German teenager Engel won his first victory on grass court in his career, and he equaled his idol Nadal in the all-time record

On the 10th local time, 17-year-old German teenager Justin Engel (Justin Engel) defeated Australian good James Duckworth (James Duckworth) 4:6, 6:4, 7:6 (7:5) in the ATP 250-level 2025 Stuttgart Men's Open, won the first victory of his career on grass, and also matched his idol Nadal in the historical record.

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Engel scored 32 winning shots in this game, and when he was down 2-3 in the third set, he once applied for treatment due to dizziness, and finally won the thrilling tiebreaker, and won the 2 hours and 30 minutes of the battle, and will face American rising star Alex Michelsen in the next round.

Engel lay on the ground celebrating in ecstasy after the win, saying after the match, "This is my first grass court match, I'm very happy to win, I'm proud of myself." According to the ATP's website, he is the fourth youngest player to win his first tournament in history, joining Fabrice Santoro of France at the age of 16 in 1989, Rafael Nadal at the age of 17 in 2003 and Rudolf Molleker of Germany at the age of 17 in 2018.

According to the ATP's official website, Engel's idol is Nadal, who finally had the opportunity to meet the Spanish legend when he trained at the Nadal Tennis Academy earlier this year, and the current coach is his compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber.