Waris, Kampman and Minetti won their first round matches in Lithuania!
Finns Axel Waris and Antti Kampman won the main draw of the FIP Star Kaunas tournament in the first round against Pier Farabbi (ITA) and Victor Ortega (ESP) directly in two sets 7-6, 6-0.
With the victory, the Finnish pair progressed to the second round, where they will face the tournament's top seeds, Spanish stars Antonio “Pincho” Fernandez and Jose Jimenez. Fernandez is ranked 50th in the FIP ranking (1024 points) and Jimenez is 64th (811 points).
Waris and Kampman's match starts on Saturday, 9/11/2024 at 10:00 AM.
FIP Star schedules, brackets, results
In Kaunas, Lithuania, the women's FIP Rise tournament is also ongoing, featuring Finnish Martina Minetti along with Danish Julia Wiese. The pair won in the main draw's first round against Maaike Betz (HOL) and Victoria Kurz (GER) in a thrilling three-set match with scores of 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. Minetti and Wiese will face Spanish players Patricia Araus and Sandra Oliveras in the second round.
Araus is ranked 169th in the FIP ranking (54 points) and Oliveras is 173rd (51 points).
The second round matches begin on Saturday, 9/11/2024 at 10:00 AM, and the Minetti/Wiese pair will play in the day's second match at around 11:30 AM.