Donald (Czech Republic) – Nikita Mashtakov (Ukraine) 6-2 6-1
- Carles Hernandez (Spain) – Kacper Knitter (Poland, WC) 6-2 6-4
- Corentin Denolly (France, No. 2) – Marcel Zieliński (Poland) 6-2 6-2
Match of the day: Szajrych – Sadzik
The tightest match was an all-Polish affair. Poznań's Jasza Szajrych faced the Kraków junior Jan Sadzik, who had entered the draw on a wild card. Sadzik took the first set 6-4, Szajrych answered 6-3, and the place in the next round was decided by a third-set tie-break, won 7-4.
Two seeds out
The first round cost the tournament two seeded players, and in both cases the culprits were qualifiers. Karlis Ozolins gave the fifth seed Oleksii Krutykh only three games, winning 6-3 6-0. Jan Hrazdil beat the seventh seed Tomasz Berkieta – the Pole retired after losing the second set.
Martyn Pawelski also failed to finish his match, withdrawing after the first set against Igor Gimenez.
The qualifiers showed character
Of the eight players who came through qualifying, three won their first-round match: Bojarski, Ozolins and Hrazdil. Tom Zeuch, who entered the draw as a lucky loser, added a fourth, beating Diego Barreto Sanchez in three sets.
Thursday's schedule
Thursday brings the singles second round and the doubles quarter-finals. Admission to the AZS Poznań courts is free.
